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B. wattii

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Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. wattii
Author
C. B. Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot.
Publication Date
1890
Place
Himalaya
Habitat
Neechoogard, alt. 500 feet [Naga Hills], [ nn. 40859·, 40873]. North Muneypore, alt. 3500-5500 feet [nn. 41414, 42124].
Country
India
Region
Asia
Plant Type
Shrub-like
Reference
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25:26, pl. 11. 1890.; JGSL9/08

Plant

Description
The Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany. London: the Society :Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts &amp Williams and Norgate, 1865-1968. v. 25 (1890): Page: 25-27, Plate 11-13 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/8381 Planta 4-12 uncias alta, tenera, pubescens. Rhizoma breve, lignosum. Folia longe petiolata, cordato-ovata, acuta, integra duplicato-serrata. Flores numerosi, minusculi, rosei. Antherae vix apiculatae. Capsula 3-alata, anguste oblonga, pubescens, cum alis longa ½ unciam, lata 2/3 unciam, loculis 2, inter alas 2 angustissimas dehiscens; alae tertiae magnae margo superior rectus horizontalis; placentae bifidae. A Platycentrum, but not very near any of the Indian species. Its capsule dehisces nearly as the capsule of B. gigantea; but from the weakness of the plant and the non-apiculate anthers it should perhaps stand near B. procridifolia.

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