Roots fibrous. Stems erect, to 1 m tall, many, thickly brown felted, succulent. Leaves lanceolate, to 13 cm long, upper surface green, glossy, hairless, pale green and brown-felted below; margins toothed. Flowers white in tight clusters.
Brazil
Source: (1997). Begoniaceae. In: . 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.