Begonia modica
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Begonia modica, Stapf. A spreading, dwarf plant with sts. green, slender: Lvs. peltate, orbicular or broadly ovate, 2-4 in. long, pale green in color, margins pink, undulate, margins and veins ciliate; petioles greenish red, hairy, 3-5 in. long: infl. few-fld., males small, 2- petaled, orange-yellow, with red blotch at base of petals, females same as males in color; ovary 4-celled, ½ in. long, winged, hairy. W. Trop. Afr. H.M. 8258.— A recent species, requiring stove conditions.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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