Begonia quadrialata Warb.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

Upper sepal orange-red outside, yellow streaked orange-red within, lower sepal yellow sometimes slightly tinged red
More
Petiole and peduncles pink; leaves pale green, rather darker above, with pink or reddish margin
Herb with short stem
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Environment

In forest, by streams.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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

Begonia quadrialata unspecified picture

Distribution

Begonia quadrialata world distribution map, present in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Begonia quadrialata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105532-1
WFO ID wfo-0000825265
COL ID 87Z59
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Begonia calabarica Begonia modica Begonia quadrialata Begonia whytei Begonia poikilantha Begonia quadrialata var. speciosa Begonia quadrialata subsp. quadrialata Begonia quadrialata var. quadrialata

Lower taxons

Begonia quadrialata subsp. dusenii