Author: | Johann
Friedrich Klotzsch, 1854 |
Family: |
Begoniaceae |
Origin: |
Ecuador,
Peru |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
Height: |
60 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Begonia
grandiflora, Jacq. 1787.
Begonia octopetala,
Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle, 1788.
Begonia
grandiflora, Knowles & Westc. 1837. |
This member of the
Begoniaceae family was given this name by Johann Friedrich
Klotzsch in 1854. Somehow, the genera Begonia seems to be preferred. It is found
in Ecuador and Peru, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to four
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 60 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white. The
genera is named in honour of the natural scientist, friend of Göthe
and the custody of the scientific collections at Brüx in Bohemia;
Carl Husz, by Wilhelm
Gerhard Walpers and Carl Müller in 1857 in Annales Botanices
Systematicae.
The species name; octopetala derives from the Greek octo
and -petalon, referring to the eight petals of the flower. |