Begonia bowerae 'Tiger' is a cultivar of Begonia bowerae Ziesenh. Grown for its ornate foliage, the Tiger Paws or Eyelash Begonia, features chocolate to bronze-red leaves, adorned with bright green, paw-like markings. The leaves have white, eyelash-like hairs on the edges, hense the common name. The undersides and stems are a deep red.
 
Genus name was established in mid 18th century: modern Latin, named in honour of the French administrator and amateur botanist Michel Bégon (1638–1710) by the botanist Charles Plumier (1646–1704), who discovered the plant on the island of Santo Domingo.