Begoniaceae FAMILY

Begonia komoensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Begonia komoensis is an epiphytic, perennial plant with stems up to 2 metres long that can be sprawling, trailing or climbing[ 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 - Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

HabitatAn epiphytic species in forests; growing near the ground on decaying trunks; in the lower part of the bole on forest trees, sometimes up to 25 metres high on the bole; growing 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. ].