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Species

B. anisosepala

Photos

5 photos

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. anisosepala
Author
J. D. Hooker in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr.
Publication Date
1871
Place
Southern Cameroon, south-western Equatorial Guinea and north-western Gabon.
Habitat
Terrestrial on gentle to very steep slopes and banks, generally in the vicinity of streams, in shaded or deeply shaded sites in high primary or sometimes recently exploited forest, and in hydrophilous coastal evergreen Guineo- Congolian rain forest (foret biafreenne); locally common; at 50-600 m altitude.
Country
Southern Cameroon, south-western Equatorial Guinea and north-western Gabon.
Region
Africa
Section
Scutobegonia
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Synonyms and Comments
B. calophylla Gilg ex Engler, Veg. Erde. 9(3.2):617. 1921. —M. Sosef, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94(1):219. 1994.
Reference
Fl. Trop. Afr. 2:576. 1871.—M. Sosef, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94(1):218, fig. 17.2. 1994.; JGSL9/08
Article References
Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94-1, p218-21 (1994)
Photo References
Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94-1, p220 (1994)

Plant

Plant Height
Plant 3-10 cm high
Stem Type
Rhizome rather stout, usually elongated, sometimes more compact, 1.3-4.0 mm wide, the apical parts hirsute or sparsely so; the top of the foliated part slightly ascending to shortly erect.

Lineage

Parents

No parentage recorded.

B. calophylla Gilg ex Engler, Veg. Erde. 9(3.2):617. 1921. —M. Sosef, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94(1):219. 1994.

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

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