Species
B. schaeferi
Photos
3 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. schaeferi
- Author
- Engler, Veg. Erde
- Publication Date
- 1921
- Place
- South-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon mountains.
- Habitat
- On rocks and vertical rock faces; on moist to comparatively dry places; in primary submontane to montane forest, the latter sometimes with trees not higher than 6-12 m; in submontane forest with Santiria trimera; at ±1500-2300 m altitude.
- Country
- Nigeria, Cameroon
- Region
- Africa
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Synonyms and Comments
- B. ramosa M. Sosef, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Paper 91(4): 140. Fig. 7. “1991". 1992.
- Reference
- Veg. Erde 9(3.2): 618. 1921.—M. Sosef, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94(1):203. Fig. 16.18. 1994.; JGSL9/08
- Article References
- Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94-1, p203-6(1994)
- Photo References
- Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 94-1, p204(1994)
Plant
- Plant Height
- (4-) 10-22 cm high
- Stem Type
- Rhizome rather stout and fairly compact, 2.0-8.2 mm wide, not hirsute; the apical part ascending to erect to form a short stem of up to 2 cm.
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
B. ramosa M. Sosef, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Paper 91(4): 140. Fig. 7. “1991". 1992.
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
- Endangered Status
- Near Threatened