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Accession Data:

Begonia cubensis Hassk.

  • sect. Begonia

  • Common Name: Cuban Holly
  • Family: Begoniaceae C.A. Agardh

  • Country of Origin: Cuba

  • Description: sect. Begonia
  • USDA Zone: 9-11?

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199100101
  • Source: Al Boyer
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1991
  • Bench: 1314 - NEOA: East Bench SC
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-30-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Cucurbitales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Begoniaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cuba

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, June 02, 2016.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, June 02, 2016.

data regenerated on Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:57:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= accession added within past 90 days
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