Begonia dodsonii

A rarely collected Begonia endemic to western Ecuador, recorded from primary wet forest in the foothills of Los Ríos and Santo Domingo and once from very wet forest at 2000 m on the Pichincha slopes. Little is published about it, so light, water and substrate are generalised from forest-floor begonias of the region.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Collected in primary forest on the Centinela ridge and Cerro Samama, in very wet forest at Río Guajalito, and once in pasture with scattered trees. Habit is not given; terrestrial growth is assumed.

Recorded at 600–2000 m; three of four records are at 600–780 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.