Species
B. aggeloptera
Photos
2 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. aggeloptera
- Author
- N. Hallé, Adansonia II
- Publication Date
- 1972
- Place
- Gabon: Crystal Mountains.
- Habitat
- Terrestrial, locally very common along an old exploitation track, in old secondary forest vegetation with much Aframomum, often on somewhat higher and dryer sites; at 300-600 m altitude.
- Country
- Gabon
- Region
- Africa
- Section
- Scutobegonia
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Reference
- Adansonia II 12:371, pl.8. 1972. —M. Sosef, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94(1):216, fig. 17.1, pl. 1a,b. 1994.
- Article References
- Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94-1, p216-8 (1994)
- Photo References
- Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94-1, p217 (1994)
Plant
- Description
- A rare but distinct species, only known from the type locality.
- Plant Height
- up to 12 cm.
- Stem Type
- Rhizome rather slender and elongated, rather smooth, 0.9-2.1 mm wide, almost glabrous; the apical part directed upwards to form a short stem of up to 5 cm.
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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