Male inflorescence of Begonia glabra, a scandent species in the tropical rain forest in the Amazon region of Peru.

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There are about 2000 species of begonias. The plants are monoecious (having separate male and and female flowers). This picture shows a plant with a male inflorescence. To see my 17 images of Begonias in their natural habitat, search for "Begonia:Atlantic Forest" and "Begonia Amazon rainforest"

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Size: 3874px × 5579px
Location: "Amazon rainforest" Peru "South America" "Latin America"
Photo credit: © Jacques Jangoux / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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