Begoniaceae FAMILY

Begonia picta

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Begonia picta is a perennial plant growing up to 38cm tall from a globose tuber around 5 - 8mm in diameter[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, food and mordant. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens and as a pot plant.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southwest China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar

HabitatShady banks and rock ledges in wetter areas; at elevations to 2,800 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ]. Forest margins, on rocks in shaded moist environments by streams and slopes; at elevations from 2,200 - 2,900 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].