Author: | William Jackson Hooker, 1835 |
Family: |
BEGONIACEAE |
Origin: |
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru |
Soil: |
Rich |
Water:
|
Medium -
Maximum |
Sun: |
Minimum -
Medium |
Thickness: |
6 Centimetres |
Height: |
10 (30) Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pinkish White |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Begonia
petalodes, Lindl. 1835.
Eupetalum petaloides,
Lindl. 1836.
Eupetalum lindleyanum, Gaudich.
1842.
Begonia gaudichaudii, Walp.1846.
Eupetalum geraniifolium, Klotzsch, 1854.
Eupetalum lindleyi, Voigt.
Eupetalum
tuberosum, Ruiz, 1854.
Eupetalum kunthianum,
Klotzsch, 1855.
Eupetalum gaudichaudii, Klotzsch. |
This member of the Begoniaceae family was given this name by
William Jackson Hooker in 1835. It is found
in Bolivia, Ecuador and mainly in Peru, growing in a rich soil with
quite some water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to
six
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 10 centimetres in
height, 30 with the flowers. The
flowers are pinkish white. The
genera name after Michel Bégon, 1638-1710, once a governor of French
Haiti. The species name indicate it have leaves like a Geranium.
This is a winter-grower. |