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B. corredorana

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Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. corredorana
Author
C. de Candolle, Candollea
Publication Date
1925
Habitat
Llanos de Corredor, Pittier 10954. Known only from the type.
Country
Costa Rica, Panama
Region
America
Section
Gireoudia
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Synonyms and Comments
B. U215; B. valerioi Standley, J. Wash. Acad. Sci.1927.
Reference
Candollea 2:227. 1925.; JGSL9/08
Article References
Flora of Costa Rica. Begoniaceae. by Paul C. Standley. Chicago 1937. v. 18: pt. 2 (1937): Page 737-48 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19747

Plant

Description
Semi-shady, moist conditions- Rekha Morris Flora of Costa Rica. Begoniaceae. by Paul C. Standley. Chicago 1937. v. 18: pt. 2 (1937): Page 737-48 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19747 An erect herb, the branches villous; leaves long-petiolate, the blades ovate, short-acuminate, unequal and cordate at the base, densely villous on both surfaces, serrulate, the teeth setuliferous; inflorescence long pedunculate, broad, the peduncle sparsely villous, the pistillate flowers bilobate; capsule 5 mm. long, glabrous, the largest wing 15 mm. long and 7 mm. wide; pedicels in fruit almost 1 cm. long.

Lineage

Parents

No parentage recorded.

B. U215; B. valerioi Standley, J. Wash. Acad. Sci.1927.

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

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