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Ficus mathewsii

A lowland South American fig tree that is widespread in Amazonia and the Orinoco llanos, from Colombia and Venezuela through the Guianas to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It grows in gallery forest along rivers, around palm swamps and as a remnant tree in pastures, almost always below about 300 m. As a container plant it wants hot, bright and humid conditions all year.

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

Where it grows wild

Records from the Colombian llanos describe it in gallery (riparian) forest, around moriche-palm swamps (morichales), in secondary vegetation and as trees left standing in pastures. Brazilian records include roadside trees.

Recorded elevations cluster around 130–215 m in the llanos, and the species is essentially a lowland tree of the Amazon and Orinoco basins.

Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Roraima, Rondônia)ColombiaPeruGuyanaVenezuelaBoliviaFrench GuianaSurinameEcuador

🔒 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.