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Species

B. salisburyana

Photos

5 photos

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. salisburyana
Author
Irmscher, Bot. Jahrb. Syst.
Publication Date
1954
Date of Origin
1952
Place
Southern Nigeria.
Habitat
Locally abundant on level, sometimes swampy sites but also on steep banks along streams or near waterfalls; in high primary forest; in association with a large aroid or Trichomanes; from sea-level up to 300 m altitude.
Country
Nigeria
Region
Africa
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Reference
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 76:215. 1954.—M. Sosef, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94(1):197. Fig. 16.16. 1994.; JGSL9/08
Article References
Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94-1, p197-9 (1994)
Photo References
Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94-1, p198 (1994)

Plant

Plant Height
up to 23 cm high
Stem Type
Rhizome slender to fairly stout, rather smooth to somewhat knotted, rather compact, 0.8-4.6 mm wide, sparsely hirsute to hirsute, especially on the younger parts; the apical part not or slightly ascending.

Lineage

Parents

No parentage recorded.

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

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