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Begonias Partly documented

Begonia promethea

A Bornean begonia described by Ridley in 1906 from Sarawak, with no georeferenced wild records on GBIF. The single climate point is in lowland-to-hill everwet rainforest: warm, very humid and rainy all year.

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

Known from Borneo (Sarawak); microhabitat is not documented. Bornean begonias of this area usually grow on shaded, wet banks, rocks and stream sides in rainforest.

The one climate point is at about 430 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.