Category: Begonia

Begonia mazae Ziesenh., Begonian 14: 152, 242 1947. (syn: Begonia mazae var. deminuta Ziesenh.; Begonia mazae f. nigricans Ziesenh.; Begonia mazae f. viridis Ziesenh.); SE. Mexico as per WCSP; SK1256 04 JUL 2018 : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Location:  Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 10 May 2018 Altitude: 4300 ft. Habit : Cultivated. Which Begonia is […]

Begonia listada L.B.Sm. & Wassh., Begonian 48: 155 1981. ; . Paraguay as per WCSP; . SK 2345 29 December 2019 : 6 posts by 1 author. 4 images- 4 to 7 Mb. Location: Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 28 November 2019  Elevation: 1350m. Habitat: Cultivated Which Begonia ?? B. listada  Thank you …! Begonia listada […]

Begonia acetosa Vell., Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 50 1831. ; . SE. Brazil as per WCSP; . SK 2344 27 December 2019 : 6 posts by 2 authors. 4 images- 6 to 7 mb each. Location: Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 28 November 2019  Elevation: 1350m. Habitat: Cultivated B. acetosa     . References: Catalogue of […]

Begonia obversa C.B.Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 26 1889.; . Re: Small shrub from Pecharthal North Tripura : 11 posts by 5 authors. 2 images. I request you to identify A Begonia sp. agree with … No doubt about it but I could not close in to the proper ID ! Pl. also check […]

Begonia difformis (Irmsch.) W.C.Leong, C.I Peng & K.F.Chung, Sp. Begoniaceae (ed. 2) 2: 29 1974. (syn: Begonia laciniata subsp. difformis Irmsch.; Begonia palmata var. difformis (Irmsch.) Golding & Kareg.); . China South-Central as per Catalogue of Life; . Reported from India as per A revision and one new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae, Cucurbitales) in […]

Begonia handelii Irmsch., Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 58: 24 1921. (syn: Begonia handelii var. handelii ) ?; S. China to Indo-China as per WCSP; China South-Central; China Southeast; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;   Herb Id from Bangladesh_SM_1448 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Leaves of two […]

Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch, Begonien 130 1933.;   SK1690 02 Jan 2019 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 7 mb. Location : Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA Date : 27 October 2013 Altitude  0 ft. Habit : Cultivated Which Begonia sp.? Attachments (1)- 6 mb.  hybrid, winter flowering wax begonias are many. dont know the antecedents. Most of […]

Begonia bipinnatifida J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 2: 47 1906.; New Guinea as per WCSP;   Begonia Species for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 26NOV18 : AK-16 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)  Plant seen inside the conservatory during my visit in October. Seems to be a Begonia […]

Begonia parviflora Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 7 1835. (syn: Begonia micrantha Steud. [Illegitimate]; Begonia myriantha Britton; Scheidweileria parviflora (Poepp. & Endl.) Klotzsch); Costa Rica to W. South America as per WCSP; Bolivia; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Panam; Peru as per Catalogue of Life;   Climber for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta […]

Begonia adscendens C.B.Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 26 1889. ; Assam to Myanmar, S. Laos as per WCSP;   MS Oct,2018/03 Begonia sp. for ID : Location : Lurh, mizoram Date : 03-10-2018 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Mizo : Sekhupthur  Thanks, … Do you have any other images?  Same Begonia Attachments (1)- […]

Begonia flagellaris H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 48: 358 1973.; . Nepal as per WCSP; . SK1514 16 Oct 2018 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (9)- around 600 kb each. Location:  Shivapuri National Park, Nepal  Date: 24 August 2018 Elevation:7500 ft. Habit : Wild Which Begonia. Could not get match from the EFN list. Very interesting! […]

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;         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  […]

Begonia silletensis (A.DC.) C.B.Clarke (syn: Casparya silletensis A.DC.); Assam; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand as per Catalogue of Life; Fwd: Strawberry : 4 posts by 1 author. 8 images. This is from Rajnagar, Kumarghat, Unakoti, Tripura Kindly identify Begonia sp  I think this is Begonia silletensis References: Catalogue of Life  India Biodiversity Portal  Asian Flora  bee-paysage  xuite

SK1479 02 Oct 2018: 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) – around 250 kb each. Location: Hong Kong Park   Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated Is this to hybrid of Begonia rex ?? Begonia ‘Hocking Lambada’  ?? no way to know for sure unless the gardener received it thus labelled from a […]

Begonia phuthoensis H.Q.Nguyen, Novon 14: 105 2004.; Vietnam as per WCSP;   Begonia phuthoensis H.Q.Nguyen : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) – around 400 kb each. Location: Hong Kong Park   Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated very nice and unusual leaves for a begonia. yes its id is correct Yes, B. […]

Begonia nuwakotensis S.Rajbh., Gard. Bull. Singapore 62: 144 2010. ; . Nepal as per WCSP ;  . Begonia palmata D.Don ?? : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (11) – around 500 kb each. Location: Jitpur Phedi, Nepal Altitude : 5000 ft. Date: 19 June 2018 Habit : Wild  Doesn’t match anything from Nepal, and not palmata […]

Begonia roxburghii A.DC., Prodr. 15(1): 398 1864. (syn: Begonia malabarica Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Casparya oligocarpa A.DC.; Casparya polycarpa A.DC.; Diploclinium roxburghii Miq.); . Himalaya to Myanmar as per WCSP; . Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya; Myanmar; Nepal; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life . Common name: East Himalayan Begonia • Khasi: Dieng jajew • Rongmei: Joukibarut […]

Begonia cathcartii Hook.f. & Thomson, Ill. Himal. Pl. t. 13 1855. (syn: Begonia nemophila Kurz; Platycentrum cathcartii (Hook.f. & Thomson) Klotzsch); Bangladesh; East Himalaya; Myanmar; Thailand as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Red-Hair Begonia Rootstocks rhizomatous. Stems up to 30cm, when young bearing coarse deflexed hairs with broad bases(leaving white lenticular scars where these […]

Begonia imperialis Lem., Ill. Hort. 7: 53 1860. (syn: Begonia imperialis var. brunnea Lem.; Begonia imperialis var. maculata Lem.; Begonia imperialis var. smaragdina Lem.; Begonia smaragdina (Lem.) Verschaff.);   Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest as per Catalogue of Life;   Begonia rex :: Dattaji Salvi Udyan :: 13 MAY 18 : 5 posts by 2 […]

Begonia megaptera A.DC., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. IV, 11: 134 1859. ; . Nepal to Myanmar: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal as per POWO; . SK1127 20 MAY 2018 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)- 1 Mb each. Location: Soureni, India Date: 8 May 2018 Altitude: 4300 ft. Habit : Wild Is it […]