Begonia lubbersii
A cane-like begonia from the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro state. It has peltate, oblong-rhomboid leaves and large, fragrant green-white-pink flowers. It was described by Morren in 1883 from cultivated material, and wild records are very scarce. Grow it as a forest subshrub: bright shade, warm days, somewhat cooler nights and a slightly drier winter.
Where it grows wild
The Brazilian flora lists it as a terrestrial subshrub of rainforest (Floresta Ombrófila). The only wild specimen with a locality comes from the Serra da Estrela on the old Rio–Petrópolis road, on the forested escarpment above Guanabara Bay. No detailed microhabitat notes were found.
No recorded elevation. The Serra da Estrela escarpment along the Rio–Petrópolis road climbs from near sea level to about 800 m, so the wild population could lie anywhere in that range.
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