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Begonia lagunensis elmer

Description:
Epiphytic, scandent, fleshy herb, with many branches, rooting at some of the nodes. Stems maroon or red, turning brown, succulent, terete, c. 1.5 cm thick; internodes c. 2⎼4 cm long. Leaves simple, alternately arranged, oblong or ovate, with rounded base and acuminate apex, c. 2.5⎼5 x 1.5⎼2 cm, readily breaking with a snap. Inflorescences unisexual, terminal on the branches, c. 3⎼5 cm long. Staminate (male) and carpellate (female) flowers pink.

References:
Fernando, E.S., V.B. Amoroso, D.N. Tandang, C.I. Banag, A.B. Lapis, W.S. Gruèzo, F.P. Coritico, F.A. Pollisco Jr., A.M. Palijon, M.D. Ching, F.P. Lansigan, C. Garcia-Francisco, N.M. Lita, A.M. Tagtag, & J.L. De Leon. 2021. Threatened Plants of the Philippines. 147p. Biodiversity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Quezon City, Philippines. ISBN 978-621-96498-0-3.
Pelser, P.B., J.F. Barcelona, & D.L. Nickrent (eds.). 2011 onwards. Co’s Digital Flora of the Philippines. http://www.philippineplants.org.
Rubite, R.R. 2013. Begonia Section Petermannia of Luzon, the Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science 142: 183–197.

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Common name / Local name :

Family : Begoniaceae

Genus : Begonia

Taxonomic Group :

CITES Appendix : N/A

Conservation Status : Other Threatened Species

Geographic Location : Endemic

Identifications: Begonia Lagunensis

Leaves with midrib not extended into tendril.
Flowers not specialized; roots without velamen
Herbaceous plants; stems and leaves fleshy
Plants epiphytic; leaves small, oblong to ovate in shape; leaf margins
Angiosperms
Plants producing true flowers and fruits for sexual reproduction