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== Begonia pengii == | |||
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[[File:Begoniapengii.png|thumb|center|''Begonia pengii'']] | |||
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| species = pengii | |||
| region = East Asia | |||
| country = China | |||
| year_published = Not specified | |||
| Date_of_Origin = Not specified | |||
| plant_type = rhizomatous | |||
| section = Coelocentrum | |||
| Chr_2n = 30 | |||
}} | |||
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=== Species Information === | |||
==== Classification and Distribution ==== | |||
''Begonia pengii'' is a monoecious perennial begonia species endemic to western Guangxi, China. It is known for growing in small populations on vertical, usually sheltered, rock faces within evergreen forests on jagged limestone hills. This species is considered rare in its distribution. | |||
==== Characteristics ==== | |||
- Rhizome: 6-15 cm or longer, brown or reddish-brown, villous near the base of petiole and leaf scars. | |||
- Stipules: Narrowly triangular-ovate, reddish hyaline, herbaceous, weakly or not keeled, with an eciliate margin. | |||
- Leaves: Alternate, simple, asymmetric, unlobed, narrowly ovate, peltate, crenate-denticulate, and ciliate, featuring a wide whitish or pale silvery band along the midrib. | |||
- Petiole: Terete, brownish or brownish-red, hirsute-villous. | |||
==== Flower Details ==== | |||
- Inflorescences: Axillary, with dichasial cymes. | |||
- Flowers: Typically 4-12 per inflorescence, including 3-9 staminate flowers and 1-3 carpellate flowers. | |||
==== Etymology ==== | |||
The specific epithet ''pengii'' is dedicated to Dr. Ching-I Peng for his significant contributions to the study of Asiatic Begonia. | |||
==== Comparison to Similar Species ==== | |||
''Begonia pengii'' is similar to ''B. variifolia,'' differing in size, leaf shape, peduncle length, anther sacs' red margins, and capsule size. | |||
==== References ==== | |||
[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263104921_Begonia_pengii_sect_Coelocentrum_Begoniaceae_a_new_species_from_limestone_areas_in_Guangxi_China ResearchGate] | |||
=== Care === | |||
=== Photos === | |||
[[File:Begonia_pengii_2.jpg|thumb|center|''Begonia pengii'' (IMAGE INFO)]] | |||
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=== External Links === | |||
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[[Category:rhizomatous]] | |||
[[Category:Western Guangxi]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:33, 15 September 2023
Begonia pengii[edit]
Species Information[edit]
Classification and Distribution[edit]
Begonia pengii is a monoecious perennial begonia species endemic to western Guangxi, China. It is known for growing in small populations on vertical, usually sheltered, rock faces within evergreen forests on jagged limestone hills. This species is considered rare in its distribution.
Characteristics[edit]
- Rhizome: 6-15 cm or longer, brown or reddish-brown, villous near the base of petiole and leaf scars. - Stipules: Narrowly triangular-ovate, reddish hyaline, herbaceous, weakly or not keeled, with an eciliate margin. - Leaves: Alternate, simple, asymmetric, unlobed, narrowly ovate, peltate, crenate-denticulate, and ciliate, featuring a wide whitish or pale silvery band along the midrib. - Petiole: Terete, brownish or brownish-red, hirsute-villous.
Flower Details[edit]
- Inflorescences: Axillary, with dichasial cymes. - Flowers: Typically 4-12 per inflorescence, including 3-9 staminate flowers and 1-3 carpellate flowers.
Etymology[edit]
The specific epithet pengii is dedicated to Dr. Ching-I Peng for his significant contributions to the study of Asiatic Begonia.
Comparison to Similar Species[edit]
Begonia pengii is similar to B. variifolia, differing in size, leaf shape, peduncle length, anther sacs' red margins, and capsule size.
References[edit]
Care[edit]
Photos[edit]
Include additional photos of the begonia species.
External Links[edit]
Add any relevant external links to websites or resources related to this begonia species.
