BEGONIA HERBACEA
Author:
José M. da Conceição Vellozo, 1831
Family:
BEGONIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Vell. (1831). In: Fl. Flum. 10: T. 53.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
25 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Rhizomes
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Begonia attenuata var. herbacea, Alexander Curt Brade, 1944.
Begonia attenuata, Klotzsch ex Regel
Begonia herbacea var. ellipticifolia, Irmsch.
This member of the Begoniaceae family was given this name by José Mariano da Conceição Vellozo in 1831. It is found in south-eastern Brazil, growing in mosses or a well drained soil with lots of water and some sun. The rhizomes can grow to ten centimetres or more, the entire plant can reach 25 centimetres in height. The flowers are white, the female sitting closer to the base. The genera name after Michel Bégon, 1638-1710, once a governor of French Haiti. The species name means 'herb-like, with succulent stem'.
Flower
White
Soil
Sphagnum Moss - Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium
