Begoniaceae
74 species
Tender plants with asymmetrical leaves; grown for ornamental foliage and flowers.
Begonia aborensis
Edible: Leaf stalk
Begonia annulata
Begonia, Tengoor
Edible: Leaves
Begonia aptera
Aptera begonia
Edible: Leaves, Spice
Begonia aspersa
Edible: Leaves - flavouring
Begonia augustinei
Edible: Stems, Leaves
Begonia auriculata
Earlike begonia, Cathedral begonia
Edible: Leaves
Begonia barkeri
Edible: Leaf stalks
Begonia baumannii
Edible: Leaves ?
Begonia baviensis
A chien, Gi rong
Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalk
Begonia chlorosticta
Silver-spotted begonia
Edible: Leaves
Begonia crassirostris
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Spice, Flavouring
Begonia crenata
Edible: Leaves
Begonia cucullata
Begonia, Wax begonia
Edible: Leaves, Rhizomes
Begonia deliciosa
Deliciosa begonia
Edible: Flowers
Begonia dregei
Maple leaf begonia
Edible: ?
Begonia dryadis
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Flavouring, Stalks
Begonia elatostemmoides
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Begonia eminii
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Begonia fagopyroides
Anchan karay
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Begonia fenicis
Begonia floccifera
Edible: Leaves
Begonia franconis
Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalks
Begonia fusca
Edible: Leaf stalk
Begonia fusialata
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Begonia glabra
Trailing begonia
Edible: Leaf stalk
Begonia gracilis
Hollyhock begonia
Edible: Stems, Leaves
Begonia grandis
Hardy begonia
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Stems
Begonia grandis subsp. sinensis
Edible: Stem
Begonia griffithiana
Edible: Leaves
Begonia hatacoa
Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalks
Begonia heracleifolia
Star begonia, Starleaf begonia
Edible: Leaf stalk
Begonia hernandioides
Begonia hirsutula
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Begonia hirtella
Hirtella begonia, Brazilian begonia
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Begonia incarnata
Metallic begonia
Edible: Leaf stalk
Begonia josephi
Jajew
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Begonia kelliana
Begonia komoensis
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Begonia kotoensis
Edible: Leaves
Begonia laciniata
Edible: Leaves, Flavouring
Begonia longifolia
Long-leaf begonia
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Begonia macrocarpa
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Begonia magnifolia
Bukuyolo
Edible: Leaves
Begonia malabarica
Malabar begonia
Edible: Leaves, Plants
Begonia manicata
Manicata begonia
Edible: Leaf stalk
Begonia mannii
Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalk
Begonia nelumbiifolia
Lilypad begonia, Lotus leaved begonia
Edible: Leaf stalks
Begonia nigritarum
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Begonia obversa
Edible: Leaves
Begonia oxysperma
Edible: Leaf stalks
Begonia palmata
Bayia
Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalk
Begonia picta
Painted leaf begonia
Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalk
Begonia plebeja
Edible: Sap, Stalks, Leaves
Begonia poggei
Edible: Leaves
Begonia prolixa
Edible: Leaves
Begonia rex
Edible: Leaf stalks, Seeds
Begonia roxburghii
East Himalayan begonia
Edible: Leaves, Stem, Rhizome, Leaf stalk
Begonia rubrovenia
Edible: Leaf stalk
Begonia satrapis
Edible: Stem
Begonia sciaphila
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Begonia scutifolia
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Begonia serratipetala
Toothed begonia
Edible: Leaves, Stems
Begonia sessilifolia
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Begonia sikkimensis
Edible: Stalks
Begonia silletensis var. mengyangensis
Edible: Leaves
Begonia simulans
Begonia sinensis
Edible: Stalks
Begonia spp.
Edible: Stalks, Leaves
Begonia squarrosa
Edible: Stalks
Begonia sutherlandii
Edible: Fruit
Begonia tafaensis
Begonia tuberosa
Tuberous Begonia
Edible: Leaves as condiment, Spice, Flowers
Begonia warburgii
Symbegonia sp.
Edible: Leaves