BEGONIA 



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BEGONIA 



B. Johnsto'ni (Johnston's) i. Rose. E. Trop. Africa. 



1887. 



,, Jose' phi (Joseph's), i. Rose. Summer. Himalayas. 

 kalli'sta (most beautiful). (Fl. and Pom., 1877, 211.) 



Hybrid between B. Sedeni and B. Stella. 1876. 

 ,, kewe'nsis (Kew). White. Garden origin. 1908. 

 ,, knowsleya'na (Knowsley). Garden hybrid. Winter. 



1882. 

 Kumme'ricz (Frau Rummer's). German E. Africa. 



1904. 



&Mn#ta'na(Kunthian). White. Trop. Amer. 1862. 

 ,, lacinia'ta (cut-leaved). 2. White. Himalayas. 



China. Syn. B. bowringiana. 



Lansbe'rgece(Lansberge's). (111. H., 1893, 41, t. 174.) 

 ,, Lapeyrou'sei (Lapeyrouse's). Garden origin. 

 ,, lauri'na (laurel-leaved). See B. OTTONIS. 

 ,, Lehmba'chii (Lehmbach's). Cameroons. 1900. 

 Lemahou'tii (Lemahout's). (Jard., 1889, 258.) 

 Leopo'ldii (Leopold's). Hybrid between B. Griffilhii 



and B. splendida. 

 lepro'sa (scaly). China. 



Lesou'dsii (Lesoud's). Garden hybrid. 1888. 

 lindleya'na (Lindleyan). 2j. White. Winter. 



Guatemala. 

 linea'ta (lined). Pale pink. Tuberous-rooted species . 



Java. 1882. 



lobula'ta (small-lobed). Mexico. 

 longicy'ma (long-cymed). Hybrid between B. schmid- 



tiana and B. semperflorens. 

 lo'ngipes (long-stalked). 3. White. March. Mexico. 



1828. 

 longi'pila (long-haired). See B. HERACLEIFOLIA 



LONGIPILA. 



Lubbe'rsii (Lubber's). White. Brazil. 1883. 



,, lu'cida (shining). See B. SCANDENS. 



luxu'rians (luxuriating). Bluish-white. Brazil. 



lynchia'na (Lynchian). Bright carmine. Colombia. 



Syn. B. Rcezlii. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 3. White. July. 



Jamaica. 1793. 

 macro'ptera (large- winged), i. White. June. Brazil, 



1818. Syns. B. patula and B. pauciflora. 

 macula' ta (blotched). White or red. Summer. Brazil. 



1821. Syn. B. argyrostigma. 

 ,, coralli'na. Coral-red. 

 ,, ,, eleganti' ssima. 

 Wi'ghtii. 

 magni'fica (magnificent). Carmine. New Grenada. 



1855- 

 ,, malaba'rica (Malabar). 3. Pink. July. S. Ind. 



1827. 

 manica'ta (collared). 3. Pale pink. April. Mexico. 



1842. Stove herbaceous perennial. 

 ,. ,, macula' ta. Leaves blotched. 

 Ma'nnii (Mann's). Rose. Trop. Africa. 1862. 

 margarita'cea( pearly). Appears related to B. incarnata . 



Hybrid. 1895. 

 Mar ga' rita (Margaret's). Hybrid between B. echinose- 



pala and B. incarnata. 1884. 

 margina'ta illustra'ta (Sander. Cat. 1897, 6). Leaves 



with green and chocolate veins. 

 marmora'ta (marbled). A variety of B. Xanthina. 

 martia'na (Martius's). See B. GRA'CILIS. 

 ma'xima (largest). 6. White. Summer. Mexico. 



1853- 



megaphy'lla (large-leaved). White. Winter. Brazil. 

 .. meta'llica (metallic), i to 2. Pink. Mexico. 1875. 

 VanGee'rti (Van Geert's). A small-leaved variety. 



1904. 



variega'ta. Variegated. 

 Meye'ri (Meyer's). 3. White. February. Mexico. 



1838. 

 meysselia'na (Meysselian). Leaves bright green, 



spotted with silver. Sumatra. 1883. 

 microphy'lla (small-leaved). See B. FOLIOSA. 

 ,, micro'ptera (small-winged). i. White, pink. 



December. Borneo. 1856. 

 minia'ta (vermilion). See B. FUCHSIOIDES. 

 ,, mo'dica (modest). J. Yellow. W. Trop. Africa 



1908. 

 ,, mono'plera (one-winged). 2j. \Vhite. July. Mexico. 



1826. 



moritzia'na (Moritzian). See B. SCANDENS. 

 multibulbillo'sa (many-bubilled). 2. White. Brazil. 



1830. Stove. 



B. multiflo'ra (many-flowered). Colombia. 

 ,, multine'rvia (many- veined) . White and rose. Brazil. 



1869. 

 murica'ta (warted). 3. White. September. Brazil. 



Stove. 

 natale'nsis (Natal). White and rose. November. 



Natal. 1855. 

 n^Mwt&t;'/o7ifl(Nelumbium-leaved). White. Winter. 



Mexico. Syn. B. hernandicefolia. 

 nemo'phila (shade-loving). See B. CATHCARTII. 

 ,, ni'gro-ve'nia (black- veined) . See B. GLANDULOSA. 

 ,, ni'tida (shining-leaved) . ij. Pink. August. Jamaica. 



1777. Syn. B. pulchra. 

 ,, obli'qua (oblique). See B. NITIDA. 

 Octa'vie. Garden hybrid. 1889. 

 octope'tala(Qight-pet3iled). 2. Greenish-white. Octo- 

 ber. Peru. 1835. Stove tuberous-rooted. 

 ,, ,, Lemoi'nei (Lemoine's). Hybrid between B. octo- 



petala and a tuberous Begonia. 1889. 

 ,, odora'ta (fragrant). See B. SUAVEOLENS. 

 ,, odorati' ssima (sweetest-scented). See B. BAUMANNI. 

 ., ohlendorffia'na (Ohlendorffian). i. Pink. Brazil. 



1879. Syn. B. platanifolia ohlendorffiana. 

 o'lbia. White. Leaves bronzy-green, spotted white. 



Brazil. 1884. 

 ,, opulifto'ra (Guelder-rose-flowered), i. White. Spring. 



New Grenada. 1854. 

 ,, Otionia'na (Ottoman). Hybrid between B. conchcefolia 



and B. coriacea. 1859. 

 Otto'nis (Otto's). New Granada. 

 ,, ovatifo'lia (ovate-leaved). Himalayas. 

 ,, palma'ris (hand-shaped). Mexico. 

 ,, palma'ta (hand-shaped). i. White. August. 



Nepaul. 1819. 



,, papilla' sa (pimpled). See B. INCARNATA PAPILLOSA. 

 ,, parviflo'ra (small-flowered). White. 1881. 

 ,, parvifo'lia (small-leaved). See B. DREGEI. 

 parvipelta'ta (small peltate-leaved). 3. White. 



Brazil. 1816. 



pa' tula (spreading). See B. MACROPTERA. 

 ,, pa' tula (spreading). (RegelDescr., 13.) Pink. Brazil. 



1889. 

 ,, Pea'rcei (Pearce's). i. Yellow. Summer. Bolivia. 



1865. 



,, Pea'rcei X Bauma'nni. Garden hybrid. 

 pelta'ta (peltate-leaved), -. White. Brazil. 1815. 



Syns. B. coriacea of Hasskarl, and B. hernandiafolia 



of B. M., t. 4676. 



peltifo'lia (shield-leaved). See B. PARVIPELTATA. 

 ,, pentaphy'lla (five-leaved). See B. MURICATA. 

 ,, periste'gia (involucred). Brazil. 

 petalo'des (full-petaled). Pink, white. April. Peru. 



1833. 

 ,, phyllomani'aca (leaf-mad). Pale rose. Stem clothed 



with many small and a few large leaves. Winter. 



Guatemala. 1861. 

 ,, pi' eta (painted). }. Pink. August. Nepaul. 1818. 



Stove tuberous-rooted. 

 ,, pictavie'nsis. Garden hybrid between B. scharffiana 



and B. metallica. 



,, platanifo'lia (plane-tree-leaved). 10. Pink. Sep- 

 tember. Brazil. 1829. 

 ,, ,, deco'ra (decorated). Silvery markings on the 



leaves predominate in this variety. 

 illu'stris (striking). 

 ,, pulvina' ta (cushioned). 

 ,, Po'ggei (Pogge's). White. Congo. 1906. 

 ,, polya'ntha (many-flowered). Mexico. 

 ,, polype'tala (many-petaled). Red. Winter. Peru. 



1878. 



,, prestonie'nsis(Pre3toman). Orange-red. Hybrid be- 

 tween B. cinnabarina and B. nitida. 

 ., prismatoca'rpa (prism-fruited). J. Yellow. Summer. 



Trop. Africa. 1861. 



pruina'ta (frosty-leaved). White. Costa Rica. 1870. 

 ,, pulche'lla (neat). . White. July. Brazil. 1823. ] 



Stove annual. 



,, pu'lchra (beautiful). See B. NITIDA. 

 ,, puncta'ta (spotted). See B. HERACLEIFOLIA. 

 ,, punctati' ssima (much spotted). Hybrid between 



B. decora and B. Rex. 1899. 

 ,, ^Mte^sta'na(Putzeys'). White. Winter. Venezuela. 



1871. 



,, radia'ta (rayed). See B. HERACLEIFOLIA. 

 ., radi'cans (rooting). Brazil. A climber. 



