Biology:Begonia ferox

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Short description: Species of plant

Begonia ferox
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Begonia ferox grown in cultivation
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. ferox
Binomial name
Begonia ferox
C.-I Peng & Yan Liu. (2013)

Begonia ferox is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae.[1] Begonia ferox has been documented in Guangxi Zhuangzu growing on limestone outcroppings of the forest floor. It has a creeping growth habit, with leaves up to 19 cm (7.5 in) long and 13 cm (5 in) wide. When the leaves reach maturity, blackish-brown and hairy bullae with red tips emerge, up to 1.3 cm (.5 in) tall and .6 cm (.25 in) wide. It flowers from January through May, producing fruit April through July. Carpellate flowers are pinkish white, while staminate flowers are pinkish yellow, and the fruit is reddish-green.[2]

References

  1. "Begonia ferox C.-I Peng & Yan Liu" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/9340381. 
  2. Peng, Ching-I; Lin, Che-Wei; Yang, Hsun-An; Kono, Yoshiko; Nguyen, Hieu Quang (2015-05-02). "Six new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from limestone areas in Northern Vietnam". Botanical Studies 56 (1): 9. doi:10.1186/s40529-015-0089-3. ISSN 1999-3110. PMID 28510818. 

Wikidata ☰ Q91556733 entry