Flowering Purple-backed Begonia
Plant Attributes of Flowering Purple-backed Begonia
Chinese Name: Purple-backed BegoniaAlso Known As: Angelica, Autumn crabapple,散血子 (San Xue Zi), 龙虎叶 (Long Hu Ye)Latin Name: Begonia fimbristipula HanceFamily and Genus: Begoniaceae, Begonia GenusDistribution: Unique to ChinaIntroduction to Flowering Purple-backed Begonia
The purple-backed begonia is a perennial, stemless herbaceous plant with a bulbous rhizome and numerous fibrous roots. The leaves are all basal, slightly unequal on both sides, and broadly ovate in outline; the inflorescence is cymose, with red petals; the seeds are very numerous, small, and light brown, smooth. The flowering period is May, and the fruiting period begins in June. As the tender stems and leaves are rich in calcium, iron, etc., they have high nutritional value and also possess medicinal properties such as hemostasis and antiviral effects, hence they have a long history of cultivation as a vegetable.
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