Trengganu, Sungai Selai in Johore and Gunung Bungkuk in Bengkulu, Sumatra
Habitat
Country
Peninsular Malaysia
Region
Asia
Section
Jackia
Chr 2n
30
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Synonyms and Comments
Etymology: Sanskrit raja (king) after the regal appearance of the species; “The Rajah Begonia”;
Reference
Gard. Chron. III 16:213, pl. 31. 1894.—Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. :327. 1914. —R. Kiew, Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia :216-17, pls. 2005; JGSL9/08;
Article References
Die Gartenwelt, Jahr 2, 1897; The Begonian (43) March 1976, p. 68-82.; Tebbitt, Begonias 5:198-200. 2005; Kiew, Begonias of P. Malaysia 3:216-7. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 265, 2018;
Photo References
JBS, Begonias :60. 1980; Murotani, Begonia in Colour :152. 1983; Tebbitt, Begonias pl.161. 2005; Kiew, Begonias of P. Malaysia pls.3:216-7. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 265, 2018’; The Begonian, Jan 1968; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants;
