Accession Data
Begonia pavonina
Common Name: Peacock Begonia
Family: Begoniaceae
Country of Origin: Peninsular Malaysia
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
Accession Date: 2022-11-30 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 1314
Quantity: 2
Source: Smith College
Provenance:
ex hort. Plant from Smith College received Oct 2022
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid I
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Flowering Data:
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