Species
B. phoeniogramma
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. phoeniogramma
- Author
- Ridley, J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Straits Br.
- Publication Date
- 1917
- Place
- Selangor
- Country
- Peninsular Malaysia
- Region
- Asia
- Plant Type
- Tuberous
- Synonyms and Comments
- Etymology: Latin phoeniceus (scarlet) grammatus (striped) after red ridges on tepal reverse, visible through to the face of the flower; “The red striped begonia”; B. paupercula auct. non King: Ridley, J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Straits Br. 54:42. 1909.
- Reference
- J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Straits Br. 75:35. 1917.— Irmscher, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 8:155-6. 1929. —R. Kiew, Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia :85-91, pls. 2005.; JGSL9/08
- Article References
- Tebbitt, Begonias 5:231. 2005; Kiew, Begonias of P. Malaysia 3:85-91. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 240, 2018
- Photo References
- Tebbitt, Begonias pl.196. 2005; Kiew, Begonias of P. Malaysia pls.3:85-91. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 240, 2018
Plant
- Description
- The red striped begonia
- Growth Type
- Die down in dry season
- Plant Habit
- Loose and open
- Plant Spread
- Small
- Plant Height
- Low <0.5m
- Stem Type
- Erect
- Stem Habit
- Few Branched
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Etymology: Latin phoeniceus (scarlet) grammatus (striped) after red ridges on tepal reverse, visible through to the face of the flower; “The red striped begonia”; B. paupercula auct. non King: Ridley, J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Straits Br. 54:42. 1909.
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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