BEGONIA CINNABARINA
Author:
William Jackson Hooker, 1849
Family:
BEGONIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hook. (1849). In: Bot. Mag., T. 4483.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
40 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Begonia clarkei Hook. f. 1867.
Begonia aurantiaca, Planch.
Begonia micranthera var. fimbriata, L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub.
Platyclinium cinnabarina, T.Moore.
This member of the Begoniaceae family was described by William Jackson Hooker in 1849. It is found in north-western Argentina, Bolivia and Peru, growing in peat with some water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to ten centimetres in diameter, the plant up to 40 centimetres height. The flowers are orange.
The genera name after Michel Bégon, 1638-1710, once a governor of French Haiti/Santa Dominica. The species name referrers to the colour of the flower; 'cinnabar red.
Flower
Orange
Soil
Peat
Water
Medium
Sun
Minimum - Medium
