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Begonia pygmaea Irmsch.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

Leaves relatively long-petiolate, sparsely white-pilose on superior surface, glabrous below; laminae 1·3–1·5(2·1) cm. long, suborbicular in outline, almost symmetrical, rounded or slightly cordate at the base; margin shallowly crenate; petioles 0·4–5 cm. long; stipules c. 2·5 mm. long, oblong-acuminate.
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Immature capsule on pedicel 6 mm. long, 4 × 3·8 mm. excluding wings, broadly ovoid, 3-winged; largest wing triangular, the upper margin ± horizontal, 3·5 mm. long, the other two wings with upper margins c. 1·5 mm. long.
Flowers in axillary, 3-flowered cincinnate cymes; peduncles c. 2·5 cm. long.
Stems glabrous, unbranched, arising from a small globose tuber.
Plants perennial, c. 4 cm. tall.
Bracts 0·8 mm. long, oblong.
Flowers unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.04
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Begonia pygmaea world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105530-1
WFO ID wfo-0000825263
COL ID 87Z57
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Begonia pygmaea
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