An unbranched, elongated inflorescence with pedicellate flowers maturing from the bottom upward, an indeterminate single axis type of inflorescence

An inflorescence with the general appearance, but not necessarily the structure, of a true raceme

Having flowers in raceme-like inflorescence that may or may not be true racemes

The main axis of a structure such as on a compound leaf where the leaflets are attached, or on an inflorescence

The act of branching out or dividing into branches; branched

The portion of the pedicel where the flower parts are attached

Curls gradually outward or downward towards its tip

Regarding plant habit, bends outward or downward at a sharp angle

Shaped like a kidney, as in a leaf shape View Illustration

A leaf margin with an uneven, slightly wavy or weakly sinuate margin; undulate

Creeping along the surface rooting at nodes

Having a netted or network pattern showing weak grooves outlining veining

With a rounded sinus at the apex

A type of Begonia that is grown for its multicolored leaves. All Rex culturum types are descended from the Indian species B. rex that has been crossed with other types of rhizomatous begonias

Begonias possessing rhizomes, these are easy-care plants with interesting leaves, growing year-round, and having flower clusters that stick out above the foliage like clouds. Ex. B. ‘Erythrophylla’

A persistent stem that grows on, or under the ground, with nodes and internodes producing roots on the underside when it touches the soil, or stems or shoots above ground

Venation In peltate leaves, the veins radiating out from the umbo

Round or rounded in outline

Surface covered with a network of veins (reticulated) with the spaces between them convex (wrinkled) with irregularly curving, inward or outward, elevations Examples: B. rajah, B. goegoensis