Species
B. dichotoma
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. dichotoma
- Author
- Jacquin, Coll.
- Publication Date
- 1790
- Country
- Venezuela, Colombia
- Region
- America
- Section
- Pritzelia
- Chr 2n
- 68, 42?
- Plant Type
- Thick Stem
- Synonyms and Comments
- B. sulcata Scheidweiler in Otto & Dietrich, Allg. Gartenzeitung 16:130. 1848.; B. sucrensis L. B. Smith & B. G. Schubert, Fieldiana: Bot. 28:418, pl. 90. 1952; B. U163;
- Reference
- Coll. 3:250, “1789”. 1790; Icon. Pl. Rar. 3(8):pl. 619, "1786–1793". 1792; JGSL9/08;
- Article References
- Begonian 46:238-40. 1979; Tebbitt, Begonias 5:115-117. 2005;
- Photo References
- Begonian 46:239. 1979; The Begonian, Jun 1943; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants;
Plant
- Description
- Shrub-like upright thick stem with yellowish green leaves, not in commercial production
- Growth Type
- Vase like
- Growth Rate
- Fast in the growing season
- Plant Habit
- Clumping stems from base
- Plant Spread
- Narrow
- Plant Height
- 2 m
- Stem Type
- Upright
- Stem Habit
- Few branched
- Sun Tolerance
- Morning sun
- Plant Hardiness
- To -2°c, no frost
- Pests Diseases
- Powdery mildew resistant
Lineage
3 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
B. sulcata Scheidweiler in Otto & Dietrich, Allg. Gartenzeitung 16:130. 1848.; B. sucrensis L. B. Smith & B. G. Schubert, Fieldiana: Bot. 28:418, pl. 90. 1952; B. U163;
Descendants
3 recorded children
As female parent
3
As male parent
0
No children recorded with this plant as the male parent.
Culture
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