Species
B. kingiana
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. kingiana
- Author
- Irmscher, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot., Hamburg.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Place
- Langkawi, Perak, Selangor, Pahang, Kelantan and Trengganu
- Habitat
- endemic to limestone and fairly widespread
- Country
- Peninsular Malaysia
- Region
- Asia
- Section
- Ridleyella
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Synonyms and Comments
- Etymology: after Sir George King; B.hasskarlii auct. non Zollinger & Moritzi :King, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 71:62. 1902; Ridley, Fl. Malay Penins. 1:860. 1922. —Irmscher, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 8:106. 1929; “The tortoise shell begonia”
- Reference
- Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot., Hamburg 8:106, pl. 3. 1929.—R. Kiew, Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia :37-42, pl.. 2005.; JGSL9/08
- Article References
- Tebbitt, Begonias 5:135. 2005; Kiew, Begonias of P. Malaysia 3:37-42. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 163, 2018
- Photo References
- Kiew, Begonias of P. Malaysia pls.3:38-42. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 163, 2018; Beg 90 p 62-3 Mar/Apr 2023
Plant
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Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Etymology: after Sir George King; B.hasskarlii auct. non Zollinger & Moritzi :King, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 71:62. 1902; Ridley, Fl. Malay Penins. 1:860. 1922. —Irmscher, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 8:106. 1929; “The tortoise shell begonia”
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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