Begonia handelii ?

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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;

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Leaves of two different species or same??

One look like Begonia ??

seems it is a leaf of Dioscorea, possibly d. esculenta or even dioscorea alata ....kham aloo. look for the dried up vine with compound spines// kanta in d. esculanta

and a yam in the soil. ... you will have to go back and look and may be even dig up a root. or let monsoon come and see the vine regrow and look for flowers etc. to rule out Dioscrea

Begonia coccinea ?

Just one Begonia here, possibly B. handellii

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI GBIF (with type specimens) American Begonia Society Asian flora POWO

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