Synonym(s) : Begonia bowringiana Champ. ex Benth.; Begonia ferruginea Hayata; Begonia kouytcheouensis Guillaumin; Begonia palmata var. bowringiana (Champ. ex Benth.) Golding & Kareg.; Begonia palmata var. crassisetulosaa (Irmsch.) Golding & Kareg.; Begonia palmata var. khasiana (Irmsch.) Golding & Kareg.; Begonia palmata var. laevifolia (Irmsch.) Golding & Kareg.; Begonia palmata var. principalis (Irmsch.) Golding & Kareg.; Begonia randaiensis Sasaki; Doratometra bowringiana (Champ. ex Benth.) Seem.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Begonia palmata D.Don
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Evergreen broad-leaved forests, scrubby vegetation, by streams or on slopes in valleys, on rocks in moist environments by streams; 100 - 3200 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : May-December
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal to South China and Indo-China, Taiwan
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 136; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 245