Roots fibrous. Stems erect to 1m tall, branched, light green. Leaves to 21 cm long, dark green, leathery, with bold silver spotting above, red below; margins entire, thickened and wavy. Flowers 2.5 cm wide, white, in many small clusters.

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.