BEGONIA CAROLINEIFOLIA
Author:
Eduard August von Regel, 1852
Family:
BEGONIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Regel. (1852). In: Gartenfl. 1: 259, T. 25.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
60-100 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Gireoudia caroliniaefolia, Johann Friedrich Klotzsch, 1852.
Begonia rotata, Frederik Michael Liebmann, 1852.
Gireoudia rotata, Johann Friedrich Klotzsch, 1855.
Tropicos, among others, use the invalid spelling caroliniifolia*.
This member of the Begoniaceae family was almost given this name by Eduard August von Regel in 1852. It is found in Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and southern Mexico, growing in a rather rich soil with some to plenty of water and little to some sun. The swollen stems can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 60 or even 100 centimetres in height. The flowers are pale pink.
The genera name after Michel Bégon, 1638-1710, once a governor of French Haiti. The species name means 'leaves like Carolinea', a genera in the Malvaceae family. It was originally published under the invalid spelling " caroliniaefolia ".
Flower
Pale Pink
Soil
Rich
Water
Maximum
Sun
Minimum - Medium
