Species
B. leathermaniae
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. leathermaniae
- Author
- T. O'Reilly & C. Karegeannes, Begonian
- Publication Date
- 1983
- Country
- Bolivia
- Region
- America
- Section
- Knesebeckia III
- Chr 2n
- 60
- Plant Type
- Cane-like
- Synonyms and Comments
- platanifolia Schott var. acuminatissima Kuntze. 1898. The name “leathermaniae” appears to be an incorrect name for this cane species based on the Begonian 79:99 and photo 79:101p - B. leathermaniae is stated as rhizomatous. To be clarified when L. Kollmann publishes his findings on this cane variety.* Begonia leathermaniae is bolivian and rhizomatous; B. pachypoda is cane-like, and brazilian (Espírito Santos state) - This last submitted by Fábio Carvalho
- Reference
- Begonian 50:113, 141, pl. 1983.; JGSL9/08
Plant
- Plant Habit
- Upright
- Plant Spread
- Large
- Plant Height
- Very Tall 2m>
- Stem Type
- Upright
- Stem Habit
- Few Branched;swollen base
- Internodal Distance
- Long
Lineage
3 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
platanifolia Schott var. acuminatissima Kuntze. 1898. The name “leathermaniae” appears to be an incorrect name for this cane species based on the Begonian 79:99 and photo 79:101p - B. leathermaniae is stated as rhizomatous. To be clarified when L. Kollmann publishes his findings on this cane variety.* Begonia leathermaniae is bolivian and rhizomatous; B. pachypoda is cane-like, and brazilian (Espírito Santos state) - This last submitted by Fábio Carvalho
Descendants
3 recorded children
As female parent
1
Male parent: B. un-named cane stem cv.
As male parent
2
Female parent: B. pseudolubbersii
Female parent: B. ‘Summerset’
Culture
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