Begonia minor Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A large herb. It grows 1-1.5 m high. It has an upright branching growth. The leaves are thick.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

The leaves are eaten like sorrel.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Cold (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 -

Images

Flower

Begonia minor flower picture by dav cc (cc-by-sa)
Begonia minor flower picture by jim seychelles (cc-by-sa)
Begonia minor flower picture by valerie sebille (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Begonia minor world distribution map, present in Colombia, Jamaica, and Réunion

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105214-1
WFO ID wfo-0000824834
COL ID 87YX3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446989
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Begonia obliqua l'hér. Begonia nitida Begonia pulchra Begonia speciosa Begonia suaveolens Begonia nitida var. discolor Begonia nitida var. pilosula Begonia nitida var. speciosa Begonia minor