Species
B. albopicta
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. albopicta
- Author
- William Bull, Rare Plants Catalog, London
- Publication Date
- 1885
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- America
- Section
- Gaerdtia?***not in 2018 revision
- Chr 2n
- 56
- Plant Type
- Cane-like
- Synonyms and Comments
- maculata Raddi var. maculata auct. non Raddi: L.B.Smith & D.C. Wasshausen, Phytologia 54:465. 1984; Phytologia 55:112. 1984.
- Reference
- Rare Plants Catalogue; London 210:13. 1885.; Gartenfl. 35:402. 1886. —Irmscher, Pareys Blumengart. ed.2:79. 1960. —Thompson & Thompson, Begonias, :71, pl.. 1981. —L.B. Smith & D.C. Wasshausen, Phytologia 55:112. 1984.;— Perhaps a cultivar, fide E.L. Jacques & M.C.H. Mamede, Revista Brasil. Bot. 28(3):587. 2005. JGSL9/08
- Article References
- The Begonian (46) May 1979, p. 110-112.; Tebbitt, Begonias 5:77-9, 172 (key). 2005.
- Photo References
- JBS, Begonias :7. 1980; Murotani, Begonia in Colour :14. 1983; Tebbitt, Begonias pl.21A. 2005; Begonias, Misono 1974: 20 (7)
Plant
- Description
- Gartenflora. Erlangen: F. Enke, 1852-1940. Jahrg. 35 (1886): Page 401-3 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/133306 W. BULL, under this name, depicts the shrub of brazil, which, in my opinion, is not, by means of illustration, nor by description, nor by fatherland, essentially derived from Begonia maculata Raddi (B. argyrostigma, Lg. 1, p. 23 tab 10, bot. reg. tab 666). This latter was already discovered in 1819 by Riedel in Brazil, then introduced into the Imperial Botanical Garden at St. Petersburg, and is now also one of the most beautiful variegated species of begonia. The same forms over two tall shrubs, densely branched from the bottom to the top, with free flowers in the warm house, and the metallic dark-olive-green leaves bear sharply bristled silver-white spots, which are also reproduced in the accompanying drawing, which can be found in the catalog of W. BULL, New and Rare plants merchant, Kings road, Chelsea, London. Wittmack also mentions in his history of the Begonia, that the name B. maculata Raddi was given 8 years earlier as B. argyrostigma, and DE CANDOLLE had therefore already agreed to renaming B. maculata for B. argyrostigma. The first seedlings of Begonia moved to Wittmack in 1842 WARCZEWICZ. In 1846 the lecturer produced a seedling between B. manicata and B. incarnata, which was later described as the still open question on the possibility and influence of the seedlings on infertility of the following generations of seedlings, etc., and then raised a whole series of other seedlings. The Begonia albo-picta appears to be a form of B. maculata with somewhat narrower leaves; SOME OLDER FAVORITES by Bob Hamm, Wichita Falls, Texas B. albo-picta - now called B. maculata - is one I think every beginner should try. Introduced in the mid-1800s, this is definitely an "oldie but goodie". It is from Brazil and has rather small spotted leaves to maybe 4 inches, and hanging blooms of an interesting pink-blushed white. It is often listed as a low grower, and younger plants that are kept pot bound will tend to grow low and spread, but older plants with room slowly send taller canes up to 4 feet. A young bloomer, it will bloom in a 3" pot and branches well and responds well to pinching. It blooms heavily, covering the branch tips in flowers. Also, the upper canes grow up and then outwards, so that a larger plant has a layered effect and reminds me of oriental bamboo. A sharp chill will bring the leaves tumbling down, but it rapidly comes back fuller than ever.
- Plant Habit
- Upright
- Plant Spread
- Medium
- Plant Height
- Medium 1m
- Stem Type
- Erect;bamboo like
- Stem Habit
- Few Branched toward apex
- Internodal Distance
- Short
- Sun Tolerance
- Some sun
Lineage
24 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
maculata Raddi var. maculata auct. non Raddi: L.B.Smith & D.C. Wasshausen, Phytologia 54:465. 1984; Phytologia 55:112. 1984.
Descendants
24 recorded children
As female parent
7
Male parent: B. olbia
Male parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Male parent: B. corallina
Male parent: B. unidentified cv.
Male parent: B. unknown
Male parent: B. ‘Orange Rubra’
As male parent
17
Female parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Female parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Female parent: B. corallina
Female parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Female parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Female parent: B. coccinea
Female parent: B. ‘Orange Rubra’
Female parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Female parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Female parent: B. ‘Silvermist’
Female parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Female parent: B. ‘Silvermist’
Female parent: B. ‘Fragrant Beauty’
Female parent: B. ‘Silvermist’
Female parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Female parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Female parent: B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
Culture
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