Begonia glabra Aubl.
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Authority
Smith, Lyman B. & Schubert, Bernice G. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. Camp. Begoniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 36-40.
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Family
Begoniaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Plants climbing tree-trunk to 11 m., leaves pale green; to 1.5 m., flowers pink.
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Distribution
Junction of Provinces of Guayas, Canar, Chimborazo and Bolivar: foothills of the western Cordillera near the village of Bucay, 1,000-1,250 ft., E-3754. El Oro: plants climbing to 5 m. or more, flowers white; in Moro-Moro region (about 21 miles west of Porto.velo), 3,400-4,200 ft., in dense rain forest, E-630. Santiago-Zamora ("Oriente"): eastern slope of the Cordillera, valley of the Rios Negro and Chupianza (on trail from Sevilla de Oro to Mendez), E-769.
Guyana South America| Amazonas Ecuador South America|