346 ID wild plant Begonia

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Please ID wild plant, kind regards, Sam.

Location: near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Kerala PIN:685607

Altitude: 1500fsl

Flower date: 25.07.2022, 08.45am

Habitat: wild, moisture, shady watering rock

Plant habit: rosette, erect, no stem, annual

Height: 10cm

Leaves: alternate, heart shaped, apex, fleshy soft glossy, fleshy petiole, tamarind taste, size:20×13cm

Flower: erect lengthy fleshy purplish peduncle, racemose, 04 petals, size:22×15mm, pink, non fragrant

Fruit: ovoid winged, pink into brown

Seed: black numerous, micro granular

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Begonia picta Sm.!

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Yes, it is Begonia picta, dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my plant, with kind regards, Sam.

[Saroj Kasaju]

OK Sam !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Begonia picta Sm.! Thank you. Saroj Kasaju

Yes, it is Begonia picta, dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my plant, with kind regards, Sam.

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Mark ji

On Mon, 1 Aug 2022 at 20:46, Mark Hughes <MHu...@rbge.org.uk> wrote:

This has glabrous fruit and leaves, and B. picta doesn’t occur as far south as Kerala. I think B. cordifolia is a better match.

https://padme.rbge.org.uk/Begonia/Data/specimens?padme_collector_names_ss=&padme_collector_number_s=&padme_collection_locality_ss=Kerala&padme_current_epithet_s=cordifolia&padme_herbarium_s=

 

best wishes

 

Mark

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Mark ji,

Yes, it appears to Begonia cordifolia, thank you very much for ID my plant and link provided for identifying, with kind regards, Sam.