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Ficus badiopurpurea

Ficus badiopurpurea is a New Guinea fig described by Diels in 1935 and known from only seven wild records in Papua New Guinea, mostly from lowland forest around 110–300 m. Expect a hot, wet, very humid climate with warm nights and no real dry season.

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 few collections; habitat notes were not reachable. It is treated as a shrub or treelet of lowland rainforest; the purple-brown epithet probably refers to its figs or its hairs.

Recorded 112–300 m (5 records); one climate site is at about 1040 m.

New Guinea

🔒 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.