Begonia arachnoidea

Begonia arachnoidea

Begonia arachnoidea

Quick Species Info

Species	arachnoidea
Region	East Asia
Country	China
Year published	2005
Date of Origin	2004
Plant Type	Rhizomatous
Section	Not specified
Chr 2n	30

Species Information

Classification and Distribution

Begonia arachnoidea is a rhizomatous begonia species. It is native to the Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region in China.

Habitat

This begonia species is typically found in mixed bamboo and scrubby vegetation at the foot of limestone hills, particularly on semishaded rocky slopes.

Distribution

Begonia arachnoidea is known to be distributed in Daxin Xian, southwestern Guangxi, China.

Characteristics

Begonia arachnoidea is characterized by its peltate leaves, which are suborbicular or broadly ovate, papery, and deeply green or brownish. The leaves are densely shortly setose and hispid-setulose on the upper surface and densely hispidulous-pilose on all veins on the lower surface. The venation of the leaves resembles a spiderweb.

Flower Details

The flowers of Begonia arachnoidea are white in color. Staminate flowers have four pink tepals, while carpellate flowers have three pink tepals. Stamens range from 26 to 44.

Etymology

The specific epithet "arachnoidea" refers to the leaf venation of this begonia species, which resembles a spiderweb.

Comparison to Similar Species

Begonia arachnoidea shares similarities with Begonia umbraculifolia but can be differentiated by various features, including its stout rhizomes, congested internodes, ovate-triangular stipules, and the characteristics of its leaves and pedicels.

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