{"product_id":"begonia-sp-miri","title":"Begonia sp. 'Miri'","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Origin: \u003cstrong\u003ePapua (Indonesia)?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\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, plant display case\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Special features: Unique beauty. Offered for the first time in Europe!\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\u003eVirtually nothing is known about this begonia. Aside from the trade name \"Miri,\" there are no clues to its origin. If anything, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miri\"\u003eMiri\u003c\/a\u003e in Borneo is usually cited as the place of origin. However, we consider this highly unlikely. Miri is a large city, and the surrounding land is heavily used for agriculture. The majority of the area is occupied by oil palm plantations. It is improbable that a previously unknown begonia, which also looks completely different from all other species in the immediate vicinity, originated there.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThere is another place called \"Miri\" in the Indonesian part of New Guinea, in the Boven Digoel County, near the border with Papua New Guinea. We suspect this is the true origin of this species. Miri in New Guinea is located far inland, sparsely populated, and surrounded by pristine tropical rainforest. Furthermore, it lies within the distribution area of ​​similar begonias, such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/produkt\/begonia-serratipetala\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBegonia serratipetala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/produkt\/begonia-bipinnatifida\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBegonia bipinnatifida\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBegonia sp.\u003c\/em\u003e 'Miri' has leaves up to 23 cm long and 11 cm wide with a deep red to black base color and a strong, metallic sheen. The leaf margins are doubly serrated and appear frayed. The undersides of the leaves and the stems are red. It initially grows upright, later becoming creeping, and reaches a height of about 40 cm.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt most closely resembles \u003cem\u003eBegonia serratipetala\u003c\/em\u003e in leaf shape and growth habit. There are even suggestions that \u003cem\u003eBegonia sp.\u003c\/em\u003e 'Miri' is an unspotted form of \u003cem\u003eBegonia serratipetala\u003c\/em\u003e . However, we consider this unlikely. Leaf color and markings are naturally variable in begonias, but the two plants also differ in other characteristics such as hairiness (or lack thereof) and size. Ultimately, one could only attempt identification based on the flowers, but this species has not yet flowered in our garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBegonia sp.\u003c\/em\u003e 'Miri' probably belongs to the section \u003ci\u003ePetermannia\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [\/expand]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [\/porto_content_box]","brand":"Jungle Leaves","offers":[{"title":"small","offer_id":56319403491705,"sku":"Beg093-7","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"large","offer_id":56319403524473,"sku":"Beg093-9","price":129.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/8389\/6953\/files\/Begonia-sp.-Miri-01.jpg?v=1764920979","url":"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/en\/products\/begonia-sp-miri","provider":"Jungle Leaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}