A non-coding plastid DNA phylogeny of Asian Begonia (Begoniaceae): Evidence for morphological homoplasy and sectional polyphyly

► A reasonably resolved and supported phylogenetic framework for Asian Begonia. ► Fleshy and rain-ballist fruits were shown to be homoplasious in Asian Begonia. ► Sections Petermannia and Platycentrum were identified as paraphyletic. ► Sections Diploclinium, Reichenheimia and Sphenanthera were identified as polyphyletic.