Root-climber. Branchlets drying brown. Leafy twigs 1.5-2.5 mm thick, solid, whitish to brownish puberulous. Leaves distichous; lamina oblong to elliptic to subovate, (2-)3.5-8 by (1-)1.5-3.5 cm, ± asymmetric (at least at the base) to almost symmetric, coriaceous, apex subacute to obtuse, base ± inequilateral to almost equilateral, if inequilateral, then one (the broad) side often slightly decurrent and (sub)auriculate, the narrow side rounded to obtuse, if equilateral, then obtuse to cordulate, margin entire, revolute; upper surface puberulous on the midrib or glabrous, lower surface sparsely puberulous on the main veins, sparsely minutely puberulous on the rims of the areoles; cystoliths only beneath; midrib slightly prominent to flat above, lateral veins (3-)5-7 pairs, the basal lateral veins of the broad side of the lamina up to c. 1/6-1/4 the length of the lamina, branched or unbranched, tertiary venation reticulate, the smaller veins (almost) flat beneath, the areoles foveolate; waxy glands in the axils of the basal lateral veins; petiole 0.3-0.9 cm long, puberulous, the epidermis flaking off; stipules 0.4-0.8 cm long, glabrous, caducous. Figs axillary, solitary; peduncle 0.1-0.3 cm long; basal bracts 2-3 mm long, persistent; receptacle ellipsoid, c. 1-2 cm diam. when dry, 2-3 cm diam. when fresh, up to 3 cm long stipitate or substipitate, whitish puberulous, purple at maturity, apex ± umbonate, ostiole c. 1.5 mm diam., slightly sunken; internal hairs sparse and small. Tepals red. Stamen 1.
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