Begonia fusca Liebm.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A large herb. It grows 1-2 m tall. The leaves can be 50 cm across. They have small hairs on the surface. The flower stalk is 2 m long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Mexico it grows between 1,000-1,200 m altitude. It grows in cloud forest.
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Usage

It is used as a potherb.
Uses potherb
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:273164-2
WFO ID wfo-0000824090
COL ID 7RGN6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Begonia fusca Magnusia maxima Magnusia fusca Begonia maxima