Begonia flaviflora Hara

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

Herbs, rhizomatous. Rhizomes creeping. Stem erect, 20-30 cm, brown tomentose when young. Leaves basal and cauline; stipules lanceolate, caducous; petiole to 20 cm, brown tomentose when young; blade ovate, asymmetric, 10-23 × 7-18 cm, rugose, pilose, brown tomentose on veins, venation palmate, base obliquely cordate, margin denticulate, shallowly lobed to distinctly divided; lobes triangular, 1-5 cm, apex long acuminate or acuminate. Inflorescences with 3-6 flowers; peduncle to 11 cm, brown tomentose; bracts caducous, deep red, oblong, 2-3 cm, glabrous. Staminate flowers: tepals 4, yellowish to deep yellow, outer 2 ovate, 1.5-2 cm, adaxially pilose, apex acute, inner 2 elliptic, 1-1.5 cm, apex acute; stamens numerous; anthers oblong, 1.2-2 mm; ovary trigonous, pilose, unequally 3-winged. Fruit not seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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

Begonia flaviflora world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104684-1
WFO ID wfo-0000824034
COL ID 7SFMF
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Synonyms

Begonia flaviflora Begonia gamblei Begonia flaviflora var. gamblei Begonia flaviflora var. vivida Begonia laciniata subsp. gamblei Begonia laciniata subsp. flaviflora Begonia palmata var. gamblei Begonia flaviflora var. flaviflora