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Begonia almedana

Begonia almedana is a begonia of southern Mexico and Honduras, described by Burt-Utley and Utley in 1999. It is collected in the Chiapas lowlands near Ocosingo and the Agua Azul cascades, where it grows on shaded, vertical limestone faces and forested slopes along rivers, and at the foot of Pico Bonito in Honduras. The climate is warm and wet for most of the year, with a short, drier spring.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimen labels describe a very steep limestone rock face with plants on shaded vertical slopes, and forested slopes along the Río Jol Uk'um south of Palenque. The Honduran record is from the base of the north slope of Pico Bonito.

Recorded at 140–676 m, median about 450 m.

HondurasMexico Southeast

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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.