Begonia hatacoa Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

 
  • Family : BEGONIACEAE
    (Begonia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PATTHARCHATTA FAMILY (पत्थरचट्टा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Begoniaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Begonia hatacoa Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Annual herbs, 20-40 cm high with thick rootstocks; Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, entire or slightly angular, undulate, glabrous, pubescent on nerves beneath, base unequal or cordate, lower surfaces pink or brown; Flowers in axillary peduncles, outer perianth segments whitish with red or purple veins.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- September
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Subansiri
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 558
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Begonia hatacoa. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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