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Ficus apiocarpa

A lowland fig of Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and southern Thailand, described by Miquel. Its measured sites are near sea level and hot, humid and wet all year. Little else was reachable, so the conditions are extrapolated from the measured climate and other lowland Malesian figs.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found. The measured sites are lowland (0–80 m) in Sabah, Brunei and Sarawak; assume lowland rainforest, forest edges and secondary growth.

The climate sites are at 0–80 m; few records carry an elevation.

BorneoMalayaSumateraThailand

🔒 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.