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Begonia fuchsiiflora

Botanic Family

Begoniaceae

Author

(A. de Candolle) A.I. Baranov & F. A. Barkley

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Montane rain forest
• remnant forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• Jun (Ecuador)

Epiphytic vine to 3m with glabrous herbaceous stems. Lobed leaves to 75mm x 25mm, suffused red beneath. Cymes with bracts to 10mm long, red flowers, sepals to 12mm long, petals to 10mm long. Reddish-green fruits.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Phytologia