Ficus yoponensis
A huge buttressed fig of Neotropical rainforest, reaching 40–50 m, found from Mexico through Central America to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Unlike its close relative F. insipida, it is largely restricted to primary forest, usually at 500–1200 m. In a collection it can only be grown as a young tree, which needs warmth, bright light, steady moisture and humid air.
Where it grows wild
A free-standing (not strangling) canopy and emergent tree of primary tropical rainforest. Crowns sit in full sun above the canopy. Seedlings and saplings start in the brighter parts of the understory, in gaps and on edges. Trees in Panama flush new leaves about every 20 weeks, with no fixed season.
The literature gives sea level to 1600 m, usually 500–1200 m. The 564 records with an elevation have a median of 300 m. The maximum of 3000 m is probably a georeferencing error.
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