Red And White Begonia
Begonia albococcinea
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Red And White Begonia
Identify Red And White Begonia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Red and white bicolor flowers.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- Confirm it sits within the Begoniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Red And White Begonia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Begonia albococcinea
- Genus
- Begonia
- Family
- Begoniaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base)recorded
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“Petioles are reddish, angled, hairy, and about 15 cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf venation
- PalmaterecordedSeveral main veins radiating out from a single point at the leaf base.“Leaves are nearly round and peltate, measuring 6–8 × 7–10 cm, thick and dorsifixed, green above and pale reddish-green beneath, with 5–6 palmate veins radiating from the centre.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Red And White Begonia itself; the rest are typical of the Begoniaceae family.
About Red And White Begonia
Red and White Begonia (Begonia albococcinea) is a herb in the Begoniaceae family. It grows in evergreen forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Begoniaceae
Begonia Family
Red And White Begonia belongs to the Begoniaceae family.
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