B. versicolor

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ID 5463
GenusBegonia
Species CultivarB. versicolor
Form Variety
AuthorIrmscher, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot., Hamburg.
Publication Date1939
Date of Origin1939
PlaceYunnan;
HabitatIn forests ca. 1600-2100 m. alt.
CountryChina; N Vietnam
RegionAsia
SectionPlatycentrum
Chr 2n22
Plant TypeRhizomatous
Synonyms and CommentsEtymology: Latin meaning variously coloured
ReferenceMitt. Inst. Allg. Bot., Hamburg. 10:546. 1939.—Su Hua Huang, & Yu-Min Shui, Acta Bot. Yunnanica 21(1):18, pl.3. Figs. 10-17. 1999. — Cuizhi Gu, Ching-I Peng & Nicholas J. Turland, Flora of China 13, Begoniaceae 14:202. 2007; JGSL9/08;
Article ReferencesTebbitt, Begonias 5:237-39. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 339, 2018; Yu-Min Shui & Wen-Hong Chen, Begonia of China: p260, 2017;
Photo ReferencesJBS, Begonias :66. 1980; Murotani, Begonia in Colour :166. 1983; Tebbitt, Begonias pl.203. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 339, 2018; Yu-Min Shui & Wen-Hong Chen, Begonia of China: p260, 2017; The Begonian, Apr 1965; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants;