Species
B. crenata
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. crenata
- Author
- Dryander, Trans. Linn. Soc.
- Publication Date
- 1791
- Place
- Malabar; Western Ghats: Karnataka (R. Morris, 2010 ca 300’ - 3000’)
- Country
- India; Burma
- Region
- Asia
- Section
- Lauchea
- Chr 2n
- 56
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Synonyms and Comments
- minima Be ddome, Madras J. Lit. Sci. 3 1:48, pl. 15. 1864.; crenata Fischer ex Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 2:217. 1843, pro syn. finlaysoniana Wallich. 1831, nomen nudum.
- Reference
- Trans. Linn. Soc. 1:162, pl. 14:fig. 3. 1791.— E.S. Santhosh Kumar, C.R. Chitra & A.E. Shanavas Khan, J. Eon. Taxon. Bot. 26(1):137-8, pl.2. 2002.; JGSL9/08
- Article References
- Tebbitt, Begonias 5:231. 2005; DVD from Rekha Morris 2010.
- Photo References
- DVD from Rekha Morris 2010.
Plant
- Growth Type
- Lithophyte
- Plant Height
- Low
- Plant Hardiness
- Requires excellent drainage - grow as an epiphyte
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
minima Be ddome, Madras J. Lit. Sci. 3 1:48, pl. 15. 1864.; crenata Fischer ex Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 2:217. 1843, pro syn. finlaysoniana Wallich. 1831, nomen nudum.
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
- Cultural Requirements
- Very free draining medium, intolerant of continually moist soils, needs warm humid conditions