Inclined sheet plants (Begoniaceae) are one within that the (Cucurbitales).

Systematics

Altogether about 1400 to 1500 kinds of this family assigned, only a kind belongs to another kind than Begonia.

• Begonias (Begonia), also inclined sheet mentioned.
• Hillebrandia is a monotypical kind with the only kind:
  • Hillebrandia sandwicensis on Hawaii.

Spreading

Kinds of this family can be found world-wide in damp tropical and subtropical regions. Most kinds are resident in South America.

Description

Here only few centimeters high krautige plants usually of several years are and up to 3 of meters high bushes. Many kinds train Rhizome. The coat Blattstiel and have usually asymmetrical, broadly and easily breaking, gestielte sheets.

Begonia plants are getrenntgeschlechtig it give thus female and male blooms on a plant. The blooms are The bloom cladding sheets are equivalent, thus not in cup and crown getrennnt (Tepalen). The Fruchtknoten is under constant. They form cap fruits, which are often asymmetrically winged, it contain a great many, very small seeds.

Many kinds and sorts of the begonias are maintained because of their colourful leaves or its impressive blooms as house plant.

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