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

Ficus sphenophylla

A lowland fig of the Amazon basin and the Llanos, recorded as a hemiepiphyte that starts life on other trees. It grows in gallery forest, terra firme forest and floodplain forest below about 350 m. As a potted plant it needs warm, humid, bright conditions like other tropical strangler figs.

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 periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Records call it a hemiepiphyte, growing in gallery and riparian forest, terra firme forest and várzea floodplain forest. Like other hemiepiphytic figs it germinates high on a host and sends roots to the ground.

GBIF records range from about 65 to 350 m.

BoliviaBrazilColombiaEcuadorGuyanaPeruVenezuela

🔒 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.