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

Ficus castellviana

A South American fig tree of the Amazon basin and Andean foothills, from Colombia to Bolivia and eastern Brazil. Nothing specific is published on its cultivation; as a young plant it can be grown like other tropical rainforest figs, warm and bright with steady moisture.

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

Tree of lowland and foothill forest in Amazonia and the Andes; one label records it along a forest track edge. Many American figs start as hemiepiphytes, but this is not documented for this species.

Colombian sources give 550–2000 m; GBIF records span 0–1960 m, median about 570 m.

BoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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.