B. spilotophylla
Begonia spilotophylla F. v. Muell. Descr. Not. Pap. Pl. 4: 67. 1876, D'Albertis, New Guin. 2: 398. 1880; non sensu K. Schum. & Lauterb. (fide Irmscher, Bot. Jahrb. 50: 345. 1913). Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University MERRILL & PERRY, PLANTAE ARCHBOLDIANAE, XI v. 24 (1943): Page 41-59 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33600 The ♀ flower: tepals 5, oblong, 1.3-1.4 cm. long; styles 3, separate, 4-5 mm. long, broadening at the apex into 2 short spreading spirally papillose lobes; otherwise as in the original description. These parts had apparently fallen before the original specimens were collected.
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- Classification: Species
- Plant Type: Shrub-like
- Botanical Section: Petermannia
- Origin: Asia, New Guinea
- Originator: F. von Mueller, Not. Papuan Pl.
- Date of Origin: 1876
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