Species
B. integrifolia
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. integrifolia
- Author
- Dalzell in W. J. Hooker, J. Bot. Kew Gard., Misc.
- Publication Date
- 1851
- Place
- Western Ghats 2000’ (R. Morris 2009); Gopeng, Perak; Kulala Lipis, Pahang.
- Habitat
- Lithophytic on damp limestone or granite or at stream sides from near sea level to about 1000 m alt.
- Country
- India, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Laos
- Region
- Asia
- Plant Type
- Tuberous
- Synonyms and Comments
- Etymology: Latin integer (entire) after the leaf margin; “The spotted begonia”; curtisii Ridley. 1911.;debilis King, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 71:60. 1902.; guttata Wallich,1831; guttata Wallich ex A. de Candolle var. guttata Prodr. 15(1):352. 1864.; guttata Wallich ex A. de Candolle var. angopensis Irmscher. 1929.; guttata Wallich ex A. de Candolle f. elongata Irmscher. 1929.; haniffii Burkhill, J. Asiat. Soc., Straits Br. 79:103. 1918.; leucantha Ridley, J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Straits Br. 57:49. 1911. —R. Kiew, Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia :74-84, pls. 2005. Malaysia Fig. 28.37.; integrifolia Dalzell var. guttata Gagnepain. 1921.
- Reference
- J. Bot. Kew Gard., Misc. 3:230. 1851.—R. Kiew, Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia :74-84, pls. 2005.; JGSL9/08
- Article References
- Kiew, Begonias of P. Malaysia 3:74-84. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 152, 2018
- Photo References
- Kiew, Begonias of P. Malaysia pls.3:74-82. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 152, 2018
Plant
- Description
- The spotted begonia; Deciduous
- Growth Type
- Lithophyte; dies down in dry season
- Plant Habit
- Lax and Upright
- Plant Spread
- Medium
- Plant Height
- Low 0.5m
- Stem Type
- Weak, erect and succulent
- Stem Habit
- Few Branched
- Other Features
- Bulbils in leaf axils
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Etymology: Latin integer (entire) after the leaf margin; “The spotted begonia”; curtisii Ridley. 1911.;debilis King, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 71:60. 1902.; guttata Wallich,1831; guttata Wallich ex A. de Candolle var. guttata Prodr. 15(1):352. 1864.; guttata Wallich ex A. de Candolle var. angopensis Irmscher. 1929.; guttata Wallich ex A. de Candolle f. elongata Irmscher. 1929.; haniffii Burkhill, J. Asiat. Soc., Straits Br. 79:103. 1918.; leucantha Ridley, J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Straits Br. 57:49. 1911. —R. Kiew, Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia :74-84, pls. 2005. Malaysia Fig. 28.37.; integrifolia Dalzell var. guttata Gagnepain. 1921.
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
- Cultural Requirements
- Warm humid conditions, tubers will rot in poor draining soil.