Begonia malabarica, the Malabar begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] It has antibacterial properties.[3]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Begoniaceae |
Genus: | Begonia |
Species: | B. malabarica
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Begonia malabarica | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Begonia malabarica Lam". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Malabar Begonia". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Ramesh, N.; Viswanathan, M.B; Saraswathy, A.; Balakrishna, K.; Brindha, P.; Lakshmanaperumalsamy, P. (2002). "Phytochemical and antimicrobial studies of Begonia malabarica". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 79 (1): 129–132. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00352-X. PMID 11744306.