Begonia sessilifolia Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

Stem slender, simple or branched, 1–2 ft.
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Flowers white.
A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forest; Aframomum thicket, stream banks; in pure colonies; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Begonia sessilifolia world distribution map, present in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105726-1
WFO ID wfo-0000825513
COL ID 7SHH7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Begonia gilgii Begonia sessilifolia