Ficus balica

A fig of Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands, described by Miquel in 1859 and known from very few records. The only measured site is at sea level in western Bali, in a hot monsoon climate with a clear dry season. Little is published about the plant itself, so the care below comes from that climate and from how lowland Malesian figs generally grow.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Not described in the sources we could reach. The measured site in western Bali lies in lowland monsoon forest, where young figs grow in gaps and at forest edges before reaching the canopy.

The five records carry no usable elevations; the one climate site is at about sea level in western Bali.

JawaLesser Sunda Is.

🔒 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.