Species
B. bernieri
Photos
3 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. bernieri
- Author
- A. de Candolle, Ann. Sci. nat., Bot. ser. 4.
- Publication Date
- 1859
- Habitat
- endemic. North West: Cape Amber, Bemier s.n., 120; northern Madagascar, Gaudichaud s.n. Without indication of place of harvest: Benier s.n. (1940), (K). Rocks shading.
- Country
- Madagascar
- Region
- Africa
- Section
- Quadrilobaria
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Reference
- Ann. Sci. nat., Bot. ser. 4. 11:130. 1859. "bernierii." —Humbert ex Keraudren-Aymonin & Bosser, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 118:741, pl. 3:figs. 1–5. "1971". 1973.; JGSL9/08
Plant
- Description
- Small acaule plant, entirely glabrous, succulent, fragile, easily broken; underground apparatus in very short rhizome; fine roots. Thick petiole leaves, 6-8 cm long; membranous and very thin blade on the dry, 6-7-palmatinerve at the base oval-acute 3.5-4.5 x 3.5-5 cm, irregular, either whole and lobe, or bipartite, divided in two until petiole each free part bilobee; edges clearly dente; teeth gaping; very thin ribs barely marked on both sides. Stipules small, lanceolate, serrated at the base of the petioles. Solitary inflorescence, in corymbs pauciflores, bisexual, with 3-5 flowers white-pink; peduncle 8-10 cm long erect; pedicel thick, 6-7 mm long; oval-acuminate bractee, 2 X 2 mm deciduous. MALE flowers have 2 oval tepals, very thin, 7 X 6 mm. Stamens 7 to 12, with 0.5 mm threads united at the base in a short column of 0.5-0.8 mm; oblong antheres, 2 mm long with connective apicles overtaking the boxes. Flowers FEMALE has subequal, ovate, 4-5 x 2-3 mm tepals. Ovary of 6 X 2 mm triaile: wings surrounding clearly, the ovary at the base; styles 3, divided at the top; transverse stigmatized band and spiral at the tip. Capsule finely reticulate, 10 X 8-10 mm wide wing 6 mm wide, both small 2 mm approx. - Pl. 9 p. 35.
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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