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Begonia dregei

Begonia dregei male flower
Common names: dwarf wild begonia, maple-leaved begonia, wild begonia (Eng.); wildebegonia (Afr.); iDlula (IsiZulu)
Family: Begoniaceae

... Xaba Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden June 2010 Begonia dregei is a tuberous, fleshy perennial that grows to ... five. The fruit is about 10-20 mm across the wings. The begonia family, Begoniaceae, occurs in tropical and ... over 900 species). In southern Africa there is one genus, Begonia,  with five indigenous species: Begonia dregei , B. ...

14 / 06 / 2010 | Phakamani Xaba | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Begonia geranioides

Begonia geranioides drawing
Common names: geranium-leaved wild begonia (Eng.); wildebegonia (Afr.); iDlula ilimhlophe (IsiZulu)
Family: Begoniaceae

... Xaba Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2010 Begonia geranioides is a tuberous, fleshy, often stem-less ... 20 x 20 mm across the broadest part of the wings. The begonia family, Begoniaceae, occurs in tropical and ... over 900 species). In southern Africa there is one genus, (Begonia ), with five indigenous species: Begonia dregei , B. ...

06 / 09 / 2010 | Phakamani Xaba | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Begonia homonyma

Begonia homonyma
Common names: large-leaved wild begonia (Eng.); wildebegonia (Afr.); idlula (Zul.)
Family: Begoniaceae

... July 2020 Acknowledgements: photos by Geoff Nichols. Begonia homonyma is a semi-tuberous, soft, succulent, ... mm across the expanded wing.  This species is similar to Begonia dregei and they have sometimes have been regarded as ... or shallowly lobed and with veins strongly raised below. Begonia homonyma is endemic to South Africa; this species has ...

13 / 07 / 2020 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG
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