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 cm long. Flowers 1-3 together; male sepals 4, outer sepals 5 x 7 mm, hispid; inner smaller, curved, glabrous; female sepals 4 or 5, similar to male flowers; ovary hispid, 3-locular, placenta single, styles 3, each divided in to two branches at apex. Capsule 1 x 2 cm obovate, truncate at apex, wings acute above, subequal; seeds minute, many, hexagonal. Flowering and fruiting: August-December Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests Western Ghats (Endemic)     450-Muthodi:ID assistance requested : 2 posts by 2 authors. 4 correct images as above. Submitting images of a specimen. for Id assistance. Date/time:6-08-2014/ 6-36 PM Location: Muthodi in Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1100msl Habitat: Wild, occurring in a moist place. Habit; Terrestrial herb Begonia crenata I think there are two different species. Pl. check with images of I think same in other post: 52-TSP-ID-04MAY2016: Images of Begonia sp (Begoniaceae) for ID .
52-TSP-ID-04MAY2016: Images of Begonia sp (Begoniaceae) for ID : 4 posts by 3 authors. 4 correct images. Kindly identify this Begonia sp (Begoniaceae) Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild, Semi-evergreen forest Sighting: Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl Date: 06-08-2014 Is it Begonia grandis? There appears to be two plants. Pl. check: Begonia malabarica Lam. & Begonia concanensis A.DC. Yes, appears close to images at Begonia trichocarpa 1 I think is B. trichocarpa On further scrutiny, I think images 1st and 3rd to 5th belong to the same plant.
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. References: The Plant List GRIN India Biodiversity Portal 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants |
Begonia trichocarpa
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