| Hairy Sorrel Begonia |
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| File size | 702714 |
| Original date | 9/11/21 7:39 PM |
| Resolution | 5184 x 3888 |
| Flash | Flash fired, auto |
| Focal length | 10.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 5.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX B700 |
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Botanical name: Begonia acetosella var. hirtifolia Family: Begoniaceae (Begonia family)
Hairy Sorrel Begonia is a perennial herb, erect, up to
2 m tall. Stems are branching twice or more. Leaves are oblong,
ovate-lanceshaped, or oblong-lanceshaped, asymmetric, 10-14 x 3-4.5 cm,
velvet-hairy, tip tapering or pointed. Inflorescences are much reduced.
Male flowers have flower-stalk about 1.2 cm; tepals 4, white or
pinkish, outer 2 obovate to oblate, about 1.2 x 1 cm, inner 2
lanceshaped to oblong, stamens numerous. Female flowers have
flower-stalks 5-10 mm, tepals 4, white or pinkish, outer 2
oblate-round, about 1 x 1 cm, inner 2 oblong, about 10 x 7 mm. Hairy
Sorrel Begonia is found in China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar.
Flowering: April-May.
| Identification credit: Momang Taram | Photographed in Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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