Ficus mucuso

A large African rainforest fig, 30–40 m tall, with plank-like buttresses, smooth cinnamon-brown bark, heart-based leaves and globular figs that ripen yellow to orange. It grows in lowland to submontane moist forest from Guinea-Bissau to Ethiopia and south to Angola and Tanzania. In a home it can only be grown as a young potted tree, which needs warmth, bright light and a humid atmosphere.

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 tropical moist forest; young trees start in gaps and forest edges. It is a free-standing tree, not a strangler.

GBIF records with elevations are mostly at about 300–800 m, with some near 1,400 m.

GuineaLiberiaSierra LeoneCôte d'IvoireGhanaBeninCameroonGabonEquatorial GuineaSão Tomé and PríncipeCentral African RepublicCongoDR CongoUgandaEthiopiaTanzania

🔒 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.