Begonia subpeltata

A Begonia described by Robert Wight in 1852 from peninsular India, also recorded for Sri Lanka. Only two wild GBIF records exist, both from the southern Western Ghats, so conditions here come from that site's climate and from what is typical of Western Ghats begonias. Expect a shade-loving herb of wet banks with a drier early-year season.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Presumed to grow on moist, shaded banks, rocks or forest floor in the wet forests of the southern Western Ghats, like most begonias there. No species-specific habitat notes were found.

The records carry no elevation; the single climate site is at about 970 m in the Agasthyamalai hills.

IndiaSri Lanka

🔒 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.