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Species

B. aggeloptera

Photos

2 photos

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. aggeloptera
Author
N. Hallé, Adansonia II
Publication Date
1972
Place
Gabon: Crystal Mountains.
Habitat
Terrestrial, locally very common along an old exploitation track, in old secondary forest vegetation with much Aframomum, often on somewhat higher and dryer sites; at 300-600 m altitude.
Country
Gabon
Region
Africa
Section
Scutobegonia
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Reference
Adansonia II 12:371, pl.8. 1972. —M. Sosef, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94(1):216, fig. 17.1, pl. 1a,b. 1994.
Article References
Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94-1, p216-8 (1994)
Photo References
Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94-1, p217 (1994)

Plant

Description
A rare but distinct species, only known from the type locality.
Plant Height
up to 12 cm.
Stem Type
Rhizome rather slender and elongated, rather smooth, 0.9-2.1 mm wide, almost glabrous; the apical part directed upwards to form a short stem of up to 5 cm.

Lineage

Parents

No parentage recorded.

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

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