Begonia sonderiana Irmsch.

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Plateau below Nhanhore peak, Mt Gorongosa

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Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.

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Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts

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Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts

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Mt Gorongosa

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Status:	Native
Description:	More or less erect perennial herb, 40 -100 cm tall. Leaves asymmetrical, glabrous, 5-17 cm long, ovate in outline, with more or less distinct triangular lobes; margin irregularly dentate. Flowers in lax terminal inflorescences, pale to bright pink. Fruit a deep reddish pink capsule with 3 distinct, more or less fleshy wings.
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Derivation of specific name:	sonderiana: most likely named after Otto Wilhelm Sonder (1812-1881), German botanist, algologist and pharmacist. He is co-author of the first three volumes of Flora Capensis.
Habitat:	In moist montane areas, often in the shelter of rocks.
Altitude range: (metres)	1390 - 2000 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa.
FZ divisions:	MS
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Images last updated:	Sunday 5 June 2022
Literature:	Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 59. in error as Begonia natalensis Kupicha, F.K. (1978). Begoniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 502. As Begonia sonderana Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 29. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 90.

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