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Ficus fistulosa

A small dioecious understory fig tree of tropical and subtropical Asia, from Assam and southern China to Malesia and New Guinea. It grows in the shade of mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forest, bearing greenish-yellow figs that are eaten by fruit bats. It is rarely cultivated, but suits warm, humid conditions with filtered light.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

An understory tree of mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forest, including secondary forest, on soils from sandy to clay. It grows beneath the main canopy rather than emerging above it.

Lowland to sub-montane. The 75 records with an elevation span 30–2000 m, median 600 m; Useful Tropical Plants gives up to 1700 m.

AssamBangladeshMyanmarThailandLaosCambodiaVietnamChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanTaiwanMalayaSumateraBorneoJawaPhilippines

🔒 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.