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Species

B. calcarea

Photos

5 photos

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. calcarea
Author
Ridley, J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Straits Br.
Publication Date
1906
Place
Kuching Division, Miri and Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Kapit, Kuching and Tatau districts, and in Kalimantan in the Bengkayang Regency;
Habitat
usually close to water, on limestone also on mudstone and hill dipterocarp forest
Country
Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
Region
Asia
Section
unassigned to a section
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Reference
J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Straits Br. 46:260. 1906.; JGSL9/08; Kiew et al, Begonias of Borneo: p68, 2015. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 72(1): 33–58. 2020 Eleven new records, three new species and an updated checklist of Begonia from Kalimantan, Indonesia
Article References
Kiew et al, Begonias of Borneo: p68, 2015
Photo References
Kiew et al, Begonias of Borneo: p68-69, 2015

Plant

Description
unusual in that it flowers directly off the creeping stem on the ground ratherb than erect stems. The whole plant is covered in long red hairs.
Growth Type
creeping, the end of the stem turns up and a bunch of leaves is held above the leaf litter
Stem Type
Thick, creeping

Lineage

Parents

No parentage recorded.

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

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