Colombia Yellow Flower

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by Pitter, Sep 5, 2009.

  1. Pitter

    Pitter Active Member 10 Years

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    What is this plant please? It´s fairly common in the woods around my house at 2100m. Some one I was with called it a Begonia. True?
     

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Still looks like Achimenes to me. :-)
     
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    Pitter Active Member 10 Years

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    Thank you for that tip. A quick look at Wikipedia (hmmm...?) showed this genus to be native to Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. No mention of South America (Colombia). I wonder if my species is an escape which would kind of surprise me since I´ve seen it pretty deep in native woods.
     
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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    We have a regular poster from Columbia who may know.
    Could also be another Gesneriad such as Sinningia or Episcia.
     
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