Begonia malabarica
| Begonia malabarica | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. malabarica |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia malabarica | |
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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]
References
- ^ ab"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.
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