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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Ficus assamica

A small creeping or sprawling fig, at most about 60 cm tall, from the Himalayan foothills, Assam and south-central China to mainland Southeast Asia. Specimen labels place it on sandy riverbanks and stream edges in deciduous and evergreen forest, under a strongly seasonal monsoon climate. It is often treated as part of Ficus heterophylla, but a morphological study separated it as a distinct species.

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

A recumbent or creeping shrub. Collectors' notes describe it on sandy riverbanks and borders, along streams in evergreen forest, in mixed deciduous forest, and in shaded, disturbed deciduous forest. Its riverbank sites are probably flooded in the monsoon and exposed in the dry season.

Asian specimens rarely give altitudes. The Kanchanaburi, Mekong and Mandalay localities are riverside lowlands of roughly 100–600 m. The higher altitudes of 900–2,600 m in GBIF come from Colombian records, which are probably misidentified or cultivated plants.

India: Assam and MeghalayaNepalMyanmarThailandCambodiaVietnamChina: south Yunnan

🔒 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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