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Ficus pantoniana

A woody root-climbing fig from eastern Malesia, New Guinea and north-eastern Queensland. Young plants cling flat to trunks and rocks with small rounded leaves, which makes it a good climber for a mounted board or a large vivarium, while mature shoots can reach about 6 m. Give it warm, humid, bright-shaded conditions and something to climb.

Ficus pantoniana
Photo: coenobita, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A root-climber in tropical rainforest, pressing its juvenile shoots against tree trunks and rocks and producing larger adult leaves once it reaches more light.

Records with an elevation run from near sea level to about 2460 m, with half below about 310 m. It is mainly a lowland and foothill plant.

SulawesiMaluku IslandsNew GuineaNorth-eastern Queensland

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.