Family: Begoniaceae
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Begonia pentandra W.N.Takeuchi
Isotype of Begonia pentandra W.N.Takeuchi
Collection number: 23126
Collection date: 18th February 2008
Country/Territory: Philippines:Gingoog
Collecting locality: Papua New Guinea:Western:Strickland drainage, Juha South
Latitude: 5°53'95''S, Longitude: 142°26'4''E
Habitat: mossy montane forest on limestone
Description: Juicy or fleshy herbs on limestone walls, colony collection, monoecious; basal stem 14-27 x 0.2-0.5cm in vivo, somewhat creeping, rooting; upper stems aerial-erect; stipules lanceolate, 10-14 x 4.5-5.5mm in vivo; leaves fleshy, adaxially dark green; abaxially pale green or purple red; indument of coarse erect hairs.
Miscellaneous notes: digitial photos taken; LF sample in silica gel; bottled flowers (both sexes in nalgene)
Kind of specimen: SPIRIT
Barcode: E00765888
Herbarium region: 6E (New Guinea)
Number of sheets: 1
Associated material:
Herbarium sheetE00779112
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