B. ‘Dragon Scales’

Hybridized by Bo Li from Beijing, PR China. Applied for on January 13, 2025 and approved on March 21, 2025.

This iridescent foliage cane-like cultivar for terrarium was developed in 2024 by artificial hybridization. It's ca. 20 cm tall and ca. 14 cm wide when mature. The pinkish-white stipules are ca. 17 × 4 mm and the maroon petiole is ca. 4 cm long with sparse hairs. The oval and corrugated leaf blade is ca. 16 × 9 cm with a cordate base, a serrate margin, and an acuminate apex. The upper leaf surface is reddish-brown (maroon when young) with silver spots, blotches, and sparse short hairs. The lower leaf surface is light reddish-brown with short hairs.

The leaf color can be iridescent under low light in-tensity. The white (2) 4-tepaled male flowers and 5-tepaled female flowers with light pink ovaries are few on a ca. 2.5 cm long maroon peduncle.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Shrub-like
• Origin: Asia, China
• Originator: Bo Li
• Date of Origin: 2024