B. decora

Wiener illustrirte Garten-Zeitung, jahr. 18, 1893 B. decora: In this year a new begonia, named B. decora, came into the bargain through Messrs. Veitch, and belongs to the group which has a creeping trunk and is thus already represented by the old B. imperialis. Also, this novelty reaches only a small height and its leaves from 8 to 10 cm. The yellowish-green coloration of her nerves is striking for a long time, between which the leaf surface is covered with short papillose hairs, which are vividly bronzy reddish-brown or purple-brown in color and gradually assume a beautiful, dark, metallic green. This is an extraordinarily beautiful species, which will find a versatile use as an ornamental plant and of which certainly will derive conspicuous forms in a short time.; “The decorative begonia”; Veitch’s' Catalog. of Pl. 1893, p. 9, fig. p. 4. Hortus Veitchii: London: J. Veitch & sons, 1906. Page 231-34 Item: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/196248 A species with ornamental foliage from Penang. The plant is of a dwarf compact habit with a creeping rootstock, from which are produced the handsome leaves, often 3 to 4 in. long, rich bronzy red-brown with yellow-green nerves, covered with thick-set papillae terminating in short hairs. This species has been crossed with varieties of Begonia Rex by various continental growers, and the offspring are amongst the finest ornamental leaved foliage plants our stoves possess.
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• Classification: Species
• Plant Type: Rhizomatous
• Botanical Section: Platycentrum
• Origin: Asia, Peninsular Malaysia
• Originator: Stapf, Gard. Chron. III
• Date of Origin: 1892