Tree up to c. 25 m tall, hemi-epiphytic or (secondarily?) terrestrial. Branches drying brown to blackish. Leafy twigs 1-2 mm thick, ± angular, glabrous (or minutely white puberulous); periderm persistent. Leaves spirally arranged to subdistichous; lamina oblong to elliptic, 3-9 by 1-5 cm, coriaceous, apex acuminate (to obtuse), base cuneate to obtuse, margin flat or ± revolute (towards the base); upper surface glabrous, lower surfaces glabrous (or sparsely minutely white puberulous on the midrib); midrib (at least the lower part) ± impressed to flat above, lateral veins (4-)5-8 pairs, the basal pair distinct, up to 1/4-1/3(-1/2) the length of the lamina, unbranched, straight or slightly curved, without smaller lateral veins below the (main) pair, tertiary largely parallel to the lateral veins, slightly prominent to flat and then ± obscure, basal and other lateral veins as well as the tertiary venation running in the same direction, departing from the midrib in about equal narrow angles (of about 45°) or basal and other lateral veins as well as the tertiary venation not running in the same direction, the basal lateral veins departing from the midrib in clearly narrower angles than the other venation; waxy gland at the base of the midrib; petiole 0.5-1(-1.5) cm long, 1-1.5 mm thick, glabrous or minutely white puberulous, drying brown; stipules 0.5-1(-1.2) cm long, glabrous (or densely and minutely white puberulous), caducous. Figs axillary, paired (or solitary), sessile; basal bracts 3, 2-3.5 mm long, (sub)equal, glabrous (or minutely white puberulous), persistent; receptacle subglobose to ovoid (to almost ellipsoid), 0.4-0.7 cm diam. when dry, glabrous, orange to purplish red at maturity, apex convex, ostiole c. 2 mm diam., prominent, ± conical, (almost) closed, the 3 upper ostiolar bracts fully (or hardly) imbricate; wall (almost) smooth to slightly shrivelled when dry; internal hairs absent. Tepals reddish. Ovary reddish.
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