Begonia luochengensis S. M. Ku, C. I Peng & Yan Liu

Herbs, rhizomatous. Rhizomes creeping, 8-20 mm in diam. Leaves all basal; stipules triangular-ovate, 7-10 × 7-9 mm; petiole 8-30 cm, hirsute-villous; blade abaxially reddish, adaxially with a white band along midvein, pale green near major veins, dark brownish to purplish red between major veins, obliquely ovate to ovate, 10-25 × 5-18 cm, papery, both surfaces densely pilose, basally 7-veined, tertiary veins fine, randomly reticulate, base cordate, margin denticulate, apex acuminate to caudate. Inflorescences with 7-14 flowers in a dichasial cyme; peduncle 8-22 cm; bracts oblong. Staminate flowers: tepals 4, outer 2 ovate-orbicular, 1.1-1.2 × 1.2-1.3 cm, inner 2 broadly oblanceolate, ca. 12 × 6.5 mm; androecium zygomorphic; stamens 20-27; filaments nearly free, subequal, apex subemarginate. Pistillate flowers: tepals 3, outer 2 pinkish, broadly ovate-orbicular, 1.3-1.4 × 1.5-1.7 cm, inner 1 obovate, apex rounded; ovary pinkish, glabrous, unequally 3-winged, 1-loculed with parietal placentation; abaxial wing oblong to nearly triangular; styles 3, nearly free; stigmas U-shaped or nearly reniform. Capsule nodding, 11-17 × 6-7 mm. Fl. Aug-Nov, fr. Sep-Dec. 2n = 30*.

Guangxi (Luocheng).

● Semishaded, dry or slightly moist limestone hills; 200-300 m.

Begonia luochengensis est une espèce de plantes de la famille des Begoniaceae. Elle a été décrite en 2004 par Shin Ming Ku, Ching I Peng et Yan Liu.

Begonia luochengensis adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Begoniaceae.

Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Cucurbitales.

Nama ilmiah spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh Shin Ming Ku, Ching I Peng, dan Yan Liu pada 2004.

Begonia luochengensis là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thu hải đường. Loài này được S.M.Ku, C.I Peng & Yan Liu mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 2004.