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Ficus acamptophylla

Ficus acamptophylla is a lowland fig of Borneo and Sumatra that starts life as a hemiepiphyte, often with stilt roots, and later becomes free-standing. Herbarium labels place it in freshwater swamp forest, on riverbanks and in mixed dipterocarp forest near sea level, in a hot, wet climate with no dry season.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Freshwater swamp forest, riverbanks and primary mixed dipterocarp forest; labels record it as a hemiepiphyte in tree crowns and on rock above a drop, with roots in sandy clay.

Recorded at 1–50 m, median 10 m (6 records); one Sumatran label says montane forest.

BorneoSumatra

🔒 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.