BEGONIA HOMONYMA
Author:
Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, 1840
Family:
BEGONIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Steud. (1840). In: Nom. Ed. II. 1: 194.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
8 Centimetres
Height:
100 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Begonia caffra, Carl Daniel Friedrich Meisner, 1841.
Begonia favargeri, Rech. 1905.
Begonia rudatisii, Irmsch. 1961.
Augustia caffra, Klotzsch
Begonia sinuata, E.Mey. ex Otto & A.Dietr.
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Begonia uncinata, Klotzsch.
This member of the Begoniaceae family was given this name by Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1840. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape in south-eastern South Africa, growing in a rich soil with quite some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to eight centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 100 centimetres in height. The flowers are white to pink.
The genera name after Michel Bégon, 1638-1710, once a governor of French Haiti. The specific epithet, homonyma means ‘with the same name’ - of what, I can't figure...
Flower
White - Pink
Soil
Rich - Mix
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium
