Begonia heracleifolia (Cultivated)

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Begonia heracleifolia (Cultivated)

Begonia heracleifolia Cham. & Schltdl., Linnaea 5: 603 1830. (syn: Begonia heracleifolia var. longipila (Lem.) A.DC. .......; Begonia jatrophifolia Klotzsch; Begonia jatrophifolia Cels; Begonia longipila Lem.; Begonia nigrescens Van Houtte ex Otto; Begonia punctata Klotzsch; Begonia punctata Link & Otto; Begonia radiata Graham; Begonia tanacetifolia Steud.; Begonia trigonoptera Sprague; Eupetalum punctatum (Klotzsch) Paxton; Gireoudia heracleifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Klotzsch ...; Gireoudia punctata (Klotzsch) Klotzsch) ?;

Mexico to Honduras (from WCSP);

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SK620 05 JUL-2017:ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) - around 700 kb each.

Location: Soureni, Mirik, India

Date: 20 May 2017

Altitude: 4500 ft.

Begonia .... ??? Cultivated.

Yes. Pl. Check comparative images in efi site.

Pl. Check comparative images in efi site at Begonia

Could not find a match at Begonia

May be some Begonia species/ hybrids

... has confirmed this as Begonia heracleifolia Cham. & Schltdl..

Images by Promila Chaturvedi (Id suggestion by Vijayasankar Raman) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)

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Begonia for ID-PC-21-21.08.2015 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)

please identify the Begonia in the picture. The snap was taken from Warsaw.

Could be a Star Begonia (Begonia heracleifolia) hybrid.

Thanks ...

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Begonia Species for ID : Nasik : 26OCT20 : AK-46 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)

Begonia Species seen at a plant nursery in Nasik.

A cultivated, garden plant.

Begonia heracleifolia Cham. & Schltdl. ??

Thanks, ..., for the id.

Yes, appears close as per Wikimedia Commons:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Star_Begonia_(Begonia_heracleifolia)_(3072509397).jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Star_Begonia_(Begonia_heracleifolia)_(3073346424).jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Begonia_Heracleifolia.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Begonia_heracleifolia_f._nigricans_01.jpg

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI Wikimedia Commons Dave’s Garden Plants delight begonia society pbfl

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