Roots fibrous. Stems erect to 40 cm tall, arching, brown and woody. Leaves to 16 cm long, lanceolate, tapering to a point at both ends, mid-green, satiny surface lightly splashed with silver on basal leaves, veins reddish brown; pale green with maroon veins below; stalk attached inside leaf margin. Flowers to 5 cm wide, white, in few-flowered clusters, fragrant.

Brazil

Source: Wright, P.; Goodwin, J.; Spencer, R. (1997). Begoniaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.