Begonia acutifolia Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious herb. It grows 0.45-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
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

Begonia acutifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Begonia acutifolia world distribution map, present in Cuba and Jamaica

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317883-2
WFO ID wfo-0000823251
COL ID 87Y53
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Begonia acuminata Begonia acutifolia Platycentrum hamiltonianum Tittelbachia hamiltoniana Begonia hamiltoniana