Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 142. Not illustrated. Chapters: Kimjongilia, Begonia Boliviensis, Begonia Veitchii, Begonia Davisii, Begonia x Tuberhybrida, Begonia Pearcei, Begonia Sutherlandii, Angel Wing Begonia, Begonia Bonus-Henricus, Begonia Eiromischa, Begonia Sodiroi, Begonia Oxyanthera, Begonia Acerifolia, Begonia Hemsleyana, Begonia Parcifolia, Begonia Ynesiae, Begonia Napoensis, Begonia Dodsonii, Begonia Holmnielseniana, Begonia Valvata, Begonia Compacticaulis, Begonia Froebelii, Begonia Consobrina, Begonia Asympeltata, Begonia Aequatorialis, Begonia Brandbygeana, Begonia Triramosa, Begonia Truncicola, Begonia Ludwigii, Begonia Grandis, Begonia Oellgaardii, Begonia Neoharlingii, Begonia Pectennervia, Begonia Geminiflora, Begonia Harlingii, Begonia Sparreana, Begonia Exalata, Begonia Aeranthos, Begonia Adpressa, Begonia Xerophyta, Begonia Duncan-Thomasii, Begonia Pelargoniiflora, Begonia Socotrana, Begonia Lugonis, Begonia Secunda, Begonia Tropaeolifolia, Begonia Salaziensis, Begonia Serotina, Begonia Furfuracea, Begonia Hitchcockii, Begonia Preussii, Begonia Schaeferi, Begonia Tetrandra, Begonia Pseudoviola, Begonia Hainanensis, Begonia Peltatifolia, Begonia Dentatobracteata, Begonia Cavaleriei, Begonia Semhaensis, Begonia Obliqua. Excerpt: See text Begonia is a genus in the flowering plant family Begoniaceae and is a perennial. The only other members of the family Begoniaceae are Hillebrandia, a genus with a single species in the Hawaiian Islands, and the genus Symbegonia which more recently was included in Begonia. "Begonia" is the common name as well as the generic name for all members of the genus. The genus name, coined by Charles Plumier, a French patron of botany, honours Michel Begon, a former governor of the French colony of Haiti. It was adopted by Linnaeus. With over 1,500 species, Begonia is one of the ten largest angiosperm genera. The s...