Begonia palmata D.Don var. palmata

Camfield, Rebecca & Hughes, Mark, 2018, A revision and one new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae, Cucurbitales) in Northeast India, European Journal of Taxonomy 396, pp. 1-116 : 72

Begonia palmata D.Don var. palmata

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INDIA: Arunachal-Pradesh: Tuting, Choudhery 18213 ( ARUN n.v.) ; Babuk, Nov. 1911 – Mar. 1912, Burkill 37666 (n.v.) ; Bapu Mountain, Feb.–Mar. 1912, Burkill 36553 (n.v.) ; ibid., Nov. 1911 – Mar. 1912, Burkill 36531 (n.v.) ; Bapu Mountain, Renging Camp, Feb.–Mar. 1912, Burkill 36338 (n.v.) ; ibid., Nov. 1911 – Mar. 1912, Burkill 36261 (n.v.) ; Bapu Mountain, Rotung, Feb.–Mar. 1912, Burkill 36237 (n.v.) ; Igar Valley, Nov. 1911 – Mar. 1912, Burkill 36108 (n.v.) ; ibid., Nov. 1911 – Mar. 1912, Burkill 36102 (n.v.) ; Janakmukh, Nov.–Dec. 1911, Burkill 37165 (n.v.) ; Lalik Valley, Nov. 1911 – Mar. 1912, Burkill 37339 (n.v.). Assam: Jun.–Sep. 1913, Bailey s.n. ( E) ; Cachar, Laikul, 6 May 1951, Koelz 27902 ( MICH). Manipur: Karong, 27 Oct. 1950, Koelz 26759 ( MICH). Meghalaya, Khasi Hills, Sep. 1878, Mann s.n. (ASSAM n.v.) ; Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji, 14 Apr. 1952, Koelz 33555 ( MICH) ; ibid., 19 Jun. 1952, Koelz 30315 ( MICH) ; Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji ‘Chora Poonji’, May 1829, De Silva, Wallich Cat. No. 3678a (K-W, barcode K 001110779) ; Khasi Hills, Manksandraw, 7 Dec. 1871, Clarke 14410 ( BM) ; ibid., Clarke 14410B ( BM) ; ibid., 15 Sep. 1949, Chand 2306 ( MICH) ; ibid., 16 Sep. 1949, Koelz 23973 ( MICH) ; ibid., 21 Oct. 1952, Koelz 31399 ( MICH) ; Khasi Hills, Mawryngkneng, 24 Sep. 1951, Koelz 28595 ( MICH) ; Khasi Hills, Nongkhlaw, 30 Oct. 1872, Clarke 18910 ( BM) ; Khasia, 1837, Griffith 429 ( BM) ; ibid., Hooker & Thomson s.n. ( BM, E, K) ; ibid., Wallich Cat. No. 3678A ( BM) ; Shillong, 10 Aug. 1885, Clarke 38696A ( BM) ; Sillet Hills, Blinkworth s.n., Wallich Cat. No. 3678 (K-W, barcode K 000035489). Mizoram: Lushai Hills, Aijal, Parry 77 (n.v.). Nagaland: Naga Hills, 19 Oct. 1885, Clarke 40906 ( K) ; Naga Hills, Kohima, Sep. 1950, Chand 3627 ( MICH) ; Naga Hills, Takubama, 12 Aug. 1950, Koelz 25731 ( MICH) ; ibid., 23 Jul. 1950, Koelz 25568 ( MICH) ; Naga Hills, Zakhoma, 1 Nov. 1949, Ward 18975 ( BM).

Description

Stem: tomentose. Stipules: 10–17 mm long, sparsely puberulous. Leaves: petiole puberulous; lamina broadly ovate to orbicular, upper surface hirsute/strigose all over, underside red and green to purple, pilose on veins mostly; several lobes, linear to triangular, curved; margin hairy, apex very acuminate.