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Succulents Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Euphorbia bongolavensis

A rarely recorded succulent Euphorbia from the Bongolava region of the central-western highlands of Madagascar. Little is published beyond its description, so these conditions follow the regional highland climate: a warm, very wet summer and a long, dry, cool-night winter.

Euphorbia bongolavensis
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No wild records; presumably rocky outcrops and grassland of the Bongolava highlands, like other Malagasy highland succulent Euphorbia.

The climate point sits at about 1,350 m; the true elevation is unrecorded.

Madagascar

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.