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Begonia mazae is a small tropical begonia from southeastern Mexico that grows naturally in deep forest shade. It is grown mainly by collectors and needs humid, shaded, evenly moist conditions.
Begonia mazae is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to southeastern Mexico. In its tropical forest habitat it grows in extremely dense shade.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
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