Begonia

PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
STATE OF ARAGUA, "HENRI POTIER" NATIONAL PARK
BEGONLACEAE fí-'fffC/ U* Spfi*
Pico Guacamaya, ridge extending E from peak. N10° 22’; W 67° 39’.
Above cloud forest. Not dense, canopy open, 6-12 m high with emergents to 20 m.
Few low herbs, Neurolepis pittieri common along ridge, tree ferns and palms
(Catoblastus prae-morsus) dominating the understorey, mosses and epiphytes
abundant. Poorly developed friable soil with peaty humic topsoil. 1775 m alt.
Climber. Leaves shiny, smooth both sides. Buds and pedicels pink. Rowers with 2
white petals flushed pink when young; many anthers, yellow.
K.S. Edwards 218	14	February	1990
EX HERB HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.	UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL - U.CV. FACULTAD DE AGRONOMIA
THIS MATERIAL IS RESTRICTED. IT IS SUBJECT TO THE RBG KEW	"HENRI PITTIER" EXPEDITION, VENEZUELA 1989 - 1990
TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT WAS SUPPLIED.
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