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

Ficus costata

A tropical Asian fig tree listed as Vulnerable, recorded from south-western India, Sri Lanka, the Nicobar Islands and Vietnam. Herbarium labels from Vietnam place it in old and primary forest, along narrow forested valleys and on rocky river banks, from near sea level to about 1,100 m. Species-specific growing information is scarce, so this profile leans on those labels and on general Ficus care.

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

Vietnamese collections come from old-growth and primary forest, a narrow valley in Cuc Phuong National Park where the canopy was 15-20 m tall, and a rocky riverbed and bank in Khanh Hoa. It is a tree of humid, seasonally monsoonal forest. Young plants grow up in partial shade before reaching the light.

GBIF specimens from Vietnam range from about 100 m to 1,112 m, with several from limestone reserves at 600-1,100 m in Hoa Binh.

IndiaSri LankaNicobar IslandsVietnam

🔒 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.