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Accession Data:

Begonia conchifolia A.Dietr.

  • sect. Gireoudia

  • Common Name: Red Ruby Begonia
  • Family: Begoniaceae C.A. Agardh

  • Country of Origin: Costa Rica

  • Description: A form of this Central American begonia with a red spot on each leaf blade at the attachment of the petiole.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500158
  • Source: Judy Becker - Lauray of Salisbury
  • Provenance:
    Judy Becker, Lauray of Salisbury. Plant received as B. conchifolia var. rubrimacula
  • Accession Date: 12-11-2015
  • Bench: 1314 - NEOA: East Bench SC
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-08-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Cucurbitales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Begoniaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Costa Rica / Panama

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 18, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 18, 2017.

data regenerated on Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:15:42 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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W/C = Wild Collected
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