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Begonia albo-coccinea
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Family:
BEGONIACEAE
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Citation: Begonia albo-coccinea Hook., Bot. Mag. t. 4172. 1845; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2:654.1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 546(385).1919; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 197. 1984; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 210. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 155. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 137. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 159. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 294. 2002.
Begonia grahamiana Wight, Ic. t. 1811. 1848.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kalthamara
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Stemless herbs. Leaves 8 x 12 cm, orbicular, entire, pubescent below, nerves 10, radiating; petiole 12 cm long, densely pubescent. Scape 14-20 cm long, branching; cymes 5 cm across, dichotomous; pedicels 1 cm long, hispid. Flowers few; male sepals 4, outer sepals 7 x 9 mm, pale rose; inner sepals 7 x 5 mm, curved, hispid.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Kollam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Rose, White, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
700-1200
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Localities:
Rosemala, Kallar, Deviar, Teppakulam, Bonaccord
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