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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Ficus pallida

A South American fig tree found from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south through Peru, Brazil and eastern Bolivia, where it is one of the figs known as bibosi. Most records come from the seasonally dry lowlands of Caribbean Colombia, in dry forest, riverside gallery forest and wooded pasture. At home it is a warm, sun-loving fig to grow in a big pot or as bonsai, with a drier, cooler rest in winter.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Specimen labels describe tropical dry forest, gallery and riverside forest near streams, secondary forest, open scrub, wooded pasture, and even urban settings in the seasonally dry Caribbean lowlands of Colombia, with some records from moist forest. It grows into a canopy tree in open or semi-open country. The sources used here do not say whether it usually starts life as a hemiepiphyte, as many related figs do.

Mainly lowland. The 140 GBIF records with an elevation span 1–1984 m, with a median of about 150 m.

ColombiaVenezuelaTrinidad and TobagoNetherlands AntillesPeruBrazil (north and west-central)Bolivia (east)

🔒 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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