Begonia floccifera

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Begonia floccifera

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Begonia floccifera

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(c) Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Siddarth Machado

Begonia floccifera

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(c) Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Siddarth Machado

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, India,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A tropical shrub in the Begoniaceae family, begonia floccifera grows in warm climates and is valued for its edible leaves.

Names & Synonyms

Malampuli

References (1)

Narayanan Ratheesh, M. K. et al, 2011, Wild edible plants used by the Kattunaikka, Paniya and Kuruma tribes of Wayanad District, Kerala, India. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 5(15), pp. 3520-3529

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