Begonia humilis Aiton

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

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

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Chest-Cold (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Cough (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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 humilis world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30121655-2
WFO ID wfo-0000824329
COL ID 7RGNG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 710395
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Synonyms

Begonia alemanii Begonia humilis Begonia lokobeensis Begonia meyeniana Begonia pavoniana Begonia subhumilis Pilderia hirsuta Begonia haematotricha Begonia hirsuta Begonia lucida Begonia porteriana Begonia guyanensis var. cearensis Begonia humilis var. porteriana Begonia humilis var. humilis