Family | Begoniaceae |
Scientific name | Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masamune |
Synonyms | Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masamune forma albomaculata Liu & Lai; Begonia laciniata Roxburgh var. formosana Hayata; Begonia tarokoensis M. J. Lai |
Common name | (Japanese common name) maruyama-shu-kaido (マルヤマシュウカイドウ, 丸山秋海棠 [meaning: Maruyama's shu-kaido (shu-kaido = Begonia grandis)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
(Other nations) Taiwan | |
Habitat | Forest, forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=60, 64 |
Description | Plants 40-80cm tall. Flowers white or pink petals ca. 15mm long, flowering in all seasons. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam. |
Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam. | |
Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam. | |
Foliar Flavonoids from Two Begonia Species in Japan | |
Karyomorphology of Taiwanese Begonia (Begoniaceae): taxonomic implications |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |