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Begonia retinervia
Begonia retinervia, also known as tu mai qiu hai tang (Chinese: 突脉秋海棠), is a species of Begonia endemic to the Guangxi region of China.
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Description
This species has near black leaves with protruding veining. Its leaves are finely hairy and its flowers are whitish to pinkish in color.
Range & habitat
Begonia retinervia is known only from north-central Guangxi in southern China, where it grows on limestone slopes and inside damp limestone caves at altitudes of 200–550 m (660–1,800 ft).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
Begonia retinervia flowers from August to October and fruits from November to March of the following year. It is considered rare within its range.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1590915.