acute, glabrous; stalks of flowers and leaves hairy; flowers and
fruit as in _B. barbata_. Summer. India. SYN. _B. nemophila_. (C.
H. P. 13.)
=B. Chelsoni= (Chelsea).* T. A garden hybrid between _B. Sedeni_
and _B. boliviensis_. Stem fleshy, 2ft. high. _l._ oblique,
lance-shaped, irregularly lobed. _fl._ large, orange-red, drooping.
Summer, 1874.
=B. cinnabarina= (vermilion).* S. Stem erect, short, herbaceous.
_l._ 2in. to 4in. long, oblique, toothed; peduncles 6in. long,
few-flowered. _fl._ (male), medium, red; female flowers very small.
Summer. Capsule irregularly-winged. Bolivia, 1848. (B. M. 4483.)
=B. cinnabarina= (vermilion). A variety of _B. fuchsioides_.
=B. Clarkii= (Clarke's).* T. Stem purplish, fleshy, stout. _l._
oblique-cordate, serrate. _fl._ in pendulous racemes, abundant,
large, bright red, very handsome, nearly related to _B. Veitchii_.
Summer. Peru and Bolivia, 1867. (B. M. 5675.)
=B. coccinea= (red).* S. Habit suffruticose. Stem sub-erect, 1ft.
to 2ft. high, thick at the base. _l._ ovate-oblong, pointed;
margins undulate and toothed. _fl._ in pendulous racemes,
medium-sized; flowers and peduncles red. Capsule nearly regular;
wings short. Summer. Brazil, 1842. (B. M. 3990.)
=B. conchæfolia= (shell-leaved). Stem creeping, rhizomatous, thick.
_l._ peltate, ovate, 3in. to 5in. long, edges almost entire; under
side, along with leaf and flower-stalks, covered with ferruginous
hairs; scape 9in. long, erect, surmounted by corymb of small
whitish fragrant flowers. Capsule wings, one long, two short.
Autumn and winter. South America, 1852. SYNS. _B. scutellata_, _B.
Warscewiczii_. (R. B. 246.)
=B. corallina= (coral-flowered). S. Stem woody, branching,
sub-erect, brownish when matured. _l._ ovate-oblong, pointed,
undulate, smooth, dull green, under side purple. _fl._ in long
pendent racemes, numerous, medium-sized, bright coral-red. Summer.
Brazil (?), 1875. A rare species, and one of the handsomest of the
shrubby kinds, most likely closely related to _B. maculata_.
=B. cordifolia= (heart-shaped). T. Stemless; root-stock fleshy.
_l._ cordate, orbicular, toothed, 3in. wide, pilose above,
pubescent below; flower-scape 6in. long, dichotomous. _fl._
numerous, medium-sized. Capsule with three narrow wings. Winter.
Ceylon and India. SYN. _B. Arnottiana_.
=B. coriacea= (leathery).* T. Stem 6in. high, herbaceous. _l._
reniform, 5in. wide by 3in. long, smooth above, pilose below. _fl._
rose-coloured, large, in twos or threes on the end of an erect
scape, 8in. to 10in. long. Wings of capsule short, red. Summer.
Bolivia.
=B. coriacea= (leathery). Synonymous with _B. peltata_.
=B. crassicaulis= (thick-stemmed). Stem short, thick, articulated,
succulent. _l._ palmate; segments acuminate, toothed, under side
clothed with rusty down. _fl._ in many-flowered cymes, dipetalous,
white or rose-coloured, medium-sized. Capsule wings unequal. Near
to _B. heracleifolia_. Spring. Guatemala, 1841. (B. R. 28, 44.)
=B. crinita= (hairy).* S. Stem 1ft. high, fleshy, bright red, more
or less hairy. _l._ ovate-cordate; margins toothed, dark green;
petiole red and hairy, like the stems. _fl._ in lax, branching
cymes, rose-coloured, 1-1/2in. in diameter. Fruit three-winged, one
long and acute, two short and rounded. Spring. Bolivia, 1870. (B.
M. 5897.)
=B. cucullata= (hooded). A variety of _B. semperflorens_.
=B. dædalea= (adorned).* Stem short, thick, succulent. _l._ large,
green, thickly covered with a close network of russet-brown,
scarlet when young; edges pilose. _fl._ white and rose, in loose
panicles. Mexico, 1860. A handsome foliaged plant. (I. H. 1861,
269.)
=B. Daveauana.= _See_ =Pellionia Daveauana=.
=B. Davisii= (Davis's).* T. stemless, _l._ springing directly from
root-stock, ovate-cordate, shining green, slightly hairy, underside
red; petiole short, fleshy. Flower-scapes, pedicels, and flowers
bright red; scape 4in. high, bearing half a dozen flowers in umbel.
Capsule three-winged, one long, two very short. Summer. Peru, 1876.
A handsome tuberous-rooted species, dwarf. See Fig. 228, for which
we are indebted to Messrs. Veitch and Sons. (B. M. 6252.)
=B. dichotoma= (branching). S. Stem tall, stout, fleshy. _l._ 5in.
long by 4in. wide, lobed, dull green. _fl._ white, on long axillary
scapes, numerous. Winter. 1860.
=B. Digswelliana= (Digswell's). Stem short, semi-decumbent, large,
green; margins red. _fl._ on long, erect scapes, pale pink, small,
numerous. Useful for winter flowering purposes. A garden hybrid.
(F. M. 236.)
=B. dipetala= (two-petaled). Stems springing from a fleshy
root-stock, erect, 18in. high, brown. _l._ half heart-shaped;
margins toothed, upper surface thickly spotted with white, under
side red. _fl._ in loose axillary cymes, two-petaled, large, pink.
Capsule equal-winged. Spring. India, 1828. A handsome species. (B.
M. 2849.) SYN. _B. bipetala_.
=B. discolor= (two-coloured). Synonymous with _B. Evansiana_.
=B. diversifolia= (diverse-leaved). A variety of _B. gracilis_.
=B. Dregii= (Drege's).* Rootstock fleshy. Stems succulent; annual,
1ft. high. _l._ oblique, thin, green, slightly spotted with
grey, reddish on the under side. _fl._ white, about 1in. across,
in axillary cymes. Capsule three-winged, one much longer than
the other two, and acute-pointed. Summer. Cape, 1840. SYNS. _B.
caffra_, _B. reniformis_.
=B. echinosepala= (spiny-sepaled).* Stem green, succulent, 18in.
high. _l._ small, obliquely-oblong, serrulate. _fl._ on axillary
peduncles, white, with curiously papillose sepals. Summer. Brazil,
1872. (R. G. 707.)
=B. elliptica= (elliptic). Synonymous with _B. scandens_.
=B. erecta multiflora= (erect, many-flowered). _fl._ bright
reddish-pink, produced for several months, but especially during
the winter. _l._ oblique, deep bronze coloured, very conspicuous.
A decidedly handsome and very useful garden variety.
=B. erosa= (bitten). Synonymous with _B. amœna_.
=B. Evansiana= (Evans's).* T. Stem herbaceous, branching, smooth,
2ft. high. _l._ oblique, ovate-acute, sub-cordate, lobed; margins
denticulate, green above, under side and petioles deep red;
flower-stalks branching, axillary. _fl._ numerous, flesh-coloured,
large. Capsule wings blunt-pointed, one longer than the others.
Summer. Java, China, Japan, 1812. A handsome species, and almost
hardy. SYNS. _B. discolor_, _B. grandis_. (B. M. 1473.)
=B. eximia= (excellent).* A hybrid, raised from _B. rubro-venia_
and _B. Thwaitesii_. Stem short, succulent. _l._ bronzy-purple,
tinged with red. A handsome foliage plant. (I. H. 1860, 233.)
=B. falcifolia= (sickle-leaved).* S. Stem 1ft. to 2ft. high, erect,
branching. _l._ 6in. long, 1-1/2in. wide, curved, tapering to a
narrow point; margins toothed, upper surface green, more or less
spotted with white, under side deep red. _fl._ on short axillary
peduncles, drooping, dipetalous, bright red. Wings of capsule
equal, 1/2in. wide. Summer. Peru, 1868. A pretty flowering plant.
(B. M. 5707.)
[Illustration: FIG. 228. BEGONIA DAVISII.]
=B. ferruginea= (rust-coloured). S. Stem woody, erect, smooth
branching, covered with ferruginous hairs. _l._ oblique,
ovate-acute, acuminate, lobed; margins toothed. _fl._ in branching
cymes, large red. Capsule unequal-winged. Summer. Bogota. SYN. _B.
magnifica_.
=B. Fischeri= (Fischer's). Similar to _B. falcifolia_, except that
the foliage is unspotted, and the flowers are white and small.
Brazil, 1835. (B. M. 3532.)
=B. foliosa= (leafy).* S. Stem slender, branching, fleshy.
_l._ small, ovate-oblong, dark green, numerous, distichous on
stems. _fl._ small, numerous, white, tinged with pink. Summer.
New Grenada, 1868. Useful for growing hanging baskets. SYN. _B.
microphylla_. (Ref. B. 222.)
=B. frigida= (frigid). S. Stem 1ft. high, smooth, green, succulent.
_l._ cordate, acuminate, lobed, serrated, slightly pilose; upper
side coppery-green, beneath deep rose-red, especially upon the
veins. _fl._ small, white, in erect branching cymes. Capsule wings
two long, one short. Summer. Country unknown, 1860. (B. M. 5160.)
=B. Frœbeli= (Frœbel's).* T. Stemless. _l._ numerous, cordate,
acuminate, green, covered with purplish-velvety hairs. _fl._ in
tall, lax, drooping, branching cymes, brilliant scarlet, large.
Winter. Ecuador, 1872. A beautiful flowering plant, useful for
conservatory work in winter. (Garden, pl. 96.)
=B. fuchsioides= (Fuchsia-like).* S. Stem tall, drooping,
herbaceous, smooth, green, tinged with red. _l._ copious,
distichous, 1-1/2in. long, oblong-ovate, slightly falcate,
serrated, smooth; margins tinged with red. _fl._ in branching
pendulous panicles, numerous, rich, deep scarlet. Capsule wings
two very short and one long. Summer. New Grenada, 1846. A handsome
greenhouse plant, useful for covering pillars, &c. SYN. _B.
miniata_. (B. M. 4281.)
=B. f. miniata= (vermilion). _l._ smaller than in type. _fl._
cinnabar red. (F. d. S. 8, 787.)
=B. gemmipara= (bud-bearing). S. Stem 1ft. high, from a tuberous
root-stock, succulent, _l._ ovate-acuminate, cordate, lobed, smooth
above, pilose below. _fl._ medium-sized, white, or with rose
stripes, on pendulous, axillary peduncles; sometimes the peduncles
bear, instead of flowers, quadrangular cups, which are closely
packed with oblong viviparous bulbils. Summer. Himalaya. (C. H. P.
14.)
=B. geranifolia= (Geranium-leaved).* Rootstock tuberous. Stem 1ft.
high, erect, angular, succulent, green, with a purplish tinge,
branched dichotomously. _l._ cordate, cut into unequal serrated
lobes, green; margins red, whole plant perfectly smooth; peduncles
terminal, bearing two to three flowers, which are inclined,
drooping while in bud; outer petals orbicular, red, the two inner
obovate, waved white. Summer. Lima, 1833. (B. M. 3387.)
=B. geranioides= (Geranium-like).* T. Rootstock fleshy. Stemless.
_l._ radical, somewhat reniform, lobed, serrated; surface scabrid,
deep green; leafstalks red, hairy. _fl._ white, in lax, drooping
panicle. Summer. Natal, 1866. A pretty, though delicate, species.
(B. M. 5583.)
=B. glandulosa= (glandular-leaved).* Stem a stout rhizome, scaly.
Leafstalks thick, terete, erect, hairy, 9in. high. _l._ 6in. broad,
fleshy, cordate, lobed, green; veins dark. _fl._ on tall, dark,
erect scapes, numerous, greenish-white. Capsule wings, one very
large, blunt. Costa Rica, 1854. SYNS. _B. hernandiæfolia_, _B.
nigro-venia_. (B. M. 5256.)
[Illustration: FIG. 229. BEGONIA HERACLEIFOLIA.]
=B. gogoensis= (Gogoan).* _l._ peltate, ovate-orbicular, oblique,
acute when young, with a bronzy metallic hue, ultimately
changing to a deep velvety-green, intersected by the paler
midribs and veins; the under surface deep red. _fl._ pale rose,
in a lax panicle. Gogo, in Sumatra, 1881. A very handsome,
ornamental-foliaged species.
=B. gracilis= (slender).* T. Stem erect, unbranched, very
succulent, _l._ thinly scattered along stems, half heart-shaped,
slightly hairy, lobed, denticulate-ciliate. _fl._ on short axillary
peduncles; umbel of few male and female flowers, two larger petals
serrate, colour pink. Capsule winged, green. Mexico, 1829. In
axils of leaves between stipules a cluster of bulbils are borne;
these may be gathered and sown as seeds. This and its varieties,
_annulata_, _diversifolia_, _Martiana_, &c., are beautiful summer
flowering greenhouse Begonias, requiring a sandy peat soil and
shade. When well grown, they are exceedingly ornamental. (B. M.
2966.)
=B. Grahamiana= (Graham's). Synonymous with _B. albo-coccinea_.
=B. grandiflora= (large-flowered). Synonymous with _B. octopetala_.
=B. grandis= (great). A variety of _B. Rex_.
=B. grandis= (great). Synonymous with _B. Evansiana_.
=B. grandis= (great). Synonymous with _B. vitifolia_.
=B. Griffithii= (Griffith's). Stemless; rhizome subterraneous.
_l._ large, obliquely-cordate; margin crenate, hairy; surface
granulated, colour a dark green; margin purple, zoned with grey,
under side green, centre and margin deep purple. _fl._ on cymes,
large, white internally, outside tinged with blush, slightly
pilose. Capsule tubercled, one wing large, projecting. Winter.
India, 1856. (B. M. 4984.)
=B. Hasskarlii= (Hasskarl's). Synonymous with _B. peltata_.
=B. heracleifolia= (cow-parsnip leaved). Rootstock thick, fleshy.
_l._ radical, on long pilose stalks, palmate, large, bronzy
green; margins toothed, hairy. Flower-stalks long, stout, erect,
hairy, many-flowered. _fl._ rose-coloured. Capsule wings nearly
equal. Spring. Mexico, 1831. This and the following varieties are
handsome both in foliage and flowers. SYNS. _B. jatrophæfolia_, _B.
punctata_, _B. radiata_. See Fig. 229. (B. M. 3444.)
=B. h. longipila= (long-haired). _l._ greyish in middle; outer
portions dark bronzy, blotched with green. Whole plant covered with
long, stiff, fleshy hairs. _fl._ as in the type.
=B. h. nigricans= (dark). This differs from the type in having
foliage of a blackish tint all round the margins of the lobes, and
the petals of the flowers nearly white. (B. M. 4983.)
=B. h. punctata= (dotted). _l._ green, reddish near margin. _fl._
rose-colour, with deep red spots on the outside.
=B. herbacea= (herbaceous).* Rhizome creeping. _l._ oblong-acute,
lanceolate, toothed, ciliated. Flower-stalks shorter than leaves;
male flowers in a cymose head, white, small; female flowers
solitary, on very short stalks. Spring. Brazil, 1873. A small
species, very succulent, with the appearance of a primrose when not
in flower. SYN. _B. attenuata_. (G. C. 1873, 679.)
=B. hernandiæfolia= (Hernandia-leaved). Synonymous with _B.
glandulosa_. (Seemann.)
=B. hernandiæfolia= (Hernandia-leaved). Synonymous with _B.
nelumbiifolia_. (Gardens.)
=B. hernandiæfolia= (Hernandia-leaved). Synonymous with _B.
peltata_. (B. M. 4676.)
=B. hirsuta= (hairy). Synonymous with _B. humilis_.
=B. Hookeri= (Hooker's). A variety of _B. semperflorens_.
=B. Hookeriana= (Hooker's). S. Stem woody, 5ft. to 6ft. high,
branching, covered with minute rusty tomentum. _l._ ovate, unequal
sided, blunt, 8in. long, tomentose, like the stem. _fl._ in
axillary cymes, small, white. Spring. Brazil, 1850.
=B. humilis= (dwarf).* Stem erect, fleshy, hairy. _l._
semicordate-oblong, acuminate, ciliate-serrate, hairy above, smooth
beneath. _fl._ few, in cymes, small, white. Capsule unequal winged.
Summer. Trinidad, 1788. Annual. SYN. _B. hirsuta_.
=B. humilis= (dwarf). Synonymous with _B. suaveolens_. (B. R. 294.)
=B. hybrida floribunda= (many-flowered).* A very beautiful summer
blooming hybrid between _B. fuchsioides_ and _B. multiflora_. _fl._
bright rose, medium sized, produced in abundance. Summer. One of
the best.
=B. hydrocotylifolia= (Penny-wort-leaved).* Stem succulent, short,
creeping. _l._ rotundate cordate, almost equal-sided; petiole
short. Whole plant hairy. Flower-stalks 1ft. high, pilose. _fl._
in cymose head, medium-sized, dipetalous, rose-coloured, as also
are pedicels and stalk. Capsule wings equal-sized, large. Summer.
Mexico, 1841. (B. M. 3968.)
=B. h. asarifolia= (Asarum-leaved). Leaves and flowers smaller than
in the type, the latter white. Mexico.
=B. imperialis= (imperial).* Stem rhizomatous, short, thick.
_l._ large, broad, ovate-acute, cordate, rugose, hairy, dark
olive-green; nerves banded with greyish-green colour. _fl._ in
cymes, white, medium-sized. _fr._ unequal winged. Mexico, 1861. A
handsome foliage species. (I. H. 1860, 262.)
=B. i. smaragdina= (emerald-like). _l._ shining emerald green.
=B. incana= (hoary). Stem erect, fleshy, tomentose. _l._ leathery,
peltate, oblong-acute, sub-angular, whitish beneath. Flower-stalks
long. _fl._ in small downy panicles, white. Winter. Mexico, 1840.
SYN. _B. auriformis_.
=B. i. auriformis= (ear-like). _l._ divided at the base, not
peltate. _fl._ glabrous.
=B. incarnata= (fleshy).* S. Stem erect, fleshy, 2ft. high, smooth;
nodes swollen, reddish, spotted. _l._ on short, smooth petioles,
unequally cordate, acuminate, sinuately-serrate, green. _fl._
large, rose-coloured, handsome; peduncles terminal, nodding.
Capsule with unequal wings, the largest acute. Winter. Mexico,
1822. SYNS. _B. aucubæfolia_, _B. insignis_, _B. Lindleyana_. (B.
M. 2900.)
=B. i. maculosa= (spotted). _l._ spotted with white.
=B. i. metallica= (metallic-leaved). _l._ with a bronzy-purple
metallic lustre.
=B. i. papillosa= (papillose). Foliage margined with bright rose;
upper surface covered with little papillæ. (B. M. 2846.)
=B. i. purpurea= (purple-leaved). Foliage deep bronzy-purple.
=B. Ingramii= (Ingram's).* A garden hybrid, raised at Frogmore
in 1849, from _B. fuchsioides_ and _B. nitida_. It combines the
characters of the two parents. A useful winter-flowering plant; may
be grown out of doors in summer. (G. M. B., p. 153.)
=B. insignis= (remarkable). Synonymous with _B. incarnata_.
=B. involucrata= (involucrate). S. Stem erect, tall, angular,
covered with a reddish tomentum. _l._ oblique, ovate-acuminate,
cordate; margins toothed and ciliate. _fl._ enclosed in a wrapper,
or involucre, when young; peduncles graceful, bearing umbel of
white, largish flowers. Capsule wings unequal, the largest falcate.
Winter. Central America.
=B. jatrophæfolia= (Jatropha-leaved). Synonymous with _B.
heracleifolia_.
=B. Josephi= (Joseph's). Stemless. _l._ radical, on petioles 6in.
to 10in. long, ovate-acuminate, three-lobed, or orbicular, with
numerous acute lobes, slightly pubescent; scape 1ft., branched.
_fl._ small, rose-coloured. Capsule wings unequal; upper margins
horizontal. Summer. Himalaya.
=B. Kunthiana= (Kunth's).* S. Stem erect, smooth, slender,
purple-brown. _l._ on short petioles, lance-shaped, acuminate,
regularly serrated, smooth, dark green above, bright crimson below.
_fl._ axillary, on short nodding peduncles, white, large, handsome.
Summer. Venezuela, 1862. A pretty species. (B. M. 5284.)
=B. laciniata= (cut-leaved).* Rhizome thick, fleshy. Stem short,
thick, jointed, reddish, woolly. _l._ large, 6in. to 10in. long,
4in. to 6in. broad, unequally cordate; margins irregularly cut,
serrated; upper side green, under dull, rufous. _fl._ on short
axillary peduncles, large, white, tinted with rose. Capsule wings,
one very long, others short. Spring. Nepaul to Birma, South China,
1858. SYN. _B. Bowringiana_. (B. M. 5182.)
=B. Leopoldi= (Leopold's). A hybrid from _B. Griffithii_ and _B.
splendida_, with large variegated foliage. 1858.
=B. Lindleyana= (Lindley's).* S. Stem erect, fleshy, covered with
ferruginous hairs. _l._ on long petioles, peltate, ovate, acute,
5in. to 6in. long, 3in. to 4in. wide, irregularly lobed, toothed,
green above, tomentose below. _fl._ on branching peduncles, medium
sized, white. Winter. Guatemala.
=B. Lindleyana= (Lindley's). A garden synonym of _B. incarnata_.
(Gardens.)
=B. longipes= (long-stalked). S. Stem 3ft. or more high,
stout, succulent, furrowed, covered with glands. _l._ large,
rotundate-cordate; margin irregular, serrated, both sides green,
pubescent when young. _fl._ numerous, small, white; peduncle 1ft.
long, branched. Winter. Colombia, 1829. (B. M. 3001.)
=B. longipila= (long-haired). A variety of _B. heracleifolia_.
=B. lucida= (shining). Synonymous with _B. scandens_.
=B. Lynchiana= (Lynch's). S. Stem erect, tall, succulent, smooth.
_l._ fleshy, 10in. long, oblique, ovate-cordate, crenulate, green,
smooth. _fl._ axillary, in drooping cymes, numerous, large, deep
reddish-crimson. Winter. Mexico, 1880. One of the finest of the
tall-growing winter-flowering species. When well managed, the
flower-heads are almost a foot in diameter. SYN. _B. Roezlii_, of
gardens. (B. M. 6758.)
[Illustration: FIG. 230. BEGONIA MACULATA, showing Habit, Section of
Capsule, and Flower.]
=B. maculata= (spotted).* S. A woody shrub. Stems branching,
smooth. _l._ oblique, ovate-oblong, leathery, slightly undulate;
margins entire, under side bright crimson, above green, with
numerous large round blotches of silvery white. _fl._ in drooping
panicles, coral-like, handsome. Capsule with one long, narrow wing.
Summer. Brazil, 1821. (B. R. 666.) There are numerous varieties
of this species, some with leaves almost green, others with the
markings more striking than in the type; in the flowers they differ
also, ranging from white to coral-red. The beautiful _B. corallina_
is probably a variety of this. SYN. _B. argyrostigma_. See Fig. 230.
=B. magnifica= (magnificent).* S. Stem erect, fleshy, smooth. _l._
ovate, unequal sided, toothed. _fl._ in terminal, cymose panicles,
rosy-carmine, 1-1/2in. long. New Grenada, 1870. (R. H. 1870, 271.)
=B. magnifica= (magnificent). Synonymous with _B. ferruginea_.
=B. malabarica= (Malabar).* Stem thick, succulent, 2ft. high,
branching. _l._ numerous, cordate, acute, unequal-sided, crenate or
serrate, hairy above and sometimes below, or altogether glabrous,
spotted white. _fl._ rose-coloured; peduncles axillary, short,
few-flowered. Capsule wings equal, joined above and below. Summer.
Malabar and Ceylon, 1828. _B. dipetala_ is made a variety of this,
by Sir Joseph Hooker, in "Flora of British India." (L. B. C. 1730.)
[Illustration: FIG. 231. BEGONIA MANICATA.]
=B. manicata= (tunicated).* Stem fleshy, twisted, short. _l._
oblique, ovate-acute, cordate, dentate-ciliate, smooth on both
sides, shining green nerves on under side, with fleshy, scale-like
hairs. _fl._ pink, dipetalous, in branching cymes; upper portion of
stalk scaly. Capsule wings nearly equal. Winter. Mexico, 1842. See
Fig. 231.
=B. Manni= (Mann's). S. Stem succulent, 2ft. to 3ft. high,
branched, green; branchlets, young parts, petioles, and leaf-nerves
clothed with rusty, furfuraceous pubescence. _l._ petioled, 5in.
long, 2in. wide, lanceolate, cordate, acuminate, toothed. _fl._
numerous, rose-red, in axillary cymes; peduncle 1in. long. Capsule
linear, densely tomentose. Winter. Fernando Po, 1862. (B. M. 5434.)
=B. marmorea= (spotted). A variety of _B. xanthina_.
=B. Martiana= (Martin's). A variety of _B. gracilis_.
=B. maxima= (large).* Rhizome thick, hairy, creeping. _l._ large,
oblique, orbicular-ovate, cordate, shortly acuminate; margins
denticulate ciliate; petiole long, pilose. _fl._ in branching
cymes; sepals orbicular, pilose on the outside, white. Summer.
Mexico, 1853.
=B. megaphylla= (large-leaved).* Stem short, thick, fleshy. _l._
large, palmate, cordate; lobes numerous, pointed; margins hairy,
under side slightly pilose; nerves with scaly hairs. _fl._ in
diffuse cymes, small, white; peduncles pilose. Capsule wings wide.
Winter. Mexico.
=B. metallica= (metallic). A variety of _B. incarnata_.
=B. Meyeri= (Meyer's). S. Stem erect, stout, woody when mature.
_l._ large, broadly and obliquely ovate, fleshy, pale green; margin
sinuate, under side tinged with rose; both petiole and blade
covered with short hairs. _fl._ on long axillary peduncles, in
large paniculate heads, white. Capsule wings equal. Summer. Brazil,
1844. (B. M. 4100.)
=B. microphylla= (small-leaved). Synonymous with _B. foliosa_.
=B. microptera= (small-winged). Stem 1ft. high, terete, green,
pubescent, as in the rest of the plant. Branches few. _l._
sub-distichous, 4in. to 6in. long, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate,
serrated, dark green; petiole short; stipules as long as petiole.
_fl._ in terminal panicles, medium-sized, white, tinted rose.
Capsule long, triangular, two angles wingless, the other with a
narrow wing. Winter. Borneo, 1856. (B. M. 4974.)
=B. miniata= (vermilion). A variety of _B. fuchsioides_.