Begonia hirsutula Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.03
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Evergreen, or rarely semi-deciduous forest, swamp or rain-forest (coastal); on level ground to very steep slopes, clayey to sandy soil, on rock faces, trunks; at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible 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
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Begonia hirsutula world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104853-1
WFO ID wfo-0000824286
COL ID 7SFWN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Begonia subfalcata Begonia hirsutula Begonia klainei Begonia comperei