Begonia sikkimensis A.DC. var. sikkimensis

Other material examined

INDIA: Mizoram: Lushai Hills, Aijal, Sep. 1927, Parry 253 (K). Nagaland: Naga Hills, 19 Oct. 1885, Clarke 40906 (K); Naga Hills, Kohima, 8 Jul. 1950, Koelz 25465 (MICH).

Description

Plant up to 100 cm. Stem: green. Male flower: outer tepals white to pale pink; inner tepals white to pale pink. Female flower: tepals white to pale pink.

Remarks

This species shares lacerated leaves with B. koelzii and B. shilendrae . Begonia sikkimensis tends to have smaller glabrous leaves with shallower lacerations; also the inflorescences arise from the leaf axils rather than from the rhizome as with B. shilendrae and B. koelzii . The leaves of specimens from the study area are somewhat coarser than those of the type.