Category: Begonia

Begonia aconitifolia A.DC., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. IV, 11: 127 1859. (Syn: Begonia faureana Garnier; Begonia faureana var. argentea Linden; Begonia faureana var. metallica Rodigas; Begonia kimusiana C.Chev. [Invalid]; Begonia sceptrum Rodigas); . Cane Begonia, Metallica Begonia ; . Images by Arundhati Boyce – Id by Ajinkya Gadave    Ornamental for id – 200113 ANB-0028 – […]

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); . 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 […]

Begonia andamensis Parish ex C.B.Clarke , Fl. Brit. India 2: 650 1879. ; Images by Manudev Madhavan    Begonia andamensis Parish ex C.B.Clarke:  Last week, Begonia andamensis Parish ex C.B.Clarke, endemic to Andaman & Nicobar Islands, flowered in my garden. Sharing the photos here… Wonderful pictures of a rare plant.     Begonia andamensis Parish ex […]

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.); . Common name: Three-Petal Begonia .   begonia…?? : .. pertaining only to Kalatope Khajjiar sanctuary around my house from an altitude of 2100 mts to 2500 mts (the area which I have […]

Begonia masoniana Irmsch. ex Ziesenh., Begonian 38: 52 1971. iron-cross begonia;     Images by Balkar Singh  Begonia masoniana from Solan: a small pot plant Begonia masoniana from Solan  This is an awesome plant  Beautiful leaves. Begonia masoniana Irmsch. ex Ziesenh. ?? : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) – 4 MB. Location:  Kalimpong, WB, India Date: […]

Begonia cucullata Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 414 1805. (Syn. Begonia cucullifolia Hassk.; Begonia dispar Rchb.; Begonia nervosa Kunth [Invalid]; Begonia paludicola C.DC.; Begonia semperflorens Link & Otto; Begonia semperflorens f. flavescens C.DC.; Begonia setaria Graham); . Alabama; Bolivia; Borneo; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Cape Provinces; Colombia; Cuba; Dominican Republic; East Himalaya; Eritrea; […]

Begonia trichocarpa Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 230 1851. . Large herbs; stem reddish, flaccid, sub-erect, hispid. Leaves to 8 x 3 cm, ovate-oblong, acuminate, obliquely cordate at base, hirtus, membranous, 5-nerved from the base; petiole 1-3 cm long, hispid; stipule 6 x 2 mm, lanceolate. Cymes 2 cm across, lateral; peduncle 1-2 […]

Begonia picta Sm., Exot. Bot. 2: 81 1806. (syn. Begonia echinata Royle); . Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya; India; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; . Indian Subcontinent as per WCSP; . Flora of Chakrata: Begonia sp from Chakrata Mussoorie Road: Begonia sp from Chakrata Mussoorie Road My id B picta Yes … is correct. This […]

Begonia malabarica or a new species ? . 100 ID wild plant Begonia: 9 images. This is my 100th ID request. Please I’D wild plant, very rare only three plants here.  Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671 Flower date: 03.07.2022, 03.10pm Altitude: 1400fsl Habitat: wild, moisture, filtered sunlight Plant habit: erect, […]

Begonia malabarica Lam., Encycl. 1: 393 1785. (syn: Begonia fallax A.DC.; Begonia hydrophila Miq.; Begonia malabarica var. hydrophila C.B.Clarke; Begonia malabarica var. rheedii A.DC.; Begonia rubrosetulosa (Hassk.) A.DC.; Diploclinium lindleyanum Wight; Mitscherlichia rubrosetulosa Hassk.); . India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP; . Common name: Malabar Begonia • Malayalam: കയ്യാലപ്പുളി kayyalappuli, ജനാംകൊല്ലി janankolli, രക്തസൂരി raktasuri, ചെറിയ […]

Begonia hirtella Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 296 1822. (Syn: Begonia albidosetulosa Hassk.; Begonia brasila A.DC.; Begonia brasiliana Schrank ex Steud. [Invalid]; Begonia ciliata Kunth; Begonia dasypoda Meisn. ex A.DC.; Begonia diversifolia var. nana Walp.;  Begonia hirtella var. nana A.DC.; Begonia villosa Lindl.); . Images by Santhosh Kumar    Begonia from Kerala – indiantreepix | […]

Begonia crenata Dryand., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1: 162 1791. (Syn. Begonia minima Bedd.; Saueria crenata (Dryand.) Hassk.); . be-GON-yuh — named for Michel Begon, 18th century Governor of St Domingue, French Canada kre-NAH-tuh — scalloped . commonly known as: common begonia • Marathi: काप्रु kapru, खडक आंबाडी khadak-ambadi . Endemic to: Western Ghats (of […]

Begonia concanensis A.DC., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. IV, 11: 126 1859.; . be-GON-yuh — named for Michel Begon, 18th c. Governor of St Domingue, French Canada ¿ kohn-CAN-en-sis ? — of or from Konkan (coast of Maharashtra, India) . As per efi thread: The identification key is as follows (reference : Flora of Maharashtra : […]

  near Miao, Arunachal Pradesh in 3rd week of August’10; PLANT FOR ID – indiantreepix | Google Groups Identification help needed – indiantreepix | Google Groups ¿ Begonia sp. ? – indiantreepix | Google Groups Mizoram (November-08); at Kalimpong– Sept’09?; PKA270809-2-Begonia – indiantreepix | Google Groups Begonia leaves?? – indiantreepix | Google Groups Begonia Sp […]