Begonia ocellata
A small, terrestrial Begonia endemic to West Sumatra that is best grown warm, very humid, and in dappled shade on a humus-rich, well‑draining substrate.
Where it grows wild
Known only from West Sumatra (type material collected from wild material but exact wild locality not given in the protologue). Plants in this section are generally terrestrial on shaded soil banks or in the forest understory, often rooting where stems contact substrate; one related species was reported from shaded clay banks over limestone. In cultivation B. ocellata is propagated and sold by collectors, which indicates it adapts to pot culture when its moisture and humidity needs are met.
Type material collected from West Sumatra; exact locality unknown for B. ocellata. Several Bracteibegonia species occur from lowland up to lower montane zones (many records at a few hundred metres).
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