Species
B. rubella
Photos
3 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. rubella
- Author
- F. Hamilton, ex D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal
- Publication Date
- 1825
- Date of Origin
- 1821
- Place
- Central and eastern Nepal
- Country
- Nepal; Bhutan
- Region
- Asia
- Section
- Diploclinium
- Plant Type
- Tuberous
- Synonyms and Comments
- Etymology: Latin rubella (reddish) thought to be after the flowers; B. scutata Wallich, Numer. List :129, no. 3686. 1831. pro parte, nomen nudum.—Wallich ex A. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1):328. 1864.
- Reference
- Prodr. Fl. Nepal :223. 1825.—Wallich Numer. List: 129, no. 3687. 1831. —C.B. Clarke in J.D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. Ind. 2:642. 1879. —J. Golding, Phytologia 40:17. 1978. —H. Hara, Enum. Fl. Pl. Nepal 2:182. 1979.; JGSL9/08
- Article References
- Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 275, 2018
- Photo References
- Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 275, 2018
Plant
- Other Features
- A glabrous species
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Etymology: Latin rubella (reddish) thought to be after the flowers; B. scutata Wallich, Numer. List :129, no. 3686. 1831. pro parte, nomen nudum.—Wallich ex A. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1):328. 1864.
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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