MEMBER NAME: Tim JemmottLondon UK / DATE: 14 July 2021 SPECIES NAME: Begonia pringlei S. Watson 1891 Begonia pringlei is endemic to Mexico. The plant description states that it is from the north east of Mexico (San Luis Potosí). It is a small plant with a rhizomatous...
MEMBER NAME: Tim JemmottLondon UK / DATE: 01 August 2021 SPECIES NAME: Begonia sericoneura Liebmann 1853 Begonia sericoneura is one of the most widely distributed begonias of section Gireoudia and it is also the most frequently collected. I presume, due to its a large...
MEMBER NAME: Tim JemmottLondon UK / DATE: 08 August 2021 SPECIES NAME: Begonia lyman-smithii Burt-Utley 1987 The feature for which B. lyman-smithii is known is the band of sub-marginal of rust-coloured hairs [trichomes] on the leaf surface. There is only one other...
MEMBER NAME: Tim JemmottLondon UK / DATE: 18 July 2021 SPECIES NAME: Begonia hydrocotylifolia Otto ex W. J. Hooker 1842 B. hydrocotylifolia is a small rhizomatous Begonia endemic to Mexico, where it grows in wet forest. It has small, fleshy, shiny dark green leaves on...
MEMBER NAME: Tim JemmottLondon UK / DATE: 14 July 2021 SPECIES NAME: Begonia garagarana C.DC. 1919 Begonia garagarana is a medium to large size begonia, belonging to Begonia section Gireoudia, from Panama. It has a rhizomatous habit. B. garagarana is a very elegant...
B. burkillii (gray/green form) | Photo: Rick Schoellhorn MEMBER NAME: In Search of Small Things, Pacific Northwest SPECIES NAME: Begonia burkillii Begonia burkillii is a variable species, with multiple forms in cultivation and some more that have been solely observed...
