Species
B. cubensis
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. cubensis
- Author
- Hasskarl, Cat. Hort. Bogor. Descr.
- Publication Date
- 1858
- Country
- Cuba
- Region
- America
- Section
- Begonia
- Chr 2n
- 52, 36?
- Plant Type
- Shrub-like
- Synonyms and Comments
- B. cubincola A. de Candolle.1859.; B. lindeniana A. de Candolle.1859.; B. plagioneura Milne-Redhead, Bull. Misc. Inform. :270. 1930.—Irmscher, Pareys Blumengart. ed. 2 :88, 1960;”holly Leaf” begonia;
- Reference
- Cat. Hort. Bogor. Descr. :342. 1858.–J. Sierra, Flora de Cuba 3:15, pl. 3, fig. 3. 2000; JGSL9/08; JBSC; The Begonian, Aug 1978;
- Article References
- BfBEH 82 1976; Tebbitt, Begonias 5:108-09. 2005;
- Photo References
- JBS, Begonias :13. 1980; BfBEH 82 1976; Tebbitt, Begonias pl.60. 2005; The Begonian, Apr 1967; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants;
Plant
- Plant Habit
- Compact and bushy
- Plant Spread
- Medium
- Plant Height
- Low <0.5m
- Stem Type
- Upright
- Stem Habit
- Well Branched
- Other Features
- Basket Plant
- Sun Tolerance
- Tolerant
- Plant Hardiness
- Hardy to -2c
- Pests Diseases
- Free
Lineage
2 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
B. cubincola A. de Candolle.1859.; B. lindeniana A. de Candolle.1859.; B. plagioneura Milne-Redhead, Bull. Misc. Inform. :270. 1930.—Irmscher, Pareys Blumengart. ed. 2 :88, 1960;”holly Leaf” begonia;
Descendants
2 recorded children
As female parent
1
Male parent: B. foliosa var. miniata
As male parent
1
Female parent: B. semperflorens
Culture
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