Begonia maurandiae

Begonia maurandiae is an Andean begonia of Colombia and Ecuador, described by de Candolle in 1859. It grows in montane and upper montane cloud forest from about 1300 to over 3000 m. It is a cool-growing plant that needs steady humidity and mild temperatures all year.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Montane and upper montane cloud forest on the western Andean slopes of Ecuador and in the Colombian Andes, recorded along roads, forest edges and reserves such as Verdecocha, Tandayapa and Cordillera del Toisán.

GBIF records span 845–3200 m, median 2442 m; a Colombian checklist gives 1300–3300 m.

ColombiaEcuador

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