Begonia bonus-henricus
An epiphytic begonia from the rainforests of western Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea that hangs from mossy trunks and fallen trees. Collectors describe silvery stems and petioles spotted with brown, leaves silvery beneath and white petals with a red spot. It needs shade, warmth, constantly humid air and an airy epiphyte mix rather than soil.
Where it grows wild
Recorded as a pendant epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in dense humid forest, from lowland and transition forest to submontane forest with a low, epiphyte-laden canopy. Sites include Mount Kupe, the Bakossi Mountains, the Rumpi Hills, Mount Cameroon and hills near Ebolowa. Some records are from farm bush and coffee plantations with remnant emergent trees.
GBIF altitudes run from about 650 m to 1,650 m, and most records fall between 870 and 1,300 m.
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