Species
B. josephi var. josephi
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. josephi var. josephi
- Form Variety
- var. josephi
- Author
- A. de Candolle, Ann. Sci. nat., Bot. ser. 4.
- Publication Date
- 1859
- Place
- Across the Himalayas, Sikkim, Khasia
- Habitat
- on damp boulders and cliffs in the shade at 1700-2800 m alt.
- Country
- Nepal, NE India, Myanmar
- Region
- Asia
- Section
- Diploclinium
- Plant Type
- Tuberous
- Synonyms and Comments
- Etymology: after British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker; B. picta auct. non Smith J.E.: Wallich, Numer. List: 129, no. 3685A. 1831, pro parte.; scutata Wallich, Numer. List: 129, no. 3686. 1831, pro parte, nomen nudum, non Wallich ex A. de Candolle. 1864; possibly u566; B. josephii var. josephii: “Our consensus is that the original spelling (with a single “i”) should be retained” as per email from John Boggan 3-12-2015
- Reference
- Ann. Sci. nat., Bot. ser. 4. 11:126. 1859. “josephi”.— Yu-Min Shui, Ching-I Peng & Cheng-Yih Wu, Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin. 43:316. 2002. — Cuizhi Gu, Ching-I Peng & Nicholas J. Turland, Flora of China 13, Begoniaceae 14:180-1. 2007.; JGSL9/08
- Article References
- Beg 16:122. 1949; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 157, 2018
- Photo References
- Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 157, 2018
Plant
- Plant Height
- Low
- Other Features
- The only peltate leaved begonia in the Himalayas; the petioles are used in a sour pickle in Nepal
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Etymology: after British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker; B. picta auct. non Smith J.E.: Wallich, Numer. List: 129, no. 3685A. 1831, pro parte.; scutata Wallich, Numer. List: 129, no. 3686. 1831, pro parte, nomen nudum, non Wallich ex A. de Candolle. 1864; possibly u566; B. josephii var. josephii: “Our consensus is that the original spelling (with a single “i”) should be retained” as per email from John Boggan 3-12-2015
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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