Begonia hederacea A. DC.

Begoniaceae

Collection NumberCroat, T 96006
CollectorsThomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph
Identified ByMark C. Tebbitt, 2016
SourceC. Davidson
Date17 March 2006
CountryEcuador
provincePichincha
LocationAlong old road from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito via Chiriboga and San Juan, 10.9 km NE of La Uníon and Río Pilaton. 1233 m elev.
Lat/LongS 00 18 21 W 078 53 03
NoteEpiphyte on small branch, scandent male flowers orange, female flowers with vestigial perianth; ovary green with long upper wing.

Local Habitat

0.3km distance

LocationEcuador, Pichincha, Along road between Santo Domingo de Los Colorados, via Chiriboga and San Juan. Departing main highway at La Uníon, Km 70 on new Sta. Domingo-Quito Hwy., 11.3 km N of main highway., S 00 18 29 W 078 53 01
Date23 March 2006
EcologyMontane rain forest