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Ficus cyclophylla

A Brazilian Atlantic Forest fig with rounded leaves, growing into a 6–22 m tree with white latex and sometimes large buttress roots. It grows in coastal restinga and lowland tabuleiro forest, so in cultivation it is a warm, bright-light plant best grown as a potted tree or bonsai. It is listed as Near Threatened because of habitat loss.

Ficus cyclophylla
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Lowland Atlantic Forest, including seasonal evergreen tabuleiro forest, closed restinga scrub and non-flooded restinga forest on coastal sands. It also survives as isolated trees in pasture.

Records run from sea level to about 520 m, most on the coastal plain. From record labels, not measured.

Rio de JaneiroEspírito SantoBahiaNorth-east Brazil coastFernando de Noronha

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.