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Begonia angulata

Begonia angulata is a Brazilian Atlantic Forest begonia recorded from Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro south to Santa Catarina, at about 800-1,200 m. One label says it grows on damp road banks and scrambles up over tree crowns, which suggests a scrambling or climbing habit.

Begonia angulata
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Labels mention humid forest, Ibitipoca trails and a damp road bank where it grew up over the tree canopy.

Recorded at 50-2,125 m, with a median of about 920 m.

Brazil SoutheastBrazil South

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.