Ficus glaberrima
An Asian fig tree ranging from India and southern China through Indochina to the Lesser Sunda Islands, with two subspecies (glaberrima and siamensis). It is a forest and forest-edge tree, often found on limestone hills, in monsoonal climates with a marked dry season. Grown in a container, it wants strong light, warmth, and a drier, cooler winter.
Where it grows wild
Evergreen and seasonal forest, forest edges, riverbanks and waterfalls, and very often rugged limestone hills and outcrops in mixed evergreen–deciduous forest. Plants grow in open, rocky places as well as in closed forest.
Records that give an elevation mostly lie between near sea level and about 2,000 m, with a median near 1,000 m. One record of 12,000 m is an obvious error.
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