Begonia rostrata Welw. ex Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

Fleshy annual; variable in size according to habitat, from a few inches to 3 ft. high
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Stem and petiole tinged pink, leaves pale green with white or pink marking
Flowers white or pale pink.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.91
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Begonia rostrata unspecified picture

Distribution

Begonia rostrata world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105609-1
WFO ID wfo-0000825367
COL ID 7SH93
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Begonia chevalieri Begonia rostrata Begonia elliotii Begonia rostrata var. argutiserrata Begonia rostrata var. brachyptera Begonia rostrata var. rostrata