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Begonia palmata D.Don

Begonia palmata

Native records: 13 botanical areas

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, 10 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Begonia palmata

A rhizomatous geophyte of subtropical climates. Native to China, India, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hong Kong and elsewhere.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Bangladesh

    • BangladeshNative

  • Bhutan

    • East HimalayaNative

  • China

    • China South-CentralNative
    • China SoutheastNative
    • HainanNative
    • TibetNative

  • Hong Kong

    • China SoutheastNative

  • India

    • AssamNative
    • East HimalayaNative

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic

    • LaosNative

  • Macao

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Myanmar

    • MyanmarNative

  • Nepal

    • NepalNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • China SoutheastNative
    • TaiwanNative

  • Thailand

    • ThailandNative

  • Viet Nam

    • VietnamNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • Dwc Cold, dry winter, cold summer
  • Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 165 areas worldwide, 152 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Begonia palmata is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.247, right column, line 55

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia

Other species in Begonia

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Bangladesh · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Bhutan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Hong Kong · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    India · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Lao People's Democratic Republic · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Macao · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Myanmar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Nepal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Thailand · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Viet Nam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

Image information

  • Photograph of Begonia palmata

    W.J. Hooker · Public domain · File page