Begonia floccifera Bedd.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
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

It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Begonia floccifera unspecified picture

Distribution

Begonia floccifera world distribution map, present in India

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104688-1
WFO ID wfo-0000824041
COL ID 87YJ6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Begonia floccifera