Begonia smithiana T.T.Yu ex Irmsch.

PLANTS OF GUIZHOU, CHINA
Begoniaceae
Begonia smithiana Yu
Songtao Xian, vicinity of Lengjiaba in the vicinity of
the confluence of the Xiaohe and Dahe rivers, NB side
of the Fanjing Shan mountain range.
Elevation 820-1120 m
Growing among rocks at stream edge, leaves purplish in
center and green toward edge on lower surface, petals
white becoming pink toward edges.
Sino-American Guizhou Botanical Expedition no. 2178
5-9 October 1986
Participants: B. Bartholomew, D. E. Boufford, Q. H. Chen
S. Z. Fang, J. G. Qi, S. A. Spongberg, Z. H. Tsi, Y. L. Tu
P. S. Wang, Y. H. Xiang and T. S. Ying
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