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Begonia prasinimarginata

A Bornean Begonia known from the Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, named for the pale green border of its leaves. It grows in hot, constantly humid lowland dipterocarp rainforest. Little else is published, so conditions come from the measured site and from other Bornean forest begonias.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Lowland rainforest in the Danum Valley. Its exact microhabitat is not recorded; Bornean begonias there usually grow on shaded stream banks, wet rock faces and steep, humus-covered slopes in the understorey.

No elevation is recorded; the Danum Valley field centre lies at roughly 150–250 m.

Borneo

🔒 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.