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Begonia eiromischa, commonly known as woolly-stalked begonia, is a presumed extinct plant from Malaysia. It occurred at granite rocks in an altitude of 170 m in the proximity of dipterocarp forests. Begonia eiromischa is only known from two collections made in 1886 and 1898 at Pulau Betong, Penang Island in Malaysia.
The leaves are tufted and stalked with woolly red hairs with 7–17cm long and 2 –3.5mm thick. It has a very oblique blade with a plain deep green colour and sometimes with deeply hearted shape. It has axillary inflorescences, which are red, without hairs, erect, and longer than the leaves.
The Woolly-stalked Begonia was known from just one locality. Its habitat has been found to have been cleared for farmsteads in the 1980s. Extensive searches of nearby forests have failed to reveal any specimens in the last 100 years. Geographic Range. Range Description:
Jul 2, 2018 · The woolly-stalked begonia found in Penang was declared extinct in 2007. And the list goes on. Animal habitats are uprooted and entire species are driven to extinction as deforestation takes place, often as a result of illegal logging and unauthorised land clearing.
Begonia eiromischa, commonly known as woolly-stalked begonia, is a presumed extinct plant from Malaysia. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begonia_eiromischa, CC BY-SA 3.0 )
Begonia eiromischa, commonly known as woolly-stalked begonia, is a presumed extinct plant from Malaysia. It occurred at granite rocks in an altitude of 170 m in the proximity of dipterocarp forests. Begonia eiromischa is only known from two collections made in 1886 and 1898 at Pulau Betong, Penang Island in Malaysia.
毛柄秋海棠（学名：Begonia eiromischa），是马来西亚特有及灭绝的一种秋海棠属植物。 它们仅有两具于1886年和1898年在槟城勿洞岛（英语：Betong Island）采集到的标本。
