Begonia

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q158617
Begonia
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Begonia

Summary

Begonia is a taxon[1]. Begonia ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (954 views/month, #752 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Begonia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Begonia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Michel Bégon is named after Begonia[5].
  • Begonia is classified within Begoniaceae[6].
  • Begonia's scientific name is Begonia[7].
  • Begonia is a type of flowering plant[8].
  • Begonia's Commons category is recorded as Begonia[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Begonia is Begonia obliqua[10].
  • Begonia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Begonia[11].
  • Begonia's Commons gallery is recorded as Begonia[12].
  • Begonia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[13].
  • Begonia's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(1)[14].
  • Begonia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Begonia's taxon synonym is recorded as Gurltia[16].
  • Begonia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1356[17].
  • Begonia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'begonia'}[18].
  • Begonia is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Бегония'}[19].
  • Begonia is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Begonien'}[20].
  • Begonia is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Begonio'}[21].
  • Begonia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Begonias'}[22].
  • Begonia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Begoniat'}[23].
  • Begonia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bégonias'}[24].
  • Begonia is commonly known as {'lang': 'frr', 'text': 'Begoonien'}[25].
  • Begonia is commonly known as {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'Բեգոնիա'}[26].
  • Begonia is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Ukośnica'}[27].

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Classification

Begonia's scientific name is Begonia[7]. Begonia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Begonia belongs to the parent taxon Begoniaceae[6]. The taxonomic type of Begonia is Begonia obliqua[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'begonia'}[18], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Бегония'}[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Begonien'}[20], {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Begonio'}[21], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Begonias'}[22], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Begoniat'}[23].

Discovery and Description

Michel Bégon is named after Begonia[5].

Identifiers

Begonia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 126405[28]. Begonia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3681[29]. Begonia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874710[30]. Begonia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22327[31].

Why It Matters

Begonia ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (954 views/month, #752 of 195,241).[2] Begonia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Begonia is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type capsule
    Subclass of flowering plant
    Described by source Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(1), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Instance of
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    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Begònia, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097876633"
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