a herbaceous plant of warm climates, the flowers of which have brightly coloured sepals but no petals. Numerous cultivars are grown for their flowers or striking foliage 秋海棠
Genus Begonia, family Begoniaceae 秋海棠属,秋海棠科
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modern Latin, named after Michel bégon (1638–1710), the French amateur botanist who discovered the plant on the island of Santo Domingo and introduced it to Europe