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 (11,855 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 begonia[18].
  • Begonia is commonly known as Бегония[19].
  • Begonia is commonly known as Begonien[20].
  • Begonia is commonly known as Begonio[21].
  • Begonia is commonly known as Begonias[22].
  • Begonia is commonly known as Begoniat[23].
  • Begonia is commonly known as Bégonias[24].
  • Begonia is commonly known as Begoonien[25].
  • Begonia is commonly known as Բեգոնիա[26].
  • Begonia is commonly known as 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 begonia[18], Бегония[19], Begonien[20], Begonio[21], Begonias[22], and 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 (11,855 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 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. 28d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Royal horticultural society plant id → 108799
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8765]]: 108799, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/272133|batch #272133]]"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2OL21i
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 20w 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 → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Begònia, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097876633"
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