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Begonias Partly documented

Begonia alaecida

A mainland Southeast Asian Begonia described by C.B. Clarke in the Flora of British India (1879). Three wild GBIF records are from Thailand, in a strongly monsoonal climate with a hot, dry season, so expect a seasonal plant that slows down or dies back in the dry months.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Monsoon forest in the region covered by the Flora of British India and in Thailand, with records at about 400 to 950 m. Microhabitat is not documented in sources reachable here; monsoonal begonias often grow on shaded limestone or moist banks.

Climate sites are at about 400 and 945 m.

Thailand

🔒 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.