Roots fibrous. Habit low, spreading. Stems to 30 cm tall, freely branching and with short internodes. Leaves ovate to 7 cm long, with glossy, green surface, lower surface glossy, red with a thick brown felting; margin entire. Flowers small, profuse, white.

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.