Etymology: Latin rubro (red) punctata (spotted) after red markings on the stem and petioles
Reference
Yunnanica 16(4):339. 1994.— Cuizhi Gu, Ching-I Peng & Nicholas J. Turland, Flora of China 13, Begoniaceae 14:197. 2007.; JGSL9/08
Article References
Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 278, 2018; NAKATA, M., GUAN, K., LI, J., LU, Y. and LI, H. (2007), Cytotaxonomy of Begonia rubropunctata and B. purpureofolia (Begoniaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 155: 513–517.
Photo References
Yunnanica 16(4):339, pl. 7. 1994; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 278, 2018