Ficus enormis
Ficus enormis is a Brazilian fig that starts life as an epiphyte (often on palms) or on rock and grows into a tree of about 6–14 m with white latex. It ranges from the Atlantic Forest into cerrado and caatinga. It adapts well, handling deep shade as a young plant and full sun as an adult, so in cultivation it wants bright light, a free-draining pot and a cooler, drier winter.
Where it grows wild
A hemiepiphyte (Flora do Brasil) that germinates on host trees, especially palms, or on rocks and later becomes a free-standing tree. Wikipedia describes it as both epiphyte and lithophyte. Herbarium labels record trees of 6–12 m in Atlantic Forest and cerrado, including trees left standing alone in pasture.
GBIF records with an elevation have a median of about 400 m, mostly from near sea level to about 1,200 m (the few much higher values are errors).
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