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

Ficus blepharophylla

A little-known fig from the Rio Branco basin of Roraima, Brazil, and the nearby Pakaraima foothills of Guyana. Ule collected it as a tree of 5–10 m growing on rocks, and a Guyana specimen came from riparian boulders by a waterfall. Treat it as a hot, bright, rock-dwelling tropical tree.

Ficus blepharophylla
Photo: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

A small tree of 5–10 m on rocks near the Serra of the Rio Branco in Roraima. In Guyana it was collected on riparian boulders and sandbanks in dry seasonal forest on hillsides.

The Guyana specimen is at 150 m; the Roraima collections are from the lowlands and carry no elevation.

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🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.