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Begonia floccifera Bedd.
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Kalthamarai

Kalthamarai - <i>Begonia floccifera</i> Bedd.
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Name

Begonia floccifera Bedd.
Kalthamarai

Group

Place

Road to Palaruvi Waterfalls, Palaruvi, Kerala 691309, India

Observed on

2 December 2008

Created on

10 September 2013

Notes

Called kalthamarai (Tamil Kani), found on rocky stream beds, consume especially in rasam.

Tags

🆔 Identification

Begonia floccifera Bedd.

Kalthamarai

💎 Traits
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🏜 Location Information

Coordinates

8.9570, 77.1815

Tehsil

Pathanapuram

Soil

Lateritic Soils

Temperature

23 - 25.0 °C

Rainfall

2800 - 3200 mm

Forest Type

Tropical dry deciduous forest
📊 Temporal Distribution
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