B. ‘Eka Karya’
Begonia “Eka Karya” is resulted from B. tuberosa as female parental and B. fimbriata red as male
parental. The fruit set and ripened 66 days after pollination. Begonia "Eka Karya" has erect stem, a stem
color red greenish and plant height 70 cm. Leaf type single, leaf shape ellips, upper leaf color Green N
137 A and bottom leaf color Greyed Purple 187 A. Flower type single, female flower color white with
6 tepals, male flower color orange with 6 tepals. This new variety (figure. 2(7)) has different
morphological characters with both parental. Upper leaf Green 137 A with secondary Greyed Purple N
187, male flower orange group (29 C). Eka Karya derived from Bali Botanic Garden name, Kebun Raya “Eka
Karya” Bali. This variety has been registered and certified by the Center for Plant Variety Protection and Licensing
Agriculture (PPVTPP), the Ministry of Agriculture with the registration number 00542/PPVT/S/2020.
- Classification: Cultivar
- Plant Type: Tuberhybrida
- Origin: Asia, Indonesia
- Originator: E Hendriyani, I M Ardaka, I N Lugrayasa, T Warseno and H M Siregar
- Date of Origin: 2020
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