Begonia grandis subsp. sinensis (A.DC.) Irmsch. (T)
Description:
First described in 1939 (Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg), this subspecies is native to central and southern China, growing as a tuberous geophyte in temperate forests and shaded limestone slopes at 300–3400 m. It occurs across provinces including Yunnan, Sichuan, Zhejiang and Guangxi in moist woodland habitats. It forms weak upright stems with asymmetrical green leaves, sometimes reddish beneath, and produces nodding pale pink flowers in summer in cool, humid forest conditions.
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