Begonia versicolor
Begonia versicolor is a small rhizomatous begonia from the mountains of southeastern Yunnan and far northern Vietnam. It grows in shady, moist forest on slopes and stream banks at about 800–2100 m, rooted in soil or on rock. It needs cool, very humid air, especially cool nights, and suffers in warm, dry rooms. That is why it is usually grown in a terrarium.
Where it grows wild
It grows in forest, in shady, moist places on steep rocky slopes and along stream banks. It is a rosulate, rhizomatous herb that grows on the ground or on rock. Leaf colour varies between populations, from dark green to purple-marked above, often with palmate spots, and pale green to dark purple below. Flowers are pink with yellow anthers.
Recorded at 800–2100 m. The GBIF records span 1300–2000 m with a median of 1715 m, so most plants grow in the cool montane belt.
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