B. estrellensis

Flora of Costa Rica. Begoniaceae. Paul C. Standley. Chicago 1937. v. 18: pt. 2 (1937): Page 737-48 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19747 Plants glabrous, 1-2 meters high, somewhat woody; leaves short-petiolate, ovate-elliptic, about 6.5 cm. long and 2.5 cm. wide, acutely acuminate, subequal and obtuse , at the base, serrate toward the apex, penninerved, the lateral nerves 3-4 on each side; inflorescences slightly longer than the leaves, many flowered, the flowers pinkish white; staminate flowers with 2 sepals 5 mm. long and 2 much smaller petals; pistillate flowers 2- 3-lobate; capsule 4 mm. long, the largest wing scarcely 3 mm. wide, subacute, the 2 others much narrower.
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• Classification: Species
• Plant Type: Shrub-like
• Botanical Section: Ruizopavonia
• Origin: America, Costa Rica, Panama
• Originator: C. de Candolle, Bot. Gaz.
• Date of Origin: 1895