Ficus adolphi-friderici

Ficus adolphi-friderici Mildbr., described in 1911 from the German Central Africa Expedition, is a fig of the Central African rainforest, listed for Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and DR Congo. GBIF has only three wild records, which sit in hot, very wet lowland forest climates with a short December-February dry spell. Its habit and ecology are poorly documented.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No species-specific habitat account was reachable. Figs of the Central African lowland forest are mostly trees or hemi-epiphytes that start life on a host tree; plants in cultivation are grown as free-standing trees. Young plants sit in dappled forest light.

Records sit at about 75-1,000 m, but only 3 records exist.

CameroonDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonNigeria

🔒 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.