Trailing begonia
Begonia glabra

Family: Begoniaceae

What it is like

A climbing herb. It can grow 1 m tall. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are heart shaped with teeth along the edge. The flowers are white.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It suits hardiness zone 10.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Central America, Mexico, Peru, South America, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaf stalk

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Tsitsirique

Synonyms

Begonia elliptica Kunth; Begonia glabra var. amplifolia (A. DC.) L. B. Sm. & B. G. Schub.; Begonia glabra var. coralipetiolis auct.; Begonia glabra var. cordifolia (C. DC.) Irmisch; Begonia glabra var. glabra; Begonia glabra var. physalifolia Liebm. ex Buxton; Begonia hoegeana Regel & Schmidt; Begonia locellata A. DC.; Begonia lucida Otto & Dietr. [Illegitimate]; Begonia moritziana Kunth & C. D. Bouché; Begonia physalifolia Liebm.; Begonia populifolia Schott [Illegitimate]; Begonia repens Sessé & Moc. [Illegitimate]; Begonia scandens Sw. [Illegitimate]; Begonia scandens var. amplifolia A. DC.; Begonia scandens var. cordifolia C. DC.; Pritzelia deflexa A. DC.; Pritzelia glabra A. DC.; Pritzelia lucida A. DC.; Pritzelia montana A. DC.; Wageneria deflexa Klotzsch; Wageneria glabra (Aubl.) Klotzsch; Wageneria lucida Klotzsch; Wageneria montana Klotzsch;