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Begonia oxyanthera

A Begonia of Cameroon, Bioko and eastern Nigeria, with many records from lowland Korup up to the Cameroon highlands (300–2800 m, median about 1950 m). Wikipedia lists it in moist lowland and montane forest; its growth habit is not documented in the sources consulted. The climate has a marked dry season from December to February.

Begonia oxyanthera
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Moist lowland and montane forest, from Korup National Park and the hills of southern Cameroon to the Cameroon highlands and Bioko. Its microhabitat is not recorded in the sources consulted, but many West African montane begonias grow on mossy trunks, rocks or stream banks in cloud forest.

GBIF records run from 300 to 2800 m, with a median of about 1950 m, so most plants grow in submontane to montane forest.

CameroonEquatorial GuineaNigeria

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✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
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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 3.0 licence, unmodified.