Species
B. amphioxus
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. amphioxus
- Author
- Sands, Bot. Mag. (Kew Mag.)
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Place
- Limestone hills: Batu Punggul and Batu Tinahas
- Habitat
- Base of limestone cliffs and on the top of low limestone outcrops below the tree canopy to 400m
- Country
- Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
- Region
- Asia
- Section
- Petermannia
- Plant Type
- Cane-like
- Synonyms and Comments
- Etymology: descriptive of the sharp leaf points at both ends
- Reference
- Kew Magazine 7:77, pl. 149. 1990.;— R. Kiew, Gardens’ Bull. Singapore 53:247. 2001.; JGSL9/08; Kiew et al, Begonias of Borneo: p32, 2015
- Article References
- Tebbitt, Begonias 5:79-80. 2005; Asian Begonia 12, 2018 Hughes M. et al.
- Photo References
- Tebbitt, Begonias pl.24. 2005; Kiew et al, Begonias of Borneo: p32-33, 2015; Asian Begonia 12, 2018 Hughes M. et al.; Beg 90 p 195 Sep/Oct 2023;
Plant
- Plant Habit
- Erect branching
- Plant Spread
- Medium
- Plant Height
- Low to Medium <1m
- Stem Type
- Erect
- Stem Habit
- Well Branched
- Other Features
- Grows on limestone outcrops;terrarium care
- Sun Tolerance
- Light shade
Lineage
2 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Etymology: descriptive of the sharp leaf points at both ends
Descendants
2 recorded children
As female parent
2
Male parent: B. malachosticta
Male parent: B. negrosensis
As male parent
0
No children recorded with this plant as the male parent.
Culture
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