Thank you Santhoshji, what are the peculiar character that diffrentiate * B.dipetala* from *B.malabarica*? As you said, it is being reported from TN too. Source: An excursion flora of Central TN by K M Mathew
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 8:29 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Gargji: do you think Santosh ji would mind sending in a pdf of this paper? > thanks > Usha di > == > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:07 AM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A reply: >> "This is Begonia dipetala var dipetala and not B. malabarica. Begonia >> malabarica is an endemic species in Kerala. All the names published under >> the name B. malabarica from other part of India need a careful study. >> >> In fact, B. malabarica was based on Rheede's Tsjeria-narinampuli. It was >> validated by Lamark. It is an endemic species of kerala. >> >> For further Reading kindly see{ 1}Santhosh Kumar E.S., Seema G. Gopal and >> G.M. Nair 2005. Re-appearance of Rheede’s Tsjeria-narinampuli - Its >> identity after the discovery and a note its allied species. Begonian 72 >> (Jul/Aug): 135-140." from Santhosh ji. >> >> >> >> >> On 29 July 2012 14:28, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> >>> Date: 21 July 2012 14:24 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:122371] Begonia malabarica Lam. [Begoniaceae] >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Name: *Begonia malabarica* Lam. >>> Family: Begoniaceae >>> >>> Habit: sub-shrub >>> Characteristic feature: adaxial (under-side) reddish >>> >>> Photographed at Vaalparai, TN; on 12 July 2012 >>> Habitat: edges of pathways in wet forests; especially on rocky crevices >>> and rocks >>> >>> Dear all, is this identification right? please correct me if I am wrong. >>> >>> -- >>> Muthu Karthick, N >>> Care Earth Trust >>> #15, second main road, >>> Thillai ganga nagar, >>> Chennai - 600 061 >>> Mob: 0091 96268 33911 >>> www.careearthtrust.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1900 members >>> & 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>> of more than 7000 species). >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1900 members & >> 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 7000 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org --
