Trailing begonia

Japanese: trailing begonia(英語表記)trailingbegonia
Trailing begonia

...Although there are several species whose stems, leaves, and fruits are edible, they are primarily cultivated for their variegated leaves and fleshy appearance, and some representative examples include the following. C. javana DC. (= C. discolor Bl.) (English name two-color(u)red cissus, trailing begonia) is a beautiful hairless vine native to Java with long, ovate, heart-shaped leaves with silvery white spots and reddish purple undersides. The flowers are small and densely borne on short branches that grow opposite the leaves. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "trailing begonia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…茎葉や果実を食用にする種はいくつかあるが,主として斑入りとなる葉や多肉化した形を観賞するため栽培され,その代表的なものに次のようなものがある。セイシカズラC.javana DC.(=C.discolor Bl.)(英名two‐colo(u)red cissus,trailing begonia)は,ジャワ島産で,長卵形で基部が心形となった葉は白銀色の斑点があり,裏は赤紫色で美しい無毛のつる植物である。花は小さく,葉に対生する短い花枝に密につく。…

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