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Begonia cucullata Willd.

Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia.

 

Begonia cucullata Willd. Begoniaceae. CN: [Malay - Resam batu (generic)], Clubed Begonia, Wax Begonia. An exotic from Brazil, it is now a garden escape both in the highlands, e.g., at Cameron and Genting Highlands, and in the lowlands. On the banks of and in wet concrete storm drains. It spreads by seed and detached pieces of stem.

 

Synonym(s):

Begonia cucullata var. cucullata

Begonia cucullifolia Hassk.

Begonia dispar Rchb.

Begonia nervosa Kunth [Invalid]

Begonia paludicola C.DC.

Begonia semperflorens Link & Otto

Begonia semperflorens f. flavescens C.DC.

Begonia setaria Graham

 

Ref. and suggested reading:

FRIM Flora Database

www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-361362

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