Stems fleshy, light green. Leaves to 10 cm long ovate, tapering to a long point, thick and fleshy; surface green, glossy, hairless; margins pointed and irregularly toothed. Flowers small, white, numerous.

W Indies, Mexico-Ecuador

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.