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Ficus faulkneriana

A strangler fig from the coastal forests and woodland of southern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania, growing into a tree of up to 30 m. It is listed as Vulnerable and is rarely grown. In cultivation treat it like other tropical figs: warm, bright and evenly watered.

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 trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

A strangler fig of coastal woodland, wooded grassland and forest patches, including the sacred kaya forests of the Kenyan coast, the Shimba Hills and the Usambara Mountains. Like other stranglers it can start life as an epiphyte on a host tree before sending roots to the ground and becoming a free-standing tree.

Specimen records are almost all from near sea level up to about 300 m, although the species is also reported from the Usambara Mountains.

Kenya (Coast: Kwale)Tanzania (Tanga, Pwani, Usambara Mountains)

🔒 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.