Begonia eminii Warb.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A herb. It can be attached to other plants. The leaves are alternate and oval. The flowers are white and the fruit are red.
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A branched, scrambling epiphyte; rooting at nodes
Fruit scarlet, rarely white.
Flowers pinkish or red
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

An epiphyte growing on old tree trunks and in wet soils in riverine and rain-forest; wet places in wooded savannah; at elevations from 300-1,950 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
Uses food
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Begonia eminii world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104614-1
WFO ID wfo-0000823917
COL ID 87YH3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Begonia ealensis Begonia macrostyla Begonia poggei Begonia poggei var. albiflora Begonia eminii