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Begonia concanensis ?

Begonia concanensis A.DC., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. IV, 11: 126 1859.;
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be-GON-yuh — named for Michel Begon, 18th c. Governor of St Domingue, French Canada … Dave’s Botanary
¿ kohn-CAN-en-sis ? — of or from Konkan (coast of Maharashtra, India)
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commonly known as: Konkan begonia • Kannada: ಕೊಂಕಣಿ ಆನೆಕಿವಿ konkani aanekivi • Konkani: गजकर्णिका gajakarnika • Marathi: गजकर्णिका gajakarnika • Mundari: हाती-लुतुर अरा hati-lutur ara
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The identification key is as follows (reference : Flora of Maharashtra : BSI)
Male sepals elliptic 1.2 cm across………… B.concanensis
Male sepals almost orbicular 2.7 cm across…….B.prixophylla
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According to Dr Almeida the most obvious difference is in the size and shape of leaves with Begonia concanensis having smaller, ovate leaves and B. prixophylla having larger, broad leaves which are almost round.
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56-TSP-ID-05MAY2016-2: Begonia sp (Begoniaceae) for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Kindly identify this Begonia sp (Begoniaceae)
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Wild, Semi-evergreen forest
Sighting: Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl
Date: 03-09-2015

Pl. check Begonia concanensis A.DC. as per comparative images at Begonia

Begonia canarana Miq.  ??  POWO

Please check Begonia crenata Dryand!

But I think it looks different as per Begonia crenata

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Apsara konda Falls, Near to Apsara konda beach, Fringes of Western ghats: 14 Oct 2010;
 Flora of Uttara Kannada | Begonia Phrixophylla – efloraofindia | Google Groups

 

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be-GON-yuh — named for Michel Begon, 18th c. Governor of St Domingue, French Canada
¿ kohn-CAN-en-sis ? — of or from Konkan (coast of Maharashtra, India)

commonly known as: Konkan begonia<indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/…>
• Marathi: गजकर्णिका gajakarnika<indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/…>

botanical name: Begonia concanensis A. DC. … synonyms: no synonym  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – –
Photographed at Tung fort on 31 JUL 11 … more views at
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Detailed images available at
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Begoniaconcanensis&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags
Is it also Begonia phrixophylla ?

I am not clear about your query.
Begonia concanensis and Begonia phrixophylla are distinct species, which I am sure you must be aware of.

I have referred it to the Expert in bcc, in case he replies.

Yes !

be-GON-yuh — named for Michel Begon, 18th c. Governor of St Domingue, French Canada … Dave’s Botanary
¿ kohn-CAN-en-sis ? — of or from Konkan (coast of Maharashtra, India)commonly known as: Konkan begonia • Kannada: ಕೊಂಕಣಿ ಆನೆಕಿವಿ konkani aanekivi • Marathi: गजकर्णिका gajakarnika

botanical names: Begonia concanensis A.DC. … synonyms: no synonyms known … POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Konkan begonia
  • Flowers of India … the geographical epithet – concanensis = of or from the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಕೊಂಕಣಿ ಆನೆಕಿವಿ konkani aanekivi
  • name given for want of name … ಕೊಂಕಣಿ konkani = of or from Konkan coast; ಆನೆಕಿವಿ aanekivi = elephant’s ear, the large sepals allude to elephant’s ears. This species is found distributed in Karnataka … Digital Flora of Peninsular India by Herbarium JCB
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
गजकर्णिका gajakarnika
  • Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to 500 Flowers of north Western Ghats of India by Shrikant Ingalhalikar. गजकर्णिका gajakarnika, Sanskrit word – literal meaning: elephant’s ear, the large sepals allude to elephant’s ears.
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Coined names — Konkani and Mundari added …
commonly known as: Konkan begonia • Kannada: ಕೊಂಕಣಿ ಆನೆಕಿವಿ konkani aanekivi • Konkani: गजकर्णिका gajakarnika • Marathi: गजकर्णिका gajakarnika • Mundari: हाती-लुतुर अरा hati-lutur ara

 

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Updated on September 4, 2026

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