Begonia crenata

Begoniaceae (begonia family) » Begonia crenata

 

be-GON-yuh -- named for Michel Begon, 18th c. Governor of St Domingue, French Canada

kre-NAH-tuh -- scalloped

 

commonly known as: common begonia • Marathi: काप्रु kapru, खडक आंबाडी khadak-ambadi

 

Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India)

 

 

References: Flowers of India • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaaac Kehimkar • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar

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