Begonia foliosa Kunth belongs to the Begoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Begonia foliosa, Croat 95770--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 197 (3).jpg
Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia
Specific Epithet
foliosa
Authorship
Kunth
3/11/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Less than 1 m tall; flowers white.
2/12/2005
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
2/13/2005
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial; petals white, tinged reddish outside.
