Begonia coptidifolia H. G. Ye, F. G. Wang, Y. S. Ye & C. I Peng

This species is very rare and known only from the type locality.

Herbs, rhizomatous, erect. Rhizomes slender. Stems 10-15(-30) cm. Leaves basal and cauline; stipules persistent, triangular, 5-8 × 3-4 mm, margin entire, apex long cuspidate; petiole 5-13 cm, sparsely setulose; blade ovate to suborbicular, nearly symmetric, 10-18 × 8-15 cm, sparsely setulose, venation palmate, base cordate, margin dentate, palmately 3-cleft to base, pinna bipinnatifid; lobules narrowly elliptic-lanceolate. Inflorescences glabrous; peduncle 3.5-4(-7) cm; bracts narrowly triangular, ca. 10 × 3 mm, apex acute. Staminate flowers: pedicel ca. 1.3 cm; tepals 4, white, glabrous, outer 2 broadly ovate, ca. 1.2 × 1.3 cm, inner 2 ovate, ca. 12 × 8 mm; stamens numerous; filaments fused to more than halfway; anthers obovoid. Pistillate flowers: pedicel pale pinkish, 1.4-1.7 cm; tepals 5, white, glabrous, unequal, largest orbicular, ca. 1.5 × 1.4 cm, smallest narrowly obovate, ca. 12 × 8 mm; ovary glabrous, 2-loculed; placentae axile, bilamellate; styles 2, fused at base; stigmas 2-cleft, spiraled. Capsule nodding, unequally 3-winged; abaxial wing ligulate or falcate, 1.7-2.3 cm, apex rounded. Fl. Jul-Sep, fr. Oct-Dec. 2n = 22*.

Guangdong (Yangchun).

● Broad-leaved forests, on mossy rocks along shaded stream banks; ca. 600 m.

Begonia coptidifolia est une espèce de plantes de la famille des Begoniaceae. L'espèce fait partie de la section Platycentrum.

Begonia coptidifolia 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 Hua Gu Ye, Fa Guo Wang, Yu Shi Ye, dan Ching I Peng pada 2004.

Begonia coptidifolia là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thu hải đường. Loài này được H.G.Ye, F.G.Wang, Y.S.Ye & C.I Peng mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 2004.