✿Begoniaceae · Begonia
Woolly Begonia
Begonia floccifera
Herbindoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- January-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Begonia floccifera
- Genus
- Begonia
- Family
- Begoniaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Woolly Begonia itself; the rest are typical of the Begoniaceae family.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കൽത്താമര
About Woolly Begonia
Woolly Begonia (Begonia floccifera) belongs to the Begoniaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to February.
Botanical family
Begoniaceae
Begonia Family
Woolly Begonia belongs to the Begoniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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