Begonia dipetala Graham, Bot. Mag. 55: t. 2849 1828. (Syn: Begonia bipetala Lodd. ex Otto & Dietr. [Spelling variant]; Begonia malabarica var. dipetala (Graham) C.B.Clarke; Haagea dipetala (Graham) Klotzsch); .
Location: bloomed near Nedumkandam Idukki Kerala INDIA Altitude: 1700fsl Flower date: 27NOV2024, 04.30pm Habitat: wild wet rocky evergreen misty sloppy shola forest waterfalls alpine Plant habit: small hairy shrub, erect branches, weak fleshy cylindrical stem 12mm base diameter, perennial Height: 01 meter Leaves: dicot alternate elliptic acute leathery hairy smooth glossy fleshy serrated margins, size upto: 16×7cm tamarind tasted, purplish petiole Flower: axillary umbel inflorescence, 02 petals, size: 20x08mm, white, non fragrant Fruit: Seed: Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x To me appears close to images at Begonia dipetala This is Begonia dipetala Graham. Begonia dipetala Yes, it is Begonia dipetala, thank you very much for ID my plant. The name of the species is: Begonia dipetala Graham; Synonym: Begonia malabarica var, dipetala (Graham) Thwaites Both are most welcome. I too collected when I was a research scholar during 1982-85 periods from Nedumkandan, Myladumpara, Pampadumpara, Poopara etc along canals and wet rocks near cardamom plantations. It’s very beautiful when it blooms and is eye-catching. Thanks for recollecting my vivid memories of this plant. It is endemic and rare to southern India and Sri Lanka. The said plant is very difficult to see, or it doesn’t comes in to the first sight, from my observations. .
Begonia malabarica Lam. [Begoniaceae]: Name: Begonia malabarica Lam. Family: Begoniaceae Habit: sub-shrub Characteristic feature: adaxial (under-side) reddish Photographed at Vaalparai, TN; on 12 July 2012 Habitat: edges of pathways in wet forests; especially on rocky crevices and rocks Dear all, is this identification right? please correct me if I am wrong. This is Begonia dipetala var dipetala and not B. malabarica. Begonia malabarica is an endemic species in Kerala. All the names published under the name B. malabarica from other part of India need a careful study. Thank you …, what are the peculiar character that diffrentiate B.dipetala from B.malabarica? As you said, it is being reported from TN too. Source: An excursion flora of Central TN by K M Mathew
ANDEC38 Please identify this Begonia sp. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Nelliyampathy, Kerala may be Begonia trichocarpa Thank you sir. Appears closer to images at Begonia dipetala Graham Begonia dipetala var hydrophila (C.B.Clarke) E.S.S.Kumar et Seema
Begonia malabarica :: Charmadi Ghat :: 12 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC03 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 2 images. Charmadi Ghat Karnataka With only two petals seen in all the flowers, this should be Begonia dipetala. Thank you very much …!!! Corrected my notes at flickr. . References: |
Begonia dipetala
Updated on March 28, 2025