Scientific Name: Begonia malabarica Lam.
Family: Begoniaceae (Begonia Family)
Vernacular name: Kalpuli,
Janaamkolli, Kayyalapulian, Malayamkizhangu, Minukki, Muthalaminuki (Malayalam)
Tribal name: Malampuli
(Paniya)
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Evergreen and
semi-Evergreen forests
Distribution: India,
Sri Lanka
Tribal consumers:
Paniya
Parts Used:
Leaf (After cooking)
Seasonal Availability:
August-April
Key identification features: Shrubs
up to 2 m tall with glabrous, terete stems. Leaves ovate, unequal at the base,
toothed, and hispid. Flowers many, pink, in axillary cymes. Female sepals
reniform; Fruits are capsule with obtuse wings.
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