Begonia alcarrasica

Begonia alcarrasica is a Cuban endemic described by J. Sierra in 1989. It is known from only two specimen citations, from Loma El Gigante and from between Sierra Alcarraza and Punta de Lanza. Almost nothing about its ecology is available, so the targets here are based on a regional Cuban climate point and on Caribbean forest begonias in general.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Its habitat is not described in the sources available here. The collection sites are hills and low sierras, where Cuban begonias typically grow on shaded, moist slopes and rocks in forest.

No elevations are recorded. The measured climate is from a point at about 170 m in central Cuba, which probably understates how cool and humid the hill sites are.

Cuba

🔒 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.