Species
B. taiwaniana
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. taiwaniana
- Author
- Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo
- Publication Date
- 1911
- Place
- Tappansha
- Habitat
- Occurs on the southern half of the island in forest understorey from 450-2300 m. alt.
- Country
- S Taiwan
- Region
- Asia
- Section
- Platycentrum
- Chr 2n
- 38
- Plant Type
- Shrub-like
- Synonyms and Comments
- Etymology: after its native distribution; B. taiwaniana Hayata var. albomaculata Shao-Shun Ying, Coloured Illustr. Pl. Taiwan 3:623. 1988.
- Reference
- J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30:125. 1911.— Yu-Min Shui, Ching-I Peng & Cheng-Yih Wu, Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin. 43:317. 2002. — Cuizhi Gu, Ching-I Peng & Nicholas J. Turland, Flora of China 13, Begoniaceae 14:200. 2007.; JGSL9/08
- Article References
- Tebbitt, Begonias 5:222-23. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 309, 2018
- Photo References
- Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 309, 2018
Plant
- Growth Type
- Perennial
- Plant Height
- Medium 1m
- Stem Type
- Erect
- Stem Habit
- Well Branched
Lineage
3 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Etymology: after its native distribution; B. taiwaniana Hayata var. albomaculata Shao-Shun Ying, Coloured Illustr. Pl. Taiwan 3:623. 1988.
Descendants
3 recorded children
As female parent
1
Male parent: B. rex
As male parent
2
Female parent: B. palmata var. palmata
Female parent: B. palmata var. palmata
Culture
- Propagation Method
- Seed, rhizome pieces, leaf-petiole cuttings and leaf wedge cuttings
- Cultural Requirements
- Grows outdoors in-ground in a warm temperate climate like Sydney, Australia north western suburbs.
- Comments
- Two varieties of this begonia in cultivation, one with narrow green leaves and the other with broader leaves with white spots.
- Known In Cultivation
- Entered the USA in 1984. Widely in cultivation.