Begonia beddomei Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 110: t. 6767 1884. (syn: Begonia assamica Linden ex Pynaert); Assam as per WCSP;
Attached images are Begonia sp. Please ID the plant. Date :01.11.2014 Location: North Garo Hills, Meghalaya Family : Begoniaceae Genus & species : Begonia sp. Habitat: Grows wild on hill slopes. Habit :Herb The plant uploaded seems to be Begonia grandis Potentially B. beddomei
Please identify this flower taken in Nagaland just before the border from Assam? Growing low on the ground near the road. Potentially B. beddomei, but the photo is not good enough to IDCould it be a begonia species? Definitely Begonia sp.
Location : E.Lungdar, Mizoram Date : 26-08-2020 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild This could be B. beddomei. This is a poorly known species which has never been photographed. It is unusual in the section (Platycentrum) in have a tuberous habit and no cauline leaves. Very interesting! Begonia picta ? Looking at the image quality it is difficult to decide but may be correct ! Dr. Marc has suggested as B. beddomei which may be correct but not sufficient information to verify ! References: Catalogue of Life WCSP IPNI Novataxa IBIS Flora Plant illustrations Curtis Prints A revision and one new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae, Cucurbitales) in Northeast India Rebecca Camfield, Mark Hughes (2018) |
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