Begonia mannii Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A scrambling herb that grows on trees.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.95 - 1.4
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Environment

Rain-forest, Aframomum thicket; on the lower part of tree trunks up to 8 metres above ground; sometimes scrambling on rocks; stream banks; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests from the lowland to mountains in West Africa.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses food medicinal
Edible leaves
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Images

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Distribution

Begonia mannii world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105151-1
WFO ID wfo-0000824743
COL ID 7SGH9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Begonia epiphytica Begonia mannii Begonia excelsa Begonia ndongensis