Begonia beryllae

Begonia beryllae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species: B. beryllae
Binomial name
Begonia beryllae
Ridl.

Begonia beryllae is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to the island of Borneo. The type specimen was from the slopes of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah at an elevation of approximately 1600 m (4800 feet) above sea level. It grows as an herb up to 3 m tall.[1]

References

  1. Ridley, Henry Nicholas. Sarawak Museum Journal 2(6):177. 1915.


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