Begonia obliqua L.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.15-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.4
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 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 obliqua flower picture by loenes (cc-by-sa)
Begonia obliqua flower picture by François Douel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Begonia obliqua world distribution map, present in Dominica, Guadeloupe, and Martinique

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319079-2
WFO ID wfo-0000824944
COL ID 87YYV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629158
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Synonyms

Begonia odorata Begonia purpurea Begonia dominicalis Begonia obliqua Begonia disticha Begonia macrophylla Begonia rotundifolia Begonia macrophylla Begonia grandiflora Begonia suaveolens Begonia martinicensis