Begoniaceae FAMILY

Begonia scutifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Begonia scutifolia is a stemless, perennial plant that is sometimes an epiphyte, growing around 10cm tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a vegetable.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cameroon to Gabon and DR Congo.

HabitatForest, also recently logged, in (deep) shade; riverbanks, creeks, creek beds, on rocks or vertical rock faces (sometimes rich in iron); near waterfalls or in other moist places; on mossy tree trunks; at elevations up to 950 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].