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Begonia heracleifolia,Cham.&.8chlecht. (B.jalrophaefolia, Hort.). Hairy: st. a short, thick rhizome: Lvs. 6-12 in. across, with 5-9 deep and narrow notched and toothed lobes, rich green: peduncles 2-4 ft., long, straight: fls. white or rose-tinted, small, with 2 prominent rounded parts. Mex. B.M. 3444. B.R. 1668. J.H. III. 56:309. Var. nigricans, Hook., has the margins of the Lvs. bordered with dark (almost black) green. B.M. 4983. Var. longipila, Hort. has long, fleshy hairs on the If.-stalks and peduncles. B. Sunderbruchii, Hort., is an American form of this var.: Lvs. bronze-green, silver bands along the nerves, purple underneath. Var. punctata, Hort., has green Lvs., reddish near the margin: fls. rose-colored, with deep red spots on the outside.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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