Tree up to 15 m tall, hemi-epiphytic or (secondarily?) terrestrial. Branches drying brown to greyish. Leafy twigs 5-10 mm thick, ± angular, densely (dark) brown floccose-tomentose to-subvillous, glabrescent; periderm persistent. Leaves spirally arranged; lamina oblong to elliptic to subobovate, 14-33 by 6-17 cm, coriaceous, apex short-acuminate to rounded, base (sub)cordate; upper surface brown tomentose, on the lower part of the midrib, glabrescent (or glabrous?), lower surface brown floccose-tomentose, glabrescent; cystoliths on both sides; midrib (at least the lower part) ± impressed above, lateral veins 7-11 pairs, the (main) basal pair distinct, up to 1/4-1/3(-1/2) the length of the lamina, branched, 1-3 pairs of smaller basal veins below the main pair, tertiary venation reticulate, prominent beneath; waxy gland at the base of the midrib; petiole 2.5-4.5(-7) cm long, 3-4 mm thick, densely brown floccose-tomentose, glabrescent, drying brown to blackish; stipules 2-6 cm long, ± densely brown floccose-tomentose to-subvillous, subpersistent. Figs axillary, paired (or solitary), sessile, calyptrate bud covers absent (?); basal bracts 3, 7-9 mm long, ± unequal, (1 or) 2 with a distinct median part, puberulous on the median part or glabrous, persistent; receptacle (depressed-)subglobose, 1.2-2 cm diam. when dry, brown floccose-tomentose to-subvillous, glabrescent, yellow to orange to red at maturity, apex (almost) flat to ± concave, (sunken) ostiole 3-4 mm diam., flat to slightly prominent, the 3 upper ostiolar bracts fully imbricate; wall ± shrivelled when dry; internal hairs present, short, crinkled, and brown. Tepals reddish. Ovary red.
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