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Ficus reflexa

A fig of the western Indian Ocean islands, found in Madagascar, the Comoros, Mayotte, the Mascarenes and the Seychelles, where it grows as a shrub or tree up to about 15 m with white latex. It occurs in both dry and moist forest from near sea level into the uplands, which makes it an adaptable warm-climate fig for a bright room, a greenhouse or bonsai. Three subspecies are recognised: aldabrensis, reflexa and sechellensis.

Ficus reflexa
Photo: Channer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Lowland and montane forest, both dry and moist. Specimens come from evergreen humid lowland forest in south-east Madagascar, highland rainforest at Mantadia, the drier west around Beroroha, and forest and secondary growth on Réunion and the granitic Seychelles. Young plants establish in gaps and forest edges; adults reach the canopy.

Specimens range from about 20 m on the Madagascan coast to around 980 m at Mantadia and 1165 m near Betafo on the central plateau; Réunion records reach at least 530 m.

MadagascarComoros and MayotteRéunion, Mauritius and RodriguesSeychelles (granitic islands; subsp. aldabrensis on Aldabra)

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.