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Ficus anserina

A fig of northern Thailand, Laos and southern China, raised to species rank by C.C. Berg in 2007 from a variety described by Corner. All usable records are from northern Thailand, at sites from about 300 m to nearly 1600 m. The climate is strongly seasonal, with cool dry winters, a hot dry spring and a wet summer monsoon.

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

No habitat notes were reachable. The records come from the hill country of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, where evergreen forest grows higher up and deciduous forest lower down; assume forest and forest edges.

The climate sites are at about 310, 665, 1150 and 1580 m; few records carry an elevation.

China South-CentralLaosThailand

🔒 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.