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Species

B. panchtharensis

Photos

3 photos

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. panchtharensis
Author
S.Rajbh., Gard. Bull. Singapore
Publication Date
2010
Date of Origin
2007
Place
Eastern Nepal: Panchthar, Tinubote, Sisire, Prangbung VDC
Habitat
2240-2300 m
Country
Nepal
Region
Asia
Section
Platycentrum?***not listed in 2018 revision
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Synonyms and Comments
Etymology: after the type locality
Reference
Gard. Bull. Singapore 62(1): 147. 2010
Article References
Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 231, 2018
Photo References
Gard. Bull. Singapore 62(1): 147 (-150; fig. 2, map). 2010; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 231, 2018

Plant

Plant Height
to 60 cm

Lineage

Parents

No parentage recorded.

Etymology: after the type locality

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

Comments
Considered a cold hardy begonia as per John Boggan and his experience in his Washington DC garden.
Endangered Status
IUCN category VUD2