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Ficus matiziana

A lowland Neotropical fig tree described by Armando Dugand in 1946, found from southern Costa Rica and Panama through Colombia and Venezuela to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and western Brazil. Records come mostly from riparian and gallery forest, wetlands and secondary growth below about 500 m. For hobbyists it is a warm, humid, bright-light tropical tree, best grown as a young potted plant.

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

Colombian plot records place it in gallery and riparian forest, wetlands and low secondary vegetation; other records come from lowland forest in Panama and the foothills of Bolivia (Alto Beni). Its exact life form, free-standing tree or hemiepiphyte, was not described in the sources found.

Records with elevations run from about 50 m to 490 m, most at 60–200 m.

Southern Costa RicaPanamaColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeruBoliviaNorthern and west-central Brazil

🔒 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.