Begonia maculata Raddi

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen plant. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-7
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source medicinal
Edible -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Begonia maculata leaf picture by marighetti mirta (cc-by-sa)
Begonia maculata leaf picture by Lorenzi Harri (cc-by-sa)
Begonia maculata leaf picture by Lorenzi Harri (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Begonia maculata flower picture by Sara Barbosa (cc-by-sa)
Begonia maculata flower picture by Heitor Santos (cc-by-sa)
Begonia maculata flower picture by Senger Mario (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Begonia maculata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Haiti, and Mexico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105130-1
WFO ID wfo-0000824699
COL ID 87YV5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629155
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Begonia aculeata Begonia corallina Begonia punctata Gaerdtia maculata Begonia dichroa Begonia argyrostigma Begonia maculata f. argentea Gaerdtia argentea Begonia maculata var. argentea Begonia maculata var. elegantissima Begonia maculata var. wightii Begonia maculata