| Author: | Ernst
Gottlieb von Steudel, 1840 |
| Family: |
BEGONIACEAE |
| Origin: |
KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape; South Africa |
| Soil: |
Rich - Mix |
| Water:
|
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
8 Centimetres |
| Height: |
100 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White -
Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Large-Leaved Wild Begonia |
| Synonyms: |
Begonia
caffra, Carl Daniel Friedrich Meisner, 1841.
Begonia
favargeri, Rech. 1905.
Begonia rudatisii, Irmsch.
1961.
Augustia caffra, Klotzsch
Begonia sinuata, E.Mey. ex Otto & A.Dietr.
Begonia uncinata, Klotzsch. |
This member of the
Begoniaceae family was given this name by Ernst
Gottlieb von Steudel in 1840. It is found
in
KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape in south-eastern South Africa, growing in a
rich soil with
quite some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to
eight
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 100 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white to pink.
The genera name after Michel Bégon, 1638-1710, once a governor of
French Haiti. The specific epithet, homonyma means ‘with the
same name’ - of what, I can't figure... |
