Begonia malabarica

Begonia malabarica
Foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. malabarica
Binomial name
Begonia malabarica
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Begonia fallax A.DC.
    • Begonia hydrophila Miq.
    • Begonia rubrosetulosa (Hassk.) A.DC.
    • Diploclinium lindleyanum Wight
    • Mitscherlichia rubrosetulosa Hassk.

Begonia malabarica, the Malabar begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] It has antibacterial properties.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Begonia malabarica Lam". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Malabar Begonia". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ Ramesh, N.; Viswanathan, M.B; Saraswathy, A.; Balakrishna, K.; Brindha, P.; Lakshmanaperumalsamy, P. (2002). "Phytochemical and antimicrobial studies of Begonia malabarica". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 79 (1): 129–132. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00352-X. PMID 11744306.


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