Begonia darthvaderiana

A small, almost black-leaved begonia of section Petermannia, described in 2014 from southwestern Sarawak on Borneo. It is known from very little wild material. The only habitat detail on record is humid lowland forest at about 140 m, among shade-loving herbs at the foot of cliffs. It is a terrarium plant: warm, very humid, deeply shaded and never dry.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It was found by C.W. Lin in 2013 at around 140 m, in very humid forest among herbaceous vegetation and shade-loving scrub at the base of cliffs. Section Petermannia begonias are generally plants of shaded, wet Bornean forest floors, stream banks and rock faces. Beyond the type collection, the species' ecology is essentially undocumented in accessible sources.

Known only from about 140 m, from the type collection. There are no georeferenced wild GBIF records.

Borneo

🔒 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.