Begonia cabanillasii
A compact Palawan endemic found in 2017 at El Nido and described in 2020, the 23rd Begonia species known to be endemic to Palawan. It differs from its relatives in its distinctive hairs, thicker leaves and compact habit, with white-and-pink staminate flowers. Almost nothing is published on its habitat, so the care targets below are generalised from lowland Palawan forest begonias.
Where it grows wild
The only published locality is El Nido, northern Palawan, an area dominated by limestone karst and lowland forest. The sources opened do not state whether it grows on limestone rock, soil or stream banks. Many Palawan begonias are shade-loving plants of rocky forest floors and karst, and a compact, thick-leaved, hairy plant fits that pattern.
No elevation published in the sources opened; El Nido is lowland, so it is probably below about 500 m.
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