Begonia asperifolia Irmsch.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

Herbs, deciduous. Tubers subglobose, 1.3-2 cm in diam. Leaves 1(or 2), basal, occasionally with short stem; stipules caducous; petiole (8-)15-23(-28) cm, subglabrous or tomentose; blade broadly ovate, asymmetric, 15-20(-30) × 11-18(-20) cm, abaxially pubescent, more densely so on veins, or rusty tomentose, adaxially sparsely pubescent or densely strigose, venation palmate, 6-8-veined, base slightly oblique, cordate, margin irregularly serrulate, undivided or very shallowly lobed. Inflorescences terminal, racemose at base, 12-25 cm tall, subglabrous; bracts oblong-ovate to ovate, 5-6 × 1-1.2 cm, membranous, apex obtuse. Staminate flowers: pedicel 1-1.5(-2.5) cm; tepals 4, pink, glabrous, outer 2 suborbicular, 1.1-1.3 × 1-1.2 cm, inner 2 oblong to ovate-oblong, 8-10 × 5-7 mm; stamens numerous; filaments free; anthers oblong. Pistillate flowers: pedicel 2-2.5 cm; tepals 5, pink, unequal, obovate to suborbicular, 5-11 × 3-9 mm, glabrous; ovary elliptic, ca. 7 × 5 mm, glabrous, 3-loculed; placentae axile, bilamellate; styles 3, free; stigmas U-shaped, slightly spiraled. Capsule pendulous, oblong to obovoid-oblong, unequally 3-winged; abaxial wing triangular or obliquely so, 1.2-1.4(-1.9) cm; lateral wings 3-4 mm, rarely absent or reduced to very narrow lamellae. Fl. Aug-Oct, fr. Sep-Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.25
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OctNovDec
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Begonia asperifolia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104218-1
WFO ID wfo-0000823379
COL ID 87Y7H
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Synonyms

Begonia asperifolia Begonia asperifolia var. asperifolia