变形红孩儿 bian xing hong hai er

Begonia laciniata subsp. difformis Irmscher, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 10: 531. 1939.

Stem and both surfaces of leaf blade brown floccose-hirsute; petiole usually brown tomentose; blade broadly ovate, 14-18 cm, nearly as long as wide, base obliquely cordate, margin parted; lobes triangular, 3-6 × 1.5-2.5 cm, apex acute or shortly acuminate. Flowers rose; tepals ovate, abaxially pubescent. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Nov.

● Forests, scrubby vegetation, on rocks in moist environments by streams; 1800-2500 m. SW Yunnan.