B. ‘Lugrayasa’
Begonia “Lugrayasa” is a hybrid resulting from the crossbreeding of the female parent Begonia
“Caravan” with the male parent B. incarnata. The fruit is set and ripened 39 days after fertilization.
The variety has erect stem, glabrous, stem color red purplish with lighted spot, plant height >75 cm.
Leaf type single, leaf shape obtrullate, leaf tip acuminate. Upper leaf color Moderate Olive Green 147
A and bottom leaf color Dark Red 183 B. Flower type single, female flower color Pale Yellow Green
155 A with 5 tepals. Male flower color Pale Yellow Green 155 A with 4 tepals. The main differences
in characters between the offspring and their parent are as follows: reddish coloration on the lower
surface of leaves, dark green coloration on the upper surface of leaves, longer length of both male and
female flower stalks, and larger and whiter corolla size (figure 2(9)). The derivation of the name
originates from I Nyoman Lugrayasa (the former Head of Bali Botanic Gardens as well as the name
of the Begonia Breeder Researcher). Begonia “Lugrayasa” is registered on the Center for Plant Variety
Protection and Licensing Agriculture (PPVTPP), the Ministry of Agriculture by No. 849/PVHP/2020.
- Classification: Cultivar
- Plant Type: Unknown
- 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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