Begonia poculifera Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

An epiphyte with stout climbing stem several feet in length
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Sepals white with red veins at base.
Bracts green
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Begonia poculifera unspecified picture

Distribution

Begonia poculifera world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105456-1
WFO ID wfo-0000825162
COL ID 7SGZQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Begonia poculifera Begonia adolfi-friderici Begonia haullevilleana Begonia teusziana Begonia poculifera var. teusziana Begonia poculifera var. poculifera