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Begonia malabarica Lam., Encycl. 1: 393 1785. (syn: Begonia fallax A.DC.; Begonia hydrophila Miq.; Begonia malabarica var. hydrophila C.B.Clarke; Begonia malabarica var. rheedii A.DC.; Begonia rubrosetulosa (Hassk.) A.DC.; Diploclinium lindleyanum Wight; Mitscherlichia rubrosetulosa Hassk.);
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India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP;
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Common name: Malabar Begonia • Malayalam: കയ്യാലപ്പുളി kayyalappuli, ജനാംകൊല്ലി janankolli, രക്തസൂരി raktasuri, ചെറിയ ഞെരിഞ്ഞന്പുളി tsjeria-narinampuli
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Shrubs; stems reddish, glabrous. Leaves to 18 x 10 cm, ovate, unequally cordate at base, entire or shallowly and broadly dentate, glabrous, nerves prominent, reddish, dividing after the middle of the lamina; petiole 2-5 cm long; stipules 2.5 x 0.8 cm, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, whitish. peduncle 3-4 cm long, axillary, dichotomously branched; cymes 5 cm across. Flowers few; pedicels 1 cm long; male sepals 4, outer 10 mm across, orbicular, pale pink; inner smaller, anthers truncate. Capsule 2 x 3.5 cm, obovate, 3-winged; wing horizontal at apex; placentas 2-fid; seeds many, minute, oblong, cylindrical, ridged and reticulate at one end. Flowering and fruiting: December-March
Evergreen forests
Peninsular India
(From India Biodiversity Portal (Begonia fallax A. DC.)
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Attach a picture of Begonia malabarica Lamk. This is the true Begonia malabarica rediscovered from Kerala after Rheede’s discovery What do you mean by “ true Begonia malabarica rediscovered from Kerala after Rheede’s discovery”
I found some reference from a book which states its var. dipetala to be a syn. of Begonia dipetala Graham as below. Another reference from the same book on Begonia malabarica:
. Begonia malabarica paper: I could not but … did and sent me a pdf… , QUERY :: Malayalam name of Begonia malabarica Lam.: it is called in the name ” tsjeria-narinampuli” by Rheede in Hortus malabaricus “. It is also known in following names in Malayalam as “Kalpuli” and kayyalapulian” thank you very much Manudev ji for the Malayalam names other than ചെറിയ ഞെരിഞ്ഞന്പുളി tsjeria-narinampuli Please identify this plant details of which are as follows:
Date : 16.04.13
Location :Sreevilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel sanctuary, Western ghats, Virudhunagar dt, Tamilnadu
Altitude :3000ft
Habitat :wild Evergreen forest
Habit :climber/shrub on a rocky waterfall
Height :2 to 4 ft
Leaves :?deeply cordate/ Peltate
Flowers :pink
Fruits :not seen I am seeing two different palnts in first photograph. One is some Begonia sp. and second one looks like Rhynchoglossum sp… I am sorry. I meant the plant adjacent to the waterfall. Shall send the second one separately. … is correct. There are two plants: One is Begonia fallax and the other one is Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Gesneriaceae)
Begonia malabarica :: Charmadi Ghat :: 12 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC03 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 2 images.
Charmadi Ghat Karnataka
Date: 12 NOV 2016 … Altitude: explored between: 873 – 976 m (2863 – 3201 ft) asl
Begonia malabarica Lam. … (family: Begoniaceae)
please id collected from andhra Pradesh : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) – 874 kb.
Please check Begonia!
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But always mention place, date and habit (wild or cultivated) etc. along with the post. And elevation. It is Begonia malabarica
Mahe Begonia 2 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) – 3 mb. This could fit under B. malabarica, but it is hard to tell from the photo. This name currently covers several species- from Mark Hughes in another thread.
.  Begonia from Mahe Id please : 10 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) – 3 mb. Submitting a request for id of Begonia photographed from Mahe in November 2019. This could fit under B. malabarica, but it is hard to tell from the photo. This name currently covers several species- from Mark Hughes in another thread. Yes, it is cultivated. Thanks a lot
I am attaching another photo of the habit of the plant which may help in confirming the identification. .  52-TSP-ID-04MAY2016: Images of Begonia sp (Begoniaceae) for ID : 4 posts by 3 authors. 1 correct image as above. Kindly identify this Begonia sp (Begoniaceae) Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild, Semi-evergreen forest Sighting: Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl Date: 06-08-2014 Is it Begonia grandis? There appears to be two plants. Pl. check: Begonia malabarica Lam. & Begonia concanensis A.DC. Yes, appears close to images at Begonia trichocarpa
1 I think is B. trichocarpa On further scrutiny, I think images 1st and 3rd to 5th belong to the same plant.. . Names of Plants in India :: Begonia malabarica Lam.: be-GON-yuh — named for Michel Begon, 18th c. Governor of St Domingue, French Canada … Dave’s Botanary
mal-uh-BAR-ih-kuh — of or from the Malabar Coast, southern India … Dave’s Botanarycommonly known as: Malabar begonia • Marathi: मलबारी काप्रु malabari kapru • Malayalam: ജനാംകൊല്ലി janankolli, കയ്യാലപ്പുളി kayyalappuli, രക്തസൂരി raktasuri, ചെറിയ ഞെരിഞ്ഞമ്പുളി tsjeria-narinampuli botanical names: Begonia malabarica Lam. … synonyms: Begonia fallax A.DC. • Begonia hydrophila Miq. • Begonia rubrosetulosa (Hassk.) A.DC. • Diploclinium lindleyanum Wight • Mitscherlichia rubrosetulosa Hassk. … POWO Bibliography / etymology
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Malabar begonia
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मलबारी काप्रु malabari kapru
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ജനാംകൊല്ലി janankolli, കയ്യാലപ്പുളി kayyalappuli, രക്തസൂരി raktasuri, ചെറിയ ഞെരിഞ്ഞമ്പുളി tsjeria-narinampuli
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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2021/11/begonia-malabarica-lam.html .
This was clicked at a flower exhibition at VJTI in Mumbai in Feb 2013.
Requested to please provide ID.
Pl. check Pl. check Begonia dipetala Graham Not sure.
Looks different I think this is closer to the many forms of B. malabarica . References:
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