- Synonym:
- Begonia echinata Royle
- Plant Family:
- Begoniaceae.
- Habit & Habitat:
- A rhizomatous tender herb up to 20cm tall, found in sub-tropical zone.
- Plant Description:
- Leaves simple, long petioled, cordate, double serrate, upper surface hairy. Inflorescence terminal. Male flower with two outer segments which are pink and sub-orbicular to ovate. Female flower with 5 ovate-oblong segments. Fruit a capsule, winged. Seed brown, oval.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- July-September.
- Harvesting Time:
- July-October.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally extract of whole plant is used for treatment of jaundice and scurvy.
- Part Used:
- Whole plant.
- Occurrence:
- Uncommon.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Cultivation, Chemical analysis, Herbal Pharmacy.
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