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Ficus rumphii

A deciduous strangler fig of lowland monsoon Asia, reaching about 20 m, with heart-shaped leaves (its Chinese name means heart-leaf fig). It usually starts life as an epiphyte on another tree and sends down roots that eventually surround and kill the host. It wants full sun, warmth and a dry, leafless rest, and is also grown as bonsai.

Ficus rumphii
Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

A hemiepiphyte that germinates on host trees, rocks or walls and roots down to the ground. It grows in open lowland forest, along trails and on rocky coasts, and many records come from towns and cities. Adult crowns are in full sun.

Recorded at 6–700 m, with a median of 50 m, but only 8 records carry an elevation.

IndiaNepalBangladeshAndaman and Nicobar IslandsMyanmarThailandLaosCambodiaVietnamSouthern China (Yunnan)Peninsular MalaysiaJavaLesser Sunda IslandsSulawesiMaluku

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.