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XLII. BEGONIACEiE 
1. Begonia picta, Smith ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 638. Stems pubes- 
cent, 6-15 in. Leaves ovate, 3-5 x 2-3 in., cordate, acute, sometimes 
long-pointed, basal lobes nearly equal ; upper surface roughly 
hairy, green, blotched and variegated with pink; lower pubescent, 
blotched with purple ; veins prominent. Flowers 1-1 J in. diam. 
Male flowers : outer sepals orbicular, inner oblong. Female 
flowers : sepals 5, outer broadly ovate, inner narrower ; style per- 
sistent. Capsule pubescent, about \ in. broad, one of the wings 
much longer than the others, up to 1 in. (Fig. 61.) 
Simla, on damp rocks, common ; July, August. — Bhotan to Simla, 2000- 
6000 ft. 
2. Begonia amcena, Wall. ; FI. Br. hid. ii. 642. Glabrous ; 
stems 6-12 in., often producing runners from the base. Leaves 
ovate, 2-4 x 1J-3 in., cordate, long-pointed, basal lobes nearly 
equal. Flowers |-1 in. diam. Male flowers : outer sepals ovate, 
inner much narrower. Female flowers : sepals 3, outer ovate, inner 
smaller. Capsule about \ in. broad, crowned by the persistent 
style and enlarged sepals ; wings nearly equal, about J in. long. 
Simla, on damp rocks, common ; July, August. — Dalhousie to Sikkim, 
5000-7000 ft. 
