Begonia dioica

Begonia dioica Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don , Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 223 1825. (Syn: Begonia amoena Wall. ex A.DC.; Begonia tenella D.Don;                                Begonia
erosa Wall.);
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Common name: Three-Petal Begonia

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begonia…?? :
.. pertaining only to Kalatope Khajjiar sanctuary around my house from an altitude of 2100 mts to 2500 mts (the area which I have covered)

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– Genus Begonia has more than 1500 species, often very difficult to identify.

Once you have told us the place we know we will have to mostly choose between B. picta (leaves often blotched with pink, hairy ; flowers tinged pink and capsule with unequal wings) and B. dioica (syn: B. amoena; leaves green, glabrous, flowers mostly white and capsule with equal wings).
Obviously your plant is B. dioica.

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My Pending Identifications: Chakrata- Begonia unid:: NS MARCH 32 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors.
This Begonia was shot from Deoban area, please help in id.. can this be Begonia crenata ??

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Seems Begonia dioica Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (=B. amoena Wall ex A. DC.) from hairless leaves, reddish runners.

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Thanks … I hope this is the right id…

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Begonia dioica ABJUL01/17 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 6 images.

First Begonias are out and in no time the Painted Leaf Begonias will be out too. I am seeing their velvety leaves everywhere. Here I have the Three-petal Begonia, both female and male. I am not absolutely certain about the male (four petals) belonging to the same species and need expert advice. Please confirm.

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SK60AUG3-2016:ID : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)
Enclosing some pictures of Begonia for identification please.
Pictures were shot on a tree at Kakani Nepal on 29 July 2016 at 2030 m.

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Comparative images of Begonia species so far in efi

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Again looks like B. dioica to me. We have these growing commonly on tree trunks and rock faces. Hairless flowers/buds, pink stems, smooth leaves with toothed edges match the description. We’ll need flowers to be certain. Here are a couple of B. dioica from here.
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Begonia dioica Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don: 10 very high res. images.

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Begonia dioica Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don: 16 very high res. images.
Location: Mulkharka, Shivapuri, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Date: 30 July 2024
Altitude: 1936m.
Habitat : Wild

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References:

The Plant List  GRIN   Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal