Fig. 4.

Diverse habits of Chinese begonias. A Semi-tuberous type: Begonia augustinei, deciduous species with short rhizome without clear internodes; B Pseudo-tuberous: B. wuzhishanensis, deciduous with orchid-root-like rhizome; C Tuberous: B. fimbristipula, deciduous with single ball-shaped tuber; D Moniliform: B. wilsonii, deciduous with the tubers connected as a chain; E Rhizomatous: B. pedatifida, evergreen with clear nodes and internodes; F Trailing: B. sp. nov., evergreen with very long stem and internodes, the leaves remain on most of the nodes; G Shrub-like: B. acetosella, evergreen shrub-like with fibrous roots only or very short rhizome.