Family: Begoniaceae
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Begonia sericoneura Liebm.
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Begonia sericoneura Liebm.Det.E00679360Moonlight, P.W. 9th June 2014Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Collector/Expedition: Pérez-Espona, Sílvia
Collection number: 16
Collection date: 23rd April 2002
Country/Territory: Belize
Collecting locality: Belize:Cayo District:Monkey Tail River bank, Chiquibul Forest Reserve
Latitude: 16°44'25''N, Longitude: 88°56'9''W
Habitat: Rainforest
Description: Herb. Stem circular, green and soft inside, woody appearance, of a dark green or golden colour, with abundant adventitious roots, showing scars of old leaves. Petioles of old leaves softer than the ones of younger leaves. Young leaves very thin, soft and waxy, darker green on the upper side in the areas close to veins, with abundant red hairs on the under side and some hairs on the upper side of leaves. Old leaves shiny and glabrous. Pedicels of the inflorescences pinkish and hairy; flowers with white petals, stamens bright yellow. Fruit 3-winged, one of the wings larger that the other two.
Miscellaneous notes: Growing with other herbs and ferns on a slope, on sandstone rock, under the shade of tall trees. Most abundant trees in the area were Ceiba, Brosimum alicastrum, Corynostylis arborea, Trichilia minutiflora, Spondias minutiflora, Schilozobium parahiba and strangler fig trees.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00679360
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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