Cane Begonia - Borneensis White & Borneensis Pink vs Begonia Amphioxus

CHARACTERISTICS:

This particular begonia has a bushy formation with glamorous bright green fancy frills foliage with tiny inflorescence of pale white tiny inflorescence. The flowers are not very showy but does generously produce many flowers with yellow stamens visible at flower edge giving a nice pendant like features.

These are endemic to Labuan, Malaysia.

There are some varieties which is yet to be specifically identified where the foliage has many various features. It may or may not morph as it gets matures or perhaps different conditions may trigger such features.Or it may just be a new variant.

Just like most of the Borneo Begonia species - not much studies or conclusive research had been done so far for accurate information for this kind.

CHARACTERISTICS:

This particular begonia has a bushy formation with glamorous bright green to burgundy fancy frills foliage with tiny inflorescence of pale pink tiny inflorescence. The flowers are not very showy but does generously produce many flowers with yellow stamens visible at flower edge giving a nice pendant like features.

CHARACTERISTICS:

Very similar to both types which are of the above, these somehow gives an appearance like very much similar with these varieties. This one is identified as Begonia Amphioxus

Begonia Amphioxus is a native begonia species from Borneo surrounding regions of Sabah and Kalimantan. There are a lot being said about this iconic begonia and often considered rare, expensive and also elusive to care and cultivate them. I had personally killed this begonia twice before until getting the hang of it in getting the proper care and cultivation on this particular type of begonia.

I had noticed very similar characteristics with few other types of begonias especially the Borneo natives where they seemed to have a miniature features and fragile in appearance. These seemed to have almost similar identities and the plant care & characteristics are also similar.

Begonias which I like to mention: Begonia Borneensis which of the pink miniature flowers especially the begonia stem structure where it is fine and fragile and may easily break which require a lot of care.

According to Mark Tebbitt's book on begonias (quote) "It is easily identified by its wine-red stems and leaves with crinkled surfaces, that are glossy green above, with small, raised, pink dots and bronze-green to wine red beneath, and which have pinnately lobed, double-toothed margins."

Also similar with Begonia serratipetala is a native begonia species from Papua New Guinea. It behaves like a miniature shrub-like structure where the foliage are of dark bronze with pink spots on them. The leaves edges have fancy looking crest and folds where it appears to be serrated.

I must say this one is not so hardy in comparison to the other two. I had not managed to cultivate this one in my garden as it easily succumb to stem rot. I must say it could be the humidity factor and also realized that the stem rot appears faster on the main stem whereas the leaves appears to be structurally good. 

I had tried out few times and in most cases failed miserably in all these cases, the plant however are not cheap and when they do arrive it is still considered rare. This particular one is not hardy and may easily rot when proper care is not given.

 

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CANE BEGONIAS

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