Begonia retusa O.E.Schulz

Creator(s): C. A. Gracie

Description: Flowers of Begonia retusa, based on Mori et al. 26902 from Saba, Netherlands Antilles. The petals are white and the stamens are yellow.

Rights: Rights reside with creator, otherwise property of NYBG.

  • Filed As

    Begoniaceae
    Begonia retusa O.E.Schulz

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 26902 with C. A. Gracie, W. R. Buck, P. C. Hoetjes & H. Sipman, 08 Mar 2007

  • Location

    Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Saba. Mt. Scenery Trail starting from parking area at SW end of The Mountain Road (Rendezvous). At top and just below top.

  • Habitat

    Hurricane damaged cloud forest.

  • Description

    Terrestrial herb. Perianth white. Stamens yellow. Fruits winged.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    [Photo].

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 933645

    Occurrence ID: 88120fce-4d23-4d4f-a079-63152e9db972

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Begoniaceae

  • All Determinations

    Begonia retusa O.E.Schulz det S. A. Mori, 2007

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

  • State/Province

    Saba

  • Locality

    Mt. Scenery Trail starting from parking area at SW end of The Mountain Road (Rendezvous). At top and just below top.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 - 850 m. (2625 - 2789 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.6344, -63.2394

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