Begonia furfuracea

An endangered Begonia from western Cameroon and Bioko, described by Hooker in 1871. Specimens come mainly from Mount Kupe, where it grows at about 900–1330 m in submontane forest and even in coffee and banana plantations with emergent trees. It needs warm-intermediate, very humid, shaded conditions and does best in a terrarium or cabinet.

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

Lowland-to-submontane transitional forest and closed-canopy submontane forest on Mount Kupe, on humic soils over granite, where the canopy is laden with epiphytes; also shaded plantations under remnant trees. A few labels describe epiphytic plants on tree trunks, so it may grow both on the ground and low on trunks.

GBIF specimens with elevations range from about 400 to 1330 m, median about 1150 m.

CameroonBioko (Equatorial Guinea)

🔒 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.