Species
B. estrellensis
Photos
2 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. estrellensis
- Author
- C. de Candolle, Bot. Gaz.
- Publication Date
- 1895
- Habitat
- Estrella, Prov. Cartago, 1,320 meters, Cooper 5779. Frequent in forests of the mountains south of Cartago; Pejivalle; slopes of Volcan de Barba. Endemic.
- Country
- Costa Rica, Panama
- Region
- America
- Section
- Ruizopavonia
- Plant Type
- Shrub-like
- Synonyms and Comments
- u120; u216; u208
- Reference
- Bot. Gaz. 20:540. 1895.; JGSL9/08
- Article References
- Tebbitt, Begonias 5:142. 2005.
Plant
- Description
- Flora of Costa Rica. Begoniaceae. Paul C. Standley. Chicago 1937. v. 18: pt. 2 (1937): Page 737-48 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19747 Plants glabrous, 1-2 meters high, somewhat woody; leaves short-petiolate, ovate-elliptic, about 6.5 cm. long and 2.5 cm. wide, acutely acuminate, subequal and obtuse , at the base, serrate toward the apex, penninerved, the lateral nerves 3-4 on each side; inflorescences slightly longer than the leaves, many flowered, the flowers pinkish white; staminate flowers with 2 sepals 5 mm. long and 2 much smaller petals; pistillate flowers 2- 3-lobate; capsule 4 mm. long, the largest wing scarcely 3 mm. wide, subacute, the 2 others much narrower.
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
u120; u216; u208
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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