How to identify Clubed Begonia
Identify Clubed Begonia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Hooded (cucullate) leaf base.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Begoniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Clubed Begonia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Begonia cucullata
- Genus
- Begonia
- Family
- Begoniaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The plant is an upright growing, herbaceous perennial that has almost symmetrical succulent pale green to pale reddish brown leaves that are ovate, glabrous 4–8 cm long and 6 cm wi” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The plant is an upright growing, herbaceous perennial that has almost symmetrical succulent pale green to pale reddish brown leaves that are ovate, glabrous 4–8 cm long and 6 cm wi” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The plant is an upright growing, herbaceous perennial that has almost symmetrical succulent pale green to pale reddish brown leaves that are ovate, glabrous 4–8 cm long and 6 cm wi” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Clubed Begonia itself; the rest are typical of the Begoniaceae family.
About Clubed Begonia
Clubed Begonia (Begonia cucullata) is a species in the Begoniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala.
Uses
In practice it is planted as an ornamental.
Begoniaceae
Begonia Family
Clubed Begonia belongs to the Begoniaceae family.
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