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Ficus punctata

A handsome woody climbing fig of Southeast Asia, from Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands through Thailand, Indochina and Malaysia to Indonesia. It has leathery, rhomboid-obovate leaves, milky latex and striking orange to red figs spotted white, and climbs trees or sprawls as groundcover in disturbed forest and evergreen forest edges. It is a vigorous, warm, humid-tropical climber that wants support and bright light.

Ficus punctata
Photo: Manoj Karingamadathil, CC BY-SA 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Disturbed forest and sometimes the edges of evergreen forest, climbing up trees or spreading over the ground. It belongs to subgenus Synoecia, the root-climbing figs.

No elevation range was found in the sources consulted; it is generally a plant of lowland and hill forest.

MyanmarAndaman and Nicobar IslandsThailandIndochinaMalaysiaIndonesia

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.