endemic to Sulawesi: South Sulawesi, Selayar Regency (Selayar Island and Tanah Jampea)
Habitat
Lowland to hill forest, primary to strongly disturbed habitats, observed on river embankments and invillage gardens, terrestrial in soil or in between and on large volcanic rocks, at ca. 300 to 550 m elevation.
Country
Indonesia
Region
Asia
Section
Jackia
Chr 2n
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Synonyms and Comments
Etymology: referring to the resemblance of the rhizome to a bristly caterpillar
Reference
Phytotaxa 437.2.4, Synopsis of Begonia (Begoniaceae) of southwest Sulawesi and the Selayar Islands, Indonesia, including one new species
