''Begonia aequilateralis'' Irmsch., 1929 is a species of

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known only from the

Sungai Buloh Sungai Buloh, or Sungei Buloh, is a town, a mukim (commune) and a parliamentary constituency in the northern part of Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name itself means ''bamboo river'' in the Malay language. It is located 16 km ...

area of

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...

. "...probably the most endangered begonia in the Peninsula, being known from a single small population in a forest area currently being cleared." - Kiew, p. 261

References

* , ''Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für allgemeine Botanik in Hamburg'' 8:134. 1929 * , ''Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia'' :261-264, 2005 *
tfbc.frim.gov: "Saving a highly endangered begonia"
aequilateralis Endemic flora of Selangor Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Endangered plants Plants described in 1929 {{Cucurbitales-stub