Begonia malabarica Lam.

 
  • Family : BEGONIACEAE
    (BEGONIA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Begoniaceae
  • Species : Begonia malabarica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Begonia malabarica Lam.
  • Vernacular name : Senthandu, Sengurungu (Tam.)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Comments : On hills above 800 m in deep shade along ravines, crevices of rocks and fast flowing water.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Ethakonda Hills (East Godavari district), Kadapa district, Srikakulam district, Kailasakonda Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Begonia malabarica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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