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Ficus araneosa

Ficus araneosa is a fig of Peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand and Sumatra, described by King in 1888. Its few records come from hill forest at about 130–1,240 m, where the measured climate is mild, humid and wet all year. Grow it warm with a slight night drop and even watering.

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

Known from six wild records in Malaysian and Sumatran forest, several in the hills. The sources reachable here give only its name and records; its habit (free-standing tree, shrub or hemiepiphytic strangler) was not confirmed, so conditions are built from the measured climate and what is typical for figs of this habitat.

Few records carry an elevation; climate sites run from about 130 to 1,240 m.

MalayaSumateraThailand

🔒 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.