641 ID wild plant Begonia

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Feb 24, 2025, 4:05:05 AMFeb 24
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Please ID wild plant, kind regards, Sam.
Location: bloomed near Nedumkandam Idukki Kerala INDIA
Altitude: 1700fsl
Flower date: 27NOV2024, 04.30pm
Habitat: wild wet rocky evergreen misty sloppy shola forest waterfalls alpine
Plant habit: small hairy shrub, erect branches, weak fleshy cylindrical stem 12mm base diameter, perennial
Height: 01 meter
Leaves: dicot alternate elliptic acute leathery hairy smooth glossy fleshy serrated margins, size upto: 16×7cm tamarind tasted, purplish petiole
Flower: axillary umbel inflorescence, 02 petals, size: 20x08mm, white, non fragrant
Fruit:
Seed:
Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

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J.M. Garg

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To me appears close to images at 
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/begonia-malabarica/

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Mar 11, 2025, 6:34:43 AMMar 11
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Begonia dipetala


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J.M. Garg

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Mar 11, 2025, 6:39:08 AMMar 11
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Thanks a lot, Madhavi ji

On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 at 15:42, Madhavi Sreenath <msre...@rbge.org.uk> wrote:
Hello, 

This is Begonia dipetala Graham. 

Cheers,
Madhavi 

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J.M. Garg

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Mar 11, 2025, 6:39:37 AMMar 11
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 at 16:05, Mark Hughes <MHu...@rbge.org.uk> wrote:

Begonia dipetala

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 11, 2025, 12:06:11 PMMar 11
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Dear Garg ji, Mark ji, Santosh ji, Madhavi ji,

Yes, it is Begonia dipetala, thank you very much for ID my plant.
With kind regards, Sam.

J.M. Garg

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Mar 17, 2025, 4:08:06 AMMar 17
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Thanks a lot, Pandurangan ji

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From: A.G Pandurangan <>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar, 2025, 12:44 pm
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:475167] 641 ID wild plant Begonia
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>


Dear Dr Garg, The name of the species is: Begonia dipetala Graham; Synonym: Begonia malabarica var, dipetala (Graham) Thwaites
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Dr. A.G. Pandurangan
Advisor (Envt. & Biodiversity), 
Centre for Innovation in Science & Social Action (CISSA),
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Former Director
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute
Palode, Karimancode P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,

INDIA, Pin:  6
95 562

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 17, 2025, 4:35:20 AMMar 17
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Thank you very much dear Pandurangan ji for the ID confirmation of my plant, with kind regards, Sam.

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 17, 2025, 11:03:29 AMMar 17
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Our pleasure dear Pandurangan ji.
The said plant is very difficult to see, or it doesn't comes in to the first sight, from my observations.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience.
Kind regards, Sam.


On Mon, 17 Mar, 2025, 4:31 pm A.G Pandurangan, <agpand...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Dr Garg and Sam, Both are most welcome. I too collected when I was a research scholar during 1982-85 periods from Nedumkandan, Myladumpara, Pampadumpara, Poopara etc along canals and wet rocks near cardamom plantations. It's very beautiful when it blooms and is eye-catching. Thanks for recollecting my vivid memories of this plant. It is endemic and rare to southern India and Sri Lanka. Thanks for sharing good photos ,
With regards

Dr. A.G. Pandurangan
Advisor (Envt. & Biodiversity), 
Centre for Innovation in Science & Social Action (CISSA),
 &
Former Director
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute
Palode, Karimancode P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,

INDIA, Pin:  6
95 562

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Opp. St. Thomas School, Mukkola,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695 043

J.M. Garg

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From: A.G Pandurangan <agpand...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar, 2025, 4:31 pm
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:475167] 641 ID wild plant Begonia
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>
Cc: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>, Sam Kuzhalanattu <samkuzh...@gmail.com>
Dear Dr Garg and Sam, Both are most welcome. I too collected when I was a research scholar during 1982-85 periods from Nedumkandan, Myladumpara, Pampadumpara, Poopara etc along canals and wet rocks near cardamom plantations. It's very beautiful when it blooms and is eye-catching. Thanks for recollecting my vivid memories of this plant. It is endemic and rare to southern India and Sri Lanka. Thanks for sharing good photos ,
With regards

Dr. A.G. Pandurangan
Advisor (Envt. & Biodiversity), 
Centre for Innovation in Science & Social Action (CISSA),
 &
Former Director
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute
Palode, Karimancode P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,

INDIA, Pin:  6
95 562

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