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Ficus arpazusa

Ficus arpazusa is a Brazilian fig described by Casaretto in 1845, with 390 wild records from Roraima and Pará to Bahia, the southeast and Paraná (median about 645 m). Its measured climate has warm, wet summers and a cooler, drier winter from May to September. Grow it as a bright-light subtropical fig with a drier winter rest.

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

Widespread in Brazilian forest from the Amazon margins to the Atlantic Forest and interior. 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.

GBIF records span 0–1,525 m, median 645 m (178 records).

N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Acre, Rondônia)WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)NE-Brazil (Bahia)SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)S-Brazil (Paraná)

🔒 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.