Begoniaceae FAMILY

Begonia palmata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Begonia palmata is a perennial plant with erect, branched stems growing from an elongate rhizome up to 21mm in diameter; it can grow 20 - 90cm tall[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a food. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - south and east China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatEvergreen broad-leaved forests, scrubby vegetation, by streams or on slopes in valleys, on rocks in moist environments by streams; at elevations from 100 - 3,200 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. ].