Species

B. egregia

Photos

5 photos

Identity

Genus: Begonia
Name: B. egregia
Author: N. E. Brown, Gard. Chron. III
Publication Date: 1887
Place: Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil
Region: America
Section: Tetrachia
Chr 2n: 52
Plant Type: Thick Stem
Synonyms and Comments: B. petropolitana Glaziou, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 56(mem. 3d):324. 1909, nomen nudum—L.B. Smith & D.C. Wasshausen, Phytologia 52:445. 1983.; B. quadrilocularis Brade, Rodriguesia 18:21, pl. 6. 1945;
Reference: Gard. Chron. III 1:346. 1887; JGSL9/08;
Article References: Tebbitt, Begonias 5:125-26. 2005;
Photo References: JBS, Begonias :16. 1980; Tebbitt, Begonias pl.82. 2005; The Begonian, Oct 1958; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants; Begonias, Misono 1974: 45 (59);

Plant

Description: Tall erect stems, few branched
Growth Type: Upright
Growth Rate: Fast in growing season
Plant Habit: Vase shape, not bushy
Plant Spread: 1m
Plant Height: 2.5m
Stem Type: Thick
Stem Habit: Few branched
Sun Tolerance: Little bit of morning sun, then shade
Plant Hardiness: Not frost tolerant
Pests Diseases: Resistant to mildew, caterpillars can be a problem

Lineage

7 descendants

Parents

No parentage recorded.

B. petropolitana Glaziou, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 56(mem. 3d):324. 1909, nomen nudum—L.B. Smith & D.C. Wasshausen, Phytologia 52:445. 1983.; B. quadrilocularis Brade, Rodriguesia 18:21, pl. 6. 1945;