BEGONIA GRANDIS
Author:
Jonas Carlsson Dryander, 1791
Family:
BEGONIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1: 163 (1791)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4 Centimetres
Height:
60 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Begonia grandis, Otto, 1836.
Invalids: Begonia grandis, Otto ex A. DC 1861.
Begonia grandis subsp. holostyla, Irmsch.
Begonia grandis subsp. sinensis, Irmsch.
Begonia grandis var. unialata, Irmsch.
This member of the Begoniaceae family was given this name by Jonas Carlsson Dryander in 1791. It is found in China, growing in a rich soil with lots of water and none to little sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 60 centimetres in height. The flowers are pink or white
The genera name after Michel Bégon, 1638-1710, once a governor of French Haiti. The species name referring to the size of the plant.
Flower
Pink (White)
Soil
Rich
Water
Maximum
Sun
Minimum - Medium
