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Ficus albert-smithii

Ficus albert-smithii is a banyan fig (subgenus Urostigma) of lowland Amazonian and Guianan rainforest, growing into a tree of 10 m or more with abundant white latex and light-red figs. It is rarely grown outside botanical collections; treat it as a hot, humid-tropics tree fig that wants strong light, steady moisture and warmth all year. Specific cultivation information does not exist, so the targets are from the genus and its climate.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Lowland tropical rainforest, including terra firme forest, open rainforest regrowth, and gallery and riverside forest in the Amazon basin, the Guianas and the Llanos edge. Like many neotropical Urostigma figs it may start life as a hemi-epiphyte, but most labels simply record a tree.

Mainly lowland, about 150–300 m on the specimens; one Peruvian record from Cordillera Azul reaches about 1080 m.

BoliviaBrazil (north and west-central)ColombiaEcuadorFrench GuianaGuyanaSurinamePeruVenezuela

🔒 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.