Begonia aconitifolia A.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious plant. It grows 0.6-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Begonia aconitifolia leaf picture by Calsaverini Rafael (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Begonia aconitifolia flower picture by Arazi Spatz Milly (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Begonia aconitifolia world distribution map, present in Brazil, Dominican Republic, and Haiti

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104113-1
WFO ID wfo-0000823245
COL ID 7SDLM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Begonia aconitifolia Begonia faureana Begonia kimusiana Begonia sceptrum Begonia faureana var. argentea Begonia faureana var. metallica