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Begonias Partly documented

Begonia emeiensis

A rhizomatous begonia apparently confined to the lower slopes of Mount Emei (Emeishan) in Sichuan. It grows in scrub beside streams at about 900–1,000 m. It reaches about 50 cm, has pale pink flowers about 4 cm wide and resembles Begonia dielsiana.

Begonia emeiensis
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Among scrubby vegetation along streams on Mount Emei, in the humid, cloudy subtropical monsoon climate of the western Sichuan Basin rim.

Recorded at about 900–1,000 m on Mount Emei. The GBIF records carry no elevation.

China South-Central

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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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.