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metallica
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ID
3306
Genus
Begonia
Species Cultivar
B
.
metallica
Form Variety
Author
W. G. Smith, Fl. Mag. (London)
Publication Date
1876
Date of Origin
1869
Place
cult.?
Habitat
Country
Brazil, Mexico ?
Region
America
Section
Pritzelia
Chr 2n
56
Plant Type
Shrub-like
Synonyms and Comments
Possibly a cultivar? Introduced from Bahia Brazil by Bowman in 1869? species/hybrid;
Reference
Fl. Mag. (London) :pl. 197. 1876.—Weber & Dress, Baileya 16:124, pl. 4.
1968; 2002,88; JGSL9/08;
Article References
The Gardeners' chronicle, v. 5, 1876;
Photo References
JBS, Begonias :27. 1980; Murotani, Begonia in Colour :138. 1983; Begonian 76:149. 2009; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants; Begonias, Misono 1974: 92(140);