{"product_id":"begonia-henrilaportei","title":"Begonia henrilaportei","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Origin: \u003cstrong\u003eMasoala (Madagascar)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Care: \u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eEasy \/\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMedium\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\/ Advanced\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Suitable as a houseplant?: \u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eYes \/ Limited \/\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eNo\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Suitable locations: \u003cstrong\u003eTerrarium\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n \u003cli\u003eSpecial features: Extremely rare species in the wild. Rare in cultivation but not too difficult.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [porto_content_box border_top_color=\"#1e764d\" border_radius=\"2\" border_top_width=\"2\" align=\"left\"]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [expand Title=\" \u003cstrong\u003eDetails about the plant\u003c\/strong\u003e \"]\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis begonia was discovered and cultivated by Henri Laporte during a botanical collecting expedition to Madagascar in 1998. However, it was not described as a new species (and named after him) until 2016. In the wild, it is known only from a single location on the edge of Masoala National Park in northern Madagascar. The known population consists of only \u003cstrong\u003e10 to 20 individuals on a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Cd0iWoDW4AArdyQ?format=jpg\u0026amp;name=large\"\u003esingle rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e , and despite thorough exploration of the area during several expeditions, no further populations have yet been found. It was therefore classified as \"critically endangered\" by its describers according to the criteria of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This classification is also due, in part, to the fact that the location is near a path frequently used by local farmers and villagers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis makes \u003cem\u003eB. henrilaportei\u003c\/em\u003e certainly the rarest begonia in our collection. We actually have more individual plants of this species in our greenhouses than are known to exist in nature (however, all our plants originate from vegetative propagation of a single mother plant and are therefore genetically identical; the natural population is probably not).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBegonia henrilaportei\u003c\/em\u003e is a miniature species with leaves approximately 5 to 10 cm long and only 0.5 to 1.5 cm wide, featuring strongly curved, lobed margins. The veins are slightly prominent. It grows via a creeping\/climbing rhizome that can reach up to 30 cm in length, though it usually remains shorter. It branches profusely. The leaves have a metallic green sheen that is very difficult to photograph. I have attempted to capture this in a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Begonia-henrilaportei.mp4\"\u003evideo\u003c\/a\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe flowers are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Cd0iWF2W4AAI6EV?format=jpg\u0026amp;name=large\"\u003epink\u003c\/a\u003e . It (probably) belongs to the section \u003cem\u003eNerviplacentaria\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [\/expand]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [\/porto_content_box]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You will receive a strong young plant in a 5cm pot. Like all African begonias, these plants are sensitive to changes in conditions and usually shed their leaves after shipping, only to grow new ones later. This is unavoidable and no reason to complain.","brand":"Jungle Leaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56319120703865,"sku":"Beg069","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/8389\/6953\/files\/Begonia-henrilaportei-08.jpg?v=1764915538","url":"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/en\/products\/begonia-henrilaportei","provider":"Jungle Leaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}