Begonia rubella

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Begonia rubella Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 223 1825. (syn: Begonia scutata Wall. ex A.DC.);
Nepal to Sikkim as per WCSP;

 

 

 

 

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SK1503 13 Oct 2018 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8)- around 600 kb each.

Location:  Shivapuri National Park, Nepal 
Date: 24 August 2018
Elevation:6000 ft.

Habit : Wild 

Which Begonia is this ?

I think this is probably Begonia rubella, also SK1504 is this species.
However: This name does not have a type specimen, and there may well be new species in the area which are closely related. But I think B. rubella is the best det.

 

 

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SK1504 13 Oct 2018 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)- around 400 kb each.

Location:  Shivapuri National Park, Nepal 
Date: 24 August 2018
Elevation:6000 ft.

Habit : Wild 

Which Begonia is this ?
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Begonia rubella Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)- 1, 2 & 3 mb. 

Location: Pharping, Kathmandu, Nepal
Altitude: 1695 m.
Date: 02 September 2019
Habit : Wild
Attachments (3)- 2 mb each.
Attachments (2) – 1 & 3 mb.
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Begonia rubella Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don : 3 posts by 1 author. 3 images- 7 mb each.

Location: Kathmandu Valley
Date:  October 2020 
Elevation: 2000m.
Habitat  : Wild

 

References:

Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  IPNI
Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Himalayan Gardens Ltd.  Backyard Gardener  Bhutan Biodiversity …  Google Arts & Culture  (specimen)

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