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Ficus trigona

A lowland South American strangler fig that begins life as an epiphyte, drops roots to the ground and can grow into a 35 m tree. It grows in swampy, riverside and coastal-plain forest, so young plants in cultivation want steady warmth, moisture and bright filtered light.

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

Lowland tropical moist forest, usually in or near swamps, along rivers or on coastal plains. It is a hemiepiphyte: seedlings start in the canopy of a host tree, then send roots to the ground that can encircle and eventually kill the host.

Lowland; no elevation range is published in the sources consulted and GBIF has no usable filtered records.

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🔒 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.