Ficus bernaysii

A small dioecious fig tree, up to about 15 m, from lowland rainforest in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. Its figs are cauliflorous and grow along the whole length of the trunk. It often forms dense stands in secondary regrowth. It is rare in cultivation and horticultural information is essentially absent, so these guidelines come from its habitat.

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

It grows in lowland rainforest, both primary forest and, often in high densities, secondary regrowth after disturbance. Young trees in regrowth grow in gaps and forest edges with a lot of light. Trees in primary forest sit in the lower to middle canopy.

The 91 records with an elevation span 20–1786 m, median 300 m, so it is mainly a lowland and hill-forest tree. The highest records are unusual.

New GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoSolomon Islands

🔒 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.