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Common name: Rebe, Buckuchurbu
Botanical name: Begonia tessaricarpa Family: Begoniaceae (begonia family)
Rebe is a rare endangered medicinal plant, which was believed to be
extinct, has been rediscovered after 115 years by a team of botanists in
Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri district. Rebe, last seen
in 1890, was found growing in the wild in Upper Subansiri and Namdapha
National Park in Arunachal Pradesh by Kumar Ambrish and M Amadudin, scientists
of the Botanical Survey India (BSI). Known to local Adi and Tagin tribes as
"Buckuchurbu" and "Rebe" respectively, the plant is used by them to treat
stomach aches and dehydration. It is a small plant, measuring about 30 cm,
and the flowers have two petals and two sepals.
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