B. difformis

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ID 19433
GenusBegonia
Species CultivarB. difformis
Form Variety
Author(Irmscher) W.C.Leong, C.I Peng & K.F.Chung
Publication Date2015
Date of Origin1912
PlaceSW Yunnan
HabitatMoist rock crevices or along streams at 1500-3200m alt.
CountryChina; Northern Myanmar; NE india
RegionAsia
SectionPlatycentrum
Chr 2n
Plant TypeRhizomatous
Synonyms and CommentsEtymology: Latin difformis (unusually formed) referring to the fleshy red hairs on the ovaries and tepals. B. laciniata Roxburgh ssp. difformis Irmscher, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 10:533, pl. 8. 1939. — Cuizhi Gu, Ching-I Peng & Nicholas J. Turland, Flora of China 13, Begoniaceae 14:190. 2007.
ReferencePhytotaxa 227(1): 86, 2015
Article ReferencesHughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 83, 2018
Photo ReferencesHughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 83-84, 2018