Ficus lauretana

An Amazonian fig tree native to Bolivia, northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, recorded mostly in lowland rainforest around 200 m. It is rarely grown. Hobbyists would keep it as a tropical fig seedling or young tree in warm, humid, bright conditions. No climate was measured, so these figures come from the typical western Amazon lowland climate.

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 tree of lowland Amazonian rainforest, including riverine and terra firme forest. Whether it starts life as a hemiepiphyte, like many figs, is not documented in the sources we reached.

Recorded elevations 0-1,636 m, median 219 m (46 records); mostly lowland.

BoliviaBrazil NorthColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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.