Description
A Guide to Begonias of Borneo is a guide specialized in begonias endemic to Borneo and written, among other authors, by one of the researchers who has been most involved in the knowledge of begonias, such as ruth kiev.
Begonia is familiar as a garden plant grown for its beautiful foliage. Indeed there are few other generates that can challenge Begonia in a variety of leaf shapes, colors and patterns. It often comes as a surprise to learn that the forests of Borneo are a hot spot for begonias with almost 200 named species. They grow in the deeply shaded forest understorey from the lowlands to mountain tops and on all rock types including granite, limestone, sandstone and ultramafic rocks.
Readily recognized as a begonia by the very unequal sided leaf, until now it has been difficult if not impossible for naturalists to identify Bornean species. The Guide aims to overcome this and to spur interest in this fascinating genus by providing profuse illustrations, a brief description and information on distribution, habitat and uses, if any. For those who wish to delve deeper, a list of all known Bornean begonias is provided together with a complete compendium of literature pertaining to Bornean begonias.
Of the 194 begonias known from Borneo, 134 are illustrated here, the great majority for the first time. All Borneo's begonias are endemic, ie they are found nowhere else in the world, and rather few are widespread with only a handful crossing political boundaries between Brunei, Kalimantan, Sabah and Sarawak.
As you will see from the begonias illustrated in the Guide, several can challenge cultivated ornamental begonias for their stunningly beautiful or striking foliage.
- Type: Softcover, 293 pages
- Language: English
- Authors: Ruth Kiew, Julia Sang, Rimi Repin and Joffre Ali Ahmad
- Editorial: Natural History Publications (Borneo) (January 1, 2015)
- Weight: 0.6 kg
- ISBN: 978-9838121606
Contents:
Foreword ix
Introduction
The genus Begonia in Borneo 1
Borneo 2
History 5
Begonia Diversity 11
How to Recognize a Begonia? 12
Pollination and Dispersal 14
Grouping Begonias 16
Where to Find Begonias? 18
Conservation 23
What Next? 24
A Selection of Species
adlinian begonia 28
Begonia alabensis 30
Begonia amphioxus 32
begonia andersonii 34
begonia apiensis 36
Begonia awongii 38
Begonia bakunensis 40
Begonia baramensis 42
begonia basintaliana 44
Begonia belagaensis 46
begonia benaratensis 48
Begonia bengohensis 50
Begonia bernadusii 52
Begonia beryllae 54
Begonia bintang 56
bosuangian begonia 58
bruneian begonia 60
Begonia burbidgei 62
Begonia burttii 66
calcareous begonia 68
chaiana begonia 70
begonia chakensis 72
Begonia chlorocarpa 74
Begonia chlorosticta 76
Begonia chongii 80
congested begonia 82
conipila begonia 84
Begonia conniegeriae 86
begonia corrugata 88
Begonia crockerensis 90
Begonia cyanescens 92
danumensis begonia 94
dimorpha begonia 96
Begonia divergens 98
Begonia doloisii 100
Begonia erythrogyna 102
begonia eutricha 104
flaming begonia 106
Begonia flavovirens 108
fuzzy begonia 110
Begonia gibbsiae 112
Begonia gumantongensis 114
Begonia geritziana 116
Begonia gusili 118
begonia hexaptera 120
Begonia hullettii 122
sketchy begonia 124
Begonia inobogensis 126
begonia inostegia 128
Begonia inostegioides 129
jamilian begonia 130
Begonia joffrei 132
joharian begonia 134
Begonia jugamensis 136
Julaihian Begonia 138
Begonia juliasangii 140
kachak begonia 142
Begonia kasutensis 144
begonia keithii 146
begonia kiamfeei 148
Begonia kibambangensis 150
Begonia kinabaluensis 152
Begonia kipandiensis 154
begonia labiensis 156
lailana begonia 158
Begonia lambii 162
Begonia lambirensis 164
lamrian begonia 166
lazat begonia 168
Begonia linauensis 170
Begonia lucychongiana 172
Begonia madaiensis 174
begonia magentifolia 176
Begonia malachosticta 178
begonia mariaensis 180
Begonia matangensis 182
Begonia melanosticta 184
Begonia melinauensis 186
Begonia murumensis 188
begonia nagasensis 190
begonia niahensis 192
Begonia nothobaramensis 194
begonia oblongifolia 196
paoan begonia 198
begonia papyraptera 200
begonia payung 202
pendulous begonia 204
Begonia penrissenensis 206
begonia peridoticola 208
piping begonia 210
Begonia pleranensis 212
Begonia postarii 214
Begonia prasinimarginata 216
propinqua begonia 218
begonia punchak 220
rambutan begonia 222
Begonia ramlanii 224
begonia rhodochaeta 226
begonia rhodoneura 228
begonia rhodotricha 230
Begonia rhombipetala 232
Begonia roseopunctata 234
Begonia rotundibracteata 238
ruby begonia 240
Begonia ruthiae 242
begonia sabahensis 244
Sarangic begonia 246
Begonia serapatensis 248
begonia setiamensis 250
Begonia sibutensis 252
Begonia simunii 254
Begonia sirukitii 256
Begonia speluncae 258
Begonia stenogyna 260
begonia subisensis 262
tanian begonia 264
tenuissima begonia 266
Begonia tomaiensis 268
Umbratic Begonia 270
Begonia vaccinioides 272
Begonia vanderentii 274
Begonia vespipropinqua 276
begonia vulgare 278
Begonia xiphophylla 280
A Checklist of Begonias in Borneo 282
Further Reading 285
Acknowledgments 289
Photo Credits 290
Index 291
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