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Begonia quadrialata

A small rhizomatous African begonia with ovate, lime-green leaves, sometimes with thick red veins, and yellow to orange-yellow flowers, which are unusual in the genus. It ranges through the rainforests of West and Central Africa, from Guinea and Mount Nimba to Gabon and Angola. It likes high humidity and is well suited to terrariums.

Begonia quadrialata
Photo: Averater, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Grows low in the shaded, humid understorey of tropical rainforest. Its small, rhizomatous, high-humidity habit suggests moist, mossy banks, rocks and the bases of trunks near streams, but habitat details specific to this species are thin.

GBIF records with an elevation run from about 50 to 1,600 m, with a median of about 720 m, so it is mainly a submontane forest plant.

West Africa: Guinea, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire (including Mount Nimba)Central Africa: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, GabonSouthwards to Angola

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.