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Species

B. kingiana

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. kingiana
Author
Irmscher, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot., Hamburg.
Publication Date
1929
Place
Langkawi, Perak, Selangor, Pahang, Kelantan and Trengganu
Habitat
endemic to limestone and fairly widespread
Country
Peninsular Malaysia
Region
Asia
Section
Ridleyella
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Synonyms and Comments
Etymology: after Sir George King; B.hasskarlii auct. non Zollinger & Moritzi :King, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 71:62. 1902; Ridley, Fl. Malay Penins. 1:860. 1922. —Irmscher, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 8:106. 1929; “The tortoise shell begonia”
Reference
Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot., Hamburg 8:106, pl. 3. 1929.—R. Kiew, Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia :37-42, pl.. 2005.; JGSL9/08
Article References
Tebbitt, Begonias 5:135. 2005; Kiew, Begonias of P. Malaysia 3:37-42. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 163, 2018
Photo References
Kiew, Begonias of P. Malaysia pls.3:38-42. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 163, 2018; Beg 90 p 62-3 Mar/Apr 2023

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Parents

No parentage recorded.

Etymology: after Sir George King; B.hasskarlii auct. non Zollinger & Moritzi :King, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 71:62. 1902; Ridley, Fl. Malay Penins. 1:860. 1922. —Irmscher, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 8:106. 1929; “The tortoise shell begonia”

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

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