B. hydrocotylifolia Otto ex Hooker was discovered in Mexico in 1841, but was not described until 1949. B. hydrocotylifolia is a rhizomatous begonia with a short thick succulent and creeping rhizome. The leaves are small, 3 by 2 1 /2 inches, orbicular(circular),...
B. crispula Brade is a Brazilian species described in 1950. Three to six inch orbicular, crinkled leaves grow at the ends of short, thin, creeping rhizomes. The leaves generally grow flat and tightly together in clusters of leaves. Petioles are one to two inches long,...
Begonia chitoensis was published in 1977 by Tang-Shui Liu and Ming-Jou Lai. The original citation appeared in Flora of Taiwan, Volume 3, page 793. It was collected in Chitou, Nantou on the island of Taiwan. Ming-Jou Lai also collected this species in Pahsien-Shan, in...
