Pan India Bouquets

Begonia sikkimensis A.DC.

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 sikkimensis A.DC.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Evergreen broad-leaved forests, shaded moist environments along streams; 800 - 3650 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Frequent in underneath primary forests along the stream
Flower, Fruit : August-January
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Central and East Himalaya to South-East Tibet and Myanmar
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: 241
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Begonia sikkimensis. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.