Begonia alabensis

A Sabah Begonia described by Ruth Kiew in 2015, named after Gunung Alab in the Crocker Range. It grows in cool, wet montane forest, so it needs steady humidity and cooler nights than lowland Bornean begonias.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Montane forest in the Crocker Range, Sabah. Microhabitat is not documented in sources reachable here; Crocker Range begonias grow on shaded, mossy banks and in wet forest.

The climate site is at about 1090 m; Gunung Alab rises to about 1960 m, so plants may grow higher and cooler.

Borneo

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.