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Begoniaceae (begonia family) » Begonia crenata
be-GON-yuh -- named for Michel Begon, 18th c. Governor of St Domingue, French Canada
kre-NAH-tuh -- scalloped
commonly known as: common begonia • Marathi: काप्रु kapru, खडक आंबाडी khadak-ambadi
Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India)
References: Flowers of India • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaaac Kehimkar • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
comprende circa un migliaio di specie di piante erbacee, perenni, sempreverdi o decidue. Altrettante sono le varietà e, addirittura, incalcolabili sono le cultivar. Hanno caratteristiche molto varie da specie a specie e vengono coltivate per il fogliame e/o per i fiori, nonché per la facilità di riproduzione e moltiplicazione. Le loro dimensioni vanno dai 10cm ai 3 m d’altezza. Possono avere portamento eretto, ricadente o rampicante. Il fusto di solito è carnoso con nodi rigonfi a livello dei quali partono le foglie asimmetriche, carnose, di forma e colore variabili. L’unica caratteristica comune a tutte le specie del genere è quella di essere piante monoiche: i fiori maschili e femminili si trovano sulla stessa pianta. I primi di solito sono caduchi, più appariscenti e formati da quattro petali ovali, due dei quali più corti; i secondi sono formati da quattro petali uguali, sono persistenti e presentano un ovario che dà origine a un frutto-capsula alato, a sezione triangolare, con molti semi finissimi.
Begonia is a very large genus of ca. 1500 species of herbs and subshrubs that occur predominantly in the tropical rainforests of both hemispheres. Unfortunately none of the species on display in the Domes were labelled, so I can't provide names. These photos, taken at the Mitchell Domes (and indoor conservatory) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, show four of the species currently on display.
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
Cool weather makes for lots of flowers, I guess. That's Fireflush behind it, you can see a couple of different begonias in the background as well as dianthus.
Just a humble Begonia; a wax, or fibrous-rooted Begonia, I believe.
Lots of detail in the 'original' size!
This begonia is a small shrub (~1.5 m tall) -- much larger than B. involucrata, although with very similar flowers.
Refs on the web are VERY scanty, but seem to point to this as B. cooperi.
www.begonias.org/Articles/Vol68/BegoniasCostaRica.htm
fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/results.asp?lang=esp&... shows B. heydei, which looks completely different. It also shows B. onvallariodora: looks right, but it is found in Monteverde? On the basis of InBIO accessions, seems to generally be a lower-altitude sp, and those records that are comparably high altitude are elsewhere (mainly further south). Whereas B. cooperi does have 1 accession from the Monteverde area (although the data are a little sparser than I'd like for making an ID from).
www.clinchtrails.com/tag/plants/ is a blog from botanical illustrators(?) working in the area who show a sketch of one from the Monteverde area that looks right, & it's identified as B. cooperi.
Begonia on top of a wall to border this path in the winter gardens, with ivy covering the wall and Ficus benjamina providing extra height to the green wall.
Surrounded by glass hothouse walls a host of glorious begonias bloomed in a riot of colors: pinks and yellows, reds and whites, oranges and creams. Diffused sunlight traced the delicate veins, and dark, green leaves framed the velvety leaves. For gardeners and photographers alike, this is a taste of heaven.