Begonia solananthera A.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Begoniaceae > Begonia

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen plant. It grows 0.4-0.7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings 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 solananthera world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:315574-2
WFO ID wfo-0000825559
COL ID 7SHJR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Begonia solananthera