| Author: |
A.L.P. Pyramus de Candolle, 1859 |
| Family: |
BEGONIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Bolivia,
NW Argentina |
| Soil: |
Grit |
| Water:
|
Medium -
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
5 Centimetres |
| Height: |
50 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Bright Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Begonia
argentinensis, Carlo Luigi Spegazzini, 1898.
Begonia boliviensis var. latitepala, Irmsch.
Begonia boliviensis var. volcanensis, L.B.Sm.
& B.G.Schub. |
This member of the Begoniaceae family was given this name by
Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de Candolle in 1859. It is found
in Bolivia and Argentina, growing in a well drained soil or simply
grit, with
quite some water and only little or no sun. The caudex can grow to
five
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to fifty centimetres in
height. The
flowers are bright red.
The genera name after Michel Bégon, 1638-1710, once a governor of
French Haiti/Santa Dominica. The species name referees to the origin: Bolivia. |
