| Common Names - . Begonia | Synonyms - . None found |
| Authority - . L. | Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? Angiosperm |
| Plant forms - Herbs, subshrubs, shrubs | Total Number of species - 900 |
| World Distribution - Tropical areas, especially North America | |
| Comments - Most species in this genus are not woody. Only a few are. | |
| 1 - Begonia cubincola 2 - Begonia maestrensis 3 - Begonia meyeri-johannis 4 - Begonia parviflora 5 - Begonia peruviana |