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Begonia truncatifolia

Begonia truncatifolia
Photo: Raabbustamante, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Begoniaceae (Begonia family)
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Philippines
Climate
wet tropical

About

Begonia truncatifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to the island of Palawan in the Philippines.

It was discovered in 2011 in San Vicente, Palawan by Filipino Botanist Botanist Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante. It was described in 2020 with the help from researchers from the Philippine Taxonomic Initiative (PTI) which was led by R.Bustam., Andrew Pranada, Yu Pin Ang, and Danilo Tandang. It resembles Begonia blancii but is distinguished by a high degree of variegation on their leaves, varying from brown mottled patches to white/silvery streaks. Endangered due to the decline to its population since its first documentation. Possible cause mentioned are illegal logging, slash and burn farming and construction of a resort on the river as some of the causes., thus according to the IUCN red list categories and criteria, B.

Other Begonia plants

Begonia abbottii · Begonia abbreviata · Maple Leaved Begonia · Ruby Begonia · Aconite Leaved Begonia · Begonia acutifolia · Begonia adamsensis · Begonia adpressa · Begonia adscendens · Begonia aequatorialis · Begonia aequilateralis · Begonia aeranthos

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Begonia truncatifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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