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Begonia guaduensis

Botanic Family

Begoniaceae

Author

Kunth

Common Names

• Pichón (Colombia)

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Panama
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed vegetation

Flowering Times

• Aug (Bolivia) May (Brazil) Mar
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec (Colombia)

Fruiting Times

• Oct (Brazil) Mar (Colombia) May (Costa Rica)

Climbing hemi-epiphytic herb or vine with red-tinged glabrous stems to 2m. Leaves to 70mm x 28mm with serrate margins, glabrous above. Many-flowered inflorescences to 300mm diameter. Male inflorescence terminal with bracts with 2 sepals & 2 petals. Fruit to 17.5mm long.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• JAA
• Kew
• Gleason & Moldenke
• NGSP
• Fedde
• Mobot