Species

B. convolvulacea

Photos

5 photos

Identity

Genus: Begonia
Name: B. convolvulacea
Author: (Klotzsch) A. de Candolle in Martius, Fl. Bras.
Publication Date: 1861
Place: Ceara, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil
Region: America
Section: Wageneria
Chr 2n: 38, 24?
Plant Type: Trailing-Scandent
Synonyms and Comments: B. geniculata Vellozo, Fl. Flum. icon. 10:pl. 51. “1827" . 1831, non Jack. 1822.; descr. Arch. Mus. Nat. Rio de Janeiro 5:407. 1881. —A. de Candolle in Martius, Fl. Bras. 4(1):367. 1861. B. rugosa hort. Schoenbrun ex Klotzsch, Monatsber. Königel. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin :126. 1854; B. scandens hort. Schoenbrun ex Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854 :236. 1855; B. repens Schott ex A. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1):365. 1864, non Lamarck. 1785.; B. unialata C. de Candolle in Huber, Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2. 1:316. 1901;
Reference: Martius, Fl. Bras. 4(1):367. 1861; JGSL9/08;
Article References: Tebbitt, Begonias 5:105-06. 2005;
Photo References: JBS, Begonias :13. 1980; BfBEH 80 1976; Tebbitt, Begonias pls.53 & 54. 2005; The Begonian, Jul 1964; The Begonian, May 1969;

Plant

Growth Type: Trailing
Growth Rate: Fast
Plant Spread: Wide
Stem Type: Prostrate
Stem Habit: Well Branched
Other Features: Will climb totem
Sun Tolerance: Tolerant
Plant Hardiness: Hardy to -2c
Pests Diseases: Few

Lineage

4 descendants

Parents

No parentage recorded.

B. geniculata Vellozo, Fl. Flum. icon. 10:pl. 51. “1827" . 1831, non Jack. 1822.; descr. Arch. Mus. Nat. Rio de Janeiro 5:407. 1881. —A. de Candolle in Martius, Fl. Bras. 4(1):367. 1861. B. rugosa hort. Schoenbrun ex Klotzsch, Monatsber. Königel. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin :126. 1854; B. scandens hort. Schoenbrun ex Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854 :236. 1855; B. repens Schott ex A. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1):365. 1864, non Lamarck. 1785.; B. unialata C. de Candolle in Huber, Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2. 1:316. 1901;

Descendants

4 recorded children

As female parent

B. ‘Rubacon’

Male parent: B. ‘Orange Rubra’

B. ‘Tomoka’

Male parent: B. peruviana

As male parent

B. ‘Acicon’

Female parent: B. acida

B. ‘Hocking Mystery ’

Female parent: B. heracleifolia var. heracleifolia

Culture

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