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Begonias Partly documented

Begonia popenoei

A Central American Begonia described by Standley and named for Wilson Popenoe, founder of the Lancetilla garden at Tela, Honduras. Most records come from lowland wet forest on the Caribbean slope of Honduras and Guatemala. Grow it hot, humid and shaded.

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 lower-montane wet forest on the Caribbean side of Honduras and Guatemala. No habitat notes for this species were reachable; conditions are built from the measured site climate and what is typical for the genus.

Recorded at 27–1125 m, median about 110 m (16 records).

GuatemalaHonduras

🔒 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.