Begonia sykakiengii

B. sykakiengii

Quick Species Info

Species	sykakiengii
Region	Southeast Asia
Country	Philippines
Year published	2017
Date of Origin
Plant Type	Rhizomatous
Section	Baryandra
Chr 2n	28

Species Information

Classification and Distribution

Begonia sykakiengii is a species endemic to the Municipality of Maayon, Panay Island, Philippines. It belongs to the section Baryandra.

Habitat

This species is found on vertical cliffs face of exposed or semi-exposed limestone hills, at approximately 0–50 m in elevation.

Characteristics

Begonia sykakiengii is a monoecious rhizomatous herb with creeping rhizomes. It has persistent stipules, pale yellowish-green, triangular, and velutinous on the midrib. The leaves are alternate, petiole terete, reddish to crimson, and the leaf blade is asymmetric, oblique, ovate to widely ovate.

Flower Details

The male flowers have yellow stamens, and the female flowers have a trigonous-ellipsoid ovary with three subequal wings. The somatic chromosome number is 2n = 28.

Etymology

The species is named after Mr. Sy Ka Kieng, the patriarch of a Chinese family who has supported R. Rubite’s field trips.

Comparison to Similar Species

Begonia sykakiengii resembles Begonia nigritarum but differs in having larger stipules, larger leaf blades, larger bracts at the base of the inflorescence, longer inflorescence peduncle, and longer styles.

References

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Photos

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  Insitu

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  Leaf Variations

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  A cultivar of sykakiengii that may be a hybrid

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  Grown From Seed

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