Species
B. aequatorialis
See B. octopetala var. octopetala
Photos
1 photo
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. aequatorialis
- Author
- L. B. Smith & B. G. Schubert, Lloydia
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Habitat
- Chimborazo: plants on soil (or sometimes epiphytic), from short tuberous rhizomes; leaves deep green above, pale below; perianth segments rosy pink; Canon of the Rio Chanchan, about 5 km. north of Huigra, moist forested valleys in the afternoon fog-belt, 5,000-6,500 ft., E-3268.
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- America
- Section
- Eupetalum
- Plant Type
- Tuberous
- Synonyms and Comments
- B. octopetala Tebbitt, Beg83 p223, 2016
- Reference
- Lloydia 13:85, pl. 1950.; JGSL9/08
- Article References
- Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. New York: The Garden,1900- v.8 1952-1954: Page: 36-40 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/150964 PLANTS COLLECTED IN ECUADOR BY W. H. CAMP. – BEGONIACEAE - LYMAN B. SMITH AND BERNICE G. SCHUBERT
Plant
- Description
- Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. New York: The Garden, 1900- v. 8 1952-1954: Page: 36-40 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/150964 Chimborazo: plants on soil (or sometimes epiphytic), from short tuberous rhizomes; leaves deep green above, pale below; perianth segments rosy pink; Canon of the Rio Chanchan, about 5 km. north of Huigra, moist forested valleys in the afternoon fog-belt, 5,000-6,500 ft., E-3268.
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
B. octopetala Tebbitt, Beg83 p223, 2016
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
- Endangered Status
- Vulnerable D2