Begonia palmata

Begonia palmata D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 223 1825. (syn: Begonia bowringiana Champ. ex Benth.; Begonia crassisetulosa (Irmsch.) F.A.Barkley & Golding; Begonia edulis var. henryi H.Lév.; Begonia ferruginea Hayata, nom. illeg.; Begonia laciniata Roxb.; Begonia laciniata var. bowringiana (Champ. ex Benth.) A.DC. …………; Begonia palmata var. bowringiana (Champ. ex Benth.) Golding & Kareg.; Begonia palmata var. crassisetulosaa (Irmsch.) Golding &
Kareg.; Begonia palmata var. khasiana (Irmsch.) Golding & Kareg.; Begonia palmata var. laevifolia (Irmsch.) Golding & Kareg.; Begonia palmata var. principalis (Irmsch.) Golding & Kareg.; Begonia principalis (Irmsch.) F.A.Barkley & Golding; Begonia randaiensis Sasaki; Begonia roylei K.Koch; Doratometra bowringiana (Champ. ex Benth.) Seem.);

Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Hainan; Laos; Myanmar; Nepal; Taiwan; Thailand; Tibet; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;

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I believe this plant is Begonia annulata K.Koch, the leaves don’t always have the “ring “ marking present.

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B. palmata

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Thanks, … But … confirmed it to be Begonia annulata

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… is probably correct on this. I am now seeing this as palmata after looking at it again this morning.

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MS Sept,2018/13 Begonia sp. (grandis ssp.sinensis?) for id : 4 posts by 2 authors.
Location : Reiek-tlang

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This has 2 stigmas, so is in sect. Platycentrum, probably one of the subspecies of B. palmata.

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MS Oct,2018/20 Begonia sp. for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Location : Lurh, Mizoram

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B. palmata

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Fwd: Begonia identity 1 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1)- 7 Mb.

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One of the many forms of B. palmata as far as I can tell

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MS, Sept., 2023/09 Begonia sp. for id.: 3 images.
Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram

Begonia palmata D.Don ??

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yes … its Begonia palmata..

I think more likely to be (as per images and details herein):
https://efloraofindia.com/2019/05/22/begonia-difformis-1/

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I think this is nearer to the very variable B. palmata, as far as I can tell from the photos.
1 pdf- Begonia difformis comb. & stat. nov. (Sect. Platycentrum, Begoniaceae), a new species segregated from B. palmata D. Don(2015)

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I think I have suggested B. palmata !

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I think this is nearer to the very variable B. palmata, as far as I can tell from the photos.

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Thanks a lot, …
What about images at 
https://efloraofindia.com/2019/05/22/begonia-difformis-1/?

Probably B. difformis, but I’d like to see mature flowers to check.

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1 pdf- Begonia difformis comb. & stat. nov. (Sect. Platycentrum, Begoniaceae), a new species segregated from B. palmata D. Don- WAI-CHAO LEONG, TAO DENG, HANG SUN, CHING-I PENG & KUO-FANG CHUNG- Phytotaxa 227 (1): 083–091

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References:
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