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Ficus abelii

Ficus abelii Miq. is a shrubby fig of southern China and northern Indochina, recorded widely from Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hunan and Guangdong at low to mid elevations. It is generally described as a shrub of stream banks and thickets.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A shrub of stream and river banks, forest margins and thickets, usually in open or partly shaded, moist ground. This comes from general flora knowledge rather than a source opened for this profile.

Recorded elevations are 190-1,530 m (median 563 m, 10 records).

AssamBangladeshChina South-CentralChina SoutheastEast HimalayaHainanMyanmarNepalThailandVietnam

🔒 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.