Species
B. malachosticta
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. malachosticta
- Author
- M. J. S. Sands, Kew Magazine
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Place
- Bukit Dulong Lambu (Gomantong Cave)
- Habitat
- Grows in rocky crevices in sheer cliffs where the tree canopy begins to open up and on the jagged summit in full sun.
- Country
- Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
- Region
- Asia
- Section
- Petermannia
- Plant Type
- Shrub-like
- Reference
- Kew Magazine 7:61, pl. 145. 1990.; JGSL9/08; Kiew et al, Begonias of Borneo: p178, 2015
- Article References
- Tebbitt, Begonias 5:99. 2005; Kiew et al, Begonias of Borneo: p178, 2015
- Photo References
- Tebbitt, Begonias pl.47. 2005; Kiew et al, Begonias of Borneo: p178-179, 2015
Plant
- Description
- Reddish stems
- Plant Habit
- Cane-like
- Plant Height
- Low to Medium to 75 cm
Lineage
1 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Descendants
1 recorded children
As female parent
0
No children recorded with this plant as the female parent.
As male parent
1
Female parent: B. amphioxus
Culture
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