Begonia duncan-thomasii

A Begonia endemic to western Cameroon, found on wet rocks and soil in forest on Mount Kupe, the Bakossi Mountains and near Kodmin, mostly at 900–1750 m. The IUCN lists moist montane forest and rocky areas. Grow it cool-intermediate, shaded and humid, on a rocky, free-draining substrate.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on wet rocks and soil in forest on hillsides; one label says 'growing on a wet rock', another 'herb on rocks and soil'. A lowland record from the Tropenbos area of South Region comes from a large rock in secondary wet evergreen forest.

Mostly 900–1750 m; one lowland record at about 500 m.

Cameroon

🔒 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.