5 I» ( 



7- Begonia rufa. 



B. caulefcens foliis femicordatis, lobaHs, ferrulatis, to- 

 nientofi?; capfulae a!a rotundata. 



Crefcit locis humidis juxta Viilam Ricam. 



CauUs fiutefcens, teres, flexuofus, ereftus, fnfra glabriu- 

 fculus, fuperne ferrugineo- tomentofus. Rami 

 cauli fimiles. 



FoUa alterna, petiolata , oblique cordata , angulato-Io- 

 bata lobis inaequalibus, acuminata, tenuisfime 

 denticulata , quinquenervia, fupra hirfutie rario- 

 ri fcabriufcula, fubtus tonjentofa, utrinque fer- 

 ruginea, crasfiufcula, inasqualia, pollicaria usque 

 tripoliicaria. PetioU teretes, ferrugineo- hirfuti» 

 fubpollicares. 



Stiputa petiolos bafi ampledlantes membranaceae," extus 

 hirtae. 



Floves terminales, paniculati. Peduncnhis teres, ereftnSj 

 dicbotomus, hirtus; Pedicelli fubumbellati. Ma-> 

 fcuU flores: Petata quatuor, duo majora exterio- 

 ra rigidiora et ferrugineo-hirta ; duo interiora 

 oppofita, oblonga , tenera, albida. AHthercs lu- 

 teae, ereftae. Feminei: Petata quinque, duo fub- 

 rotunda, exteriora majora, hirta; duo interiora 

 ovata, alba. StyU tres , bipartiti. 



Ca^futa ovata, trigona, angulis roembranaceis, binis inte- 

 rioribas fere obfoletis, exteriore exferto ala par- 

 va rotundata; magnitudine pifi majoris. 



Obf, Foliorum forma fimilis B. acuiifotice , fed ab illa efc 

 a congeneribus hirfutie ferruginea diftindlisfima* 



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