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Ficus gomelleira

Ficus gomelleira is a large South American rainforest fig, known in Peru as ojé or renaco and in Brazil as caxinguba, that grows up to about 40 m tall with a trunk 1.5 m or more across. Collectors grow it as a young tree in a large pot or a warm greenhouse. It wants warm, humid, bright conditions all year and never goes through a real cold rest.

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

A canopy tree of lowland and lower-montane tropical forest, including Amazonian forest and the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. Young plants start in the shade of the forest and grow up into full sun as they reach the canopy.

GBIF records with an elevation run from near sea level to about 1,450 m, with a median of about 270 m.

BrazilPeruColombiaBoliviaEcuadorVenezuelaFrench GuianaSurinameGuyanaTrinidad and Tobago

🔒 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.