Ficus phaeosyce
A small, shade-tolerant fig tree or shrub endemic to New Guinea, and one of the most abundant understory trees in the lowland forest of Madang Province. It grows in primary and old secondary forest from the lowlands into the mountains. It is almost never cultivated, so these conditions are drawn from its habitat rather than grower experience.
Where it grows wild
A small understory tree or shrub with smooth leaves in tropical moist lowland and montane forest, both primary and old secondary. It is shade tolerant and grows beneath the canopy.
Recorded at 30–1650 m, with a median of 115 m across 33 records. Wikipedia gives up to 2000 m.
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