Dear Mark ji, Thank you very much for sharing the information. Kind regards, Sam Kuzhalanattu.
On Thu, 19 Feb, 2026, 2:20 pm Mark Hughes, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Not possible to tell from the photos, but a South American species in > sect. Gireoudia. Not native to India. > > > > Best wishes > > > > Mark > > > > *From:* Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> > *Sent:* 19 February 2026 8:05 AM > *To:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Madhavi Sreenath <[email protected]>; efloraofindia < > [email protected]>; Mark Hughes <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:475013] 640 ID wild plant Begonia > > > > Sharing more images from another location. > > Flower date: 19FEB2026 > > Location: Idukki, Kerala, INDIA. > > > > On Wed, 2 Jul, 2025, 6:13 pm Sam Kuzhalanattu, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear Garg ji, Mark ji, Madhavi ji, > > > > Sorry, accidently, I couldn't include any details of the plant, so sharing > the same. > > Kind regards, Sam. > > > > Location: near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA > > Altitude: 1500fsl > > Flower date: 15FEB2025, 12.15pm > > Habitat: wild moisture rocky sloppy grass land alpine > > Plant habit: small lithophyte hairy herb, weak fleshy rhizomatous stem > 25mm diameter, perennial > > Height: 15cm > > Leaves: alternate lobate acute leathery smooth glossy fleshy hairy > serrated margin diameter upto: 13cm, tamarind taste > > Flower: terminal inflorescence bracts, diameter:30mm, purplish, non > fragrant > > Fruit: > > Seed: > > > > On Wed, 2 Jul, 2025, 5:39 pm Sam Kuzhalanattu, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Sorry, accidently, I couldn't include details of the plant, so sharing the > same. > > Kind regards, Sam. > > > > Location: near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA > > Altitude: 1500fsl > > Flower date: 15FEB2025, 12.15pm > > Habitat: wild moisture rocky sloppy grass land alpine > > Plant habit: small lithophyte hairy herb, weak fleshy rhizomatous stem > 25mm diameter, perennial > > Height: 15cm > > Leaves: alternate lobate acute leathery smooth glossy fleshy hairy > serrated margin diameter upto: 13cm, tamarind taste > > Flower: terminal inflorescence bracts, diameter:30mm, purplish, non > fragrant > > Fruit: > > Seed: > > > > > > On Tue, 11 Mar, 2025, 9:22 pm Sam Kuzhalanattu, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Madhavi ji, > > It is growing as wild in a private property. The innermost white petal > visible in the picture having only 03.5mm in diameter (single) > > Regards, Sam. > > > > On Tue, 11 Mar, 2025, 4:34 pm J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: > > In Kerala. > > The following reply received from Mark ji: > "Hi, I think this is a weed, it is probably a South American species in > sect. Gireoudia. > > Best wishes > > Mark" > > > > On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 at 16:25, Madhavi Sreenath <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Sorry, I meant in which state or forest was this collected from? > > > > Best, > > Madhavi > > > > On 11 Mar 2025, at 10:01, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear Garg ji, > It is growing as very wild attached naturally to rock stone (see in the > picture) in an old age one's property who loves conservation of wild > medicinal plants. He revealed that the stem also having tamarind taste. > The property lies in temperate biome having many huge rocks, canopied > places, non shady places and nice stream also. But > the said plant is growing in non shady place, but facing north side, > that's why the sunlight doesn't falls directly on the plant during summer > day time. > > Regards, Sam. > > > > On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 at 15:24, Madhavi Sreenath <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Is there any collection information (locality, etc) for this *Begonia*? > > > > Best, > > Madhavi > > > > On 10 Mar 2025, at 07:20, J.M. 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