Accession Data:
Begonia pavonina Ridl.
- Common Name: Peacock Begonia
- Family: Begoniaceae C.A. Agardh
- Country of Origin: Peninsular Malaysia
- Habitat: Shady understory of tropical forest
- Description: Blue iridescence of the leaves of this begonia is thought to be a side-effect of adaptations to the structure of the chloroplasts that improve photosynthesis in deep shade.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 202200121
- Source: Smith College
- Provenance:
ex hort. Plant from Smith College received Oct 2022
- Accession Date: 11-30-2022
- Bench: 1314 - NEOA: East Bench SC
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-22-2025
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Cucurbitales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Begoniaceae
- SubFamily:
- Tribe:
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Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Malaya
References (external):
data regenerated on Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:53:16 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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