Begonia villifolia Irmsch.

Begoniaceae

Collection NumberD. Boufford 44116
CollectorsDavid E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph, Chris Davidson, Xin-Han HUANG & Zhuo ZHOU
Identified ByD. Boufford (GH)
SourceC. Davidson
Date30 April 2018
CountryChina
province/SARYunnan
prefecture-levelMalipo Xian.
LocationWenshan Zhuangzu-Miaozu-Zizhizhou. Southwest of the city of Malipo and almost exactly midway in a straight line between Nanwenhe-Xiang and Dulong-zhen, near Baishapo, along a tributary of the Tanshan-he (Tanshan River); ca. 10.4 km north of the border with Vietnam. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with Lauraceae and Fagaceae dominant, with several species of Acer and shrubby understory with abundant colonies of Alpinia. 1250-1350 m.
Lat/LongN 22 56 32 E 104 35 40
NoteIn forest at base of slope at upper edge of flat area above stream. Herbs, ca. 0.7 m tall, succulent; stems and inflorescences with red trichomes; petals white; anthers yellow.