Species
B. roxburghii
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. roxburghii
- Author
- A. de Candolle, Prodr.
- Publication Date
- 1864
- Place
- Chittagong; Arunachal Pradesh 1000’ - 5000’ (R. Morris 2009)
- Habitat
- from 50-2400 m. alt.
- Country
- NE India, Nepal, Myanmar, Himalaya, Bangladesh
- Region
- Asia
- Section
- Platycentrum
- Chr 2n
- 22
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Synonyms and Comments
- Etymology: after botanist William Roxburgh; B. malabarica auct. non Lamarck 1785: Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 3:648. 1832. — Miquel, Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(5) :692. 1856 [ = Diploclinium roxburghii Miquel. 1856.] —A. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1):399. 1864;
- Reference
- Prodr. 15(1):398. 1864; JGSL9/08; The Begonian, Jul 1979; Beg 91 p 92 May/Jun 2024;
- Article References
- Beg 16:104. 1949; Beg 16:122. 1949; Begonian 46:164-7, 173. 1979; Tebbit, Begonias 5:207-08. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 274, 2018;
- Photo References
- Tebbit, Begonias pls.166-67. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 274, 2018; The Begonian, Nov 1940; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants; Beg 91 p 92 May/Jun 2024;
Plant
- Description
- Dioecious. A glabrous species.
- Growth Type
- Short underground rhizome with upright stems
- Plant Habit
- Clumping basak growth
- Stem Type
- Erect stems few branched
- Other Features
- Flowers directly off and close to the stem, usually obscured from view. Dioecious.
- Pests Diseases
- Not resistant to powdery mildew.
Lineage
1 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Etymology: after botanist William Roxburgh; B. malabarica auct. non Lamarck 1785: Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 3:648. 1832. — Miquel, Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(5) :692. 1856 [ = Diploclinium roxburghii Miquel. 1856.] —A. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1):399. 1864;
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. ‘Comet Hale Bopp’
Culture
- Cultural Requirements
- Cool growing conditions, moist environment