Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia
Specific Epithet
villifolia
Authorship
Irmsch.
4/30/2018
Location
China, Yunnan, Malipo Xian.
22.942222, 104.594444
Location Remarks
Wenshan 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.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph, Chris Davidson, Xin-Han HUANG, Zhuo ZHOU
Notes
In 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.
