Species
B. korthalsiana
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. korthalsiana
- Author
- Miq. ex M. Hughes sp. nov.
- Publication Date
- 2015
- Date of Origin
- 1872
- Place
- West Sumatra, Padang, Kayu Tanam, 130 m
- Habitat
- Likely endemic to Kayu Tanam in West Sumatra near Padang
- Country
- Sumatra
- Region
- Asia
- Section
- Jackia
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Reference
- European Journal of Taxonomy 167: 21-23
- Article References
- Further discoveries in the ever-expanding genus Begonia (Begoniaceae): fifteen new species from Sumatra - Mark HUGHES 1,*, Deden GIRMANSYAH 2 & Wisnu Handoyo ARDI
Plant
- Description
- Large erect acaulescent herb to 60 cm tall
- Growth Type
- acaulescent
- Plant Height
- 15 - 20 cm
- Stem Type
- Thick woody rhizome
- Internodal Distance
- 0.5–1 cm long
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
- Endangered Status
- Data Deficient, likely extinct
- Original Botanical Description or Link to
- http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/289