Table 1 Comparison of Begonia longgangensis with B. liuyanii
| Â | ||
|---|---|---|
Rhizomes | Rhizomatous initially, becoming stoloniferous with internodes 8-13(-17) cm long | Rhizomes congested, internodes 0.8-1.3 cm long |
Stipules | Ovate-triangular, abaxially villous along midrib; margin entire; persist but eventually deciduous | Narrowly triangular, abaxially lanulose-villous; margin ciliate; caducous |
Leaf blade | Â | Â |
 Size (cm) | 14.5-18 × 10.5-14.5 | 23-38 × 16-32 |
 Adaxial surface | Sparsely reddish-scabridulous and with minute processes | Sparsely setose |
 Abaxial surface | Tomentose on veins | Lanuginous, particularly pronounced on veins |
Inflorescence | Dichasial cymes | Thyrsoid (cymose in weakly developed inflorescence) |
 Peduncle | Glabrous | Glandular-hispid |
 Outer tepals | Pinkish; abaxial surface glabrous | Greenish yellow or tinged reddish; abaxial surface sparsely red glandular-hispid |
 Ovary | Reddish; glabrous | Reddish; red glandular-hispid |