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Begonia crenata
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Family:
BEGONIACEAE
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Citation: Begonia crenata Dryand., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1: 164, t.14. 1791; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 651. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 546(385). 1919; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 124. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 180. 1985; Kumar et al., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 26: 140. 2002.
Begonia minima Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 3, 1: 48. 1864 & Ic. t. 110. 1868-1874.
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Description:
Small herbs; roots tuberous; stem usually red, smooth. Leaves simple, alternate, 2.5-6 x 1.5-5 cm, ovate or tri-lobed, acute at apex, cordate at base, doubly crenate at margins, hairy above and glabrous except the nerves beneath. Flowers pinkish, beautifully marked with glistening dots when fresh; peduncles slender. Male flowers: tepals 4, outer one elliptic, 5-5.5 x 4-4.5 mm, cordate at base, obtuse at apex; inner one narrower than the outer, 5 x 2 mm, obtuse at apex; stamens about 15, monadelphous; anthers yellow. Female flowers: tepals 5, the outer elliptic, 5-5.5 x 3.5-4 mm; inner one narrower 5 x 2 mm. Styles usually 3, connate to half way up; sigma reniform. Capsule 6-7 mm long, crowned by accrescent perianth, 3-winged, one smaller than the other two, 2-celled; placenta divided.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-November
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District(s):
Wayanad, Kasaragode, Kozhikkode, Kollam, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Banks of streams
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Distribution:
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):
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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Taliparamba, Beemanadi
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