Begonia sonderiana
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Plateau below Nhanhore peak, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau below Nhanhore peak, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau below Nhanhore peak, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, 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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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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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