Root-climber. Branchlets drying (dark) brown. Leafy twigs (1-)1.5-2.5 mm thick, brown hirtellous to subvillous, the hairs with ± swollen bases. Leaves distichous; lamina oblong to subovate to ovate (or to lanceolate), 4-17 by 2-6 cm, symmetric, (sub)coriaceous, apex acuminate to subacute, base equilateral, rounded to subcordate, margin entire, revolute; upper surface sparsely hirtellous, mainly on the veins, glabrescent; lower surface brown hirtellous to subvillous on the veins, the hairs with ± swollen bases; cystoliths on both sides; midrib prominent above, lateral veins 6-9 pairs, the basal pair up to c. 1/5-1/3 the length of the lamina, (faintly) branched, tertiary venation scalariform, the smaller veins (almost) flat beneath; waxy glands in the axils of the basal lateral veins and also of some of the other lateral veins; petiole (0.8-)1-1.7 cm long, brown hirtellous to subvillous, the epidermis flaking off; stipules (0.5-)1-1.8(-2) cm long, brown hirtellous to subhirsute, caducous. Figs axillary, in pairs or solitary, sessile; basal bracts 4-6 mm long, connate, caducous; receptacle subglobose, 0.5-0.8 cm diam. when dry, brown hirtellous, reddish at maturity, apex convex, ostiole c. 1.5 mm diam., slightly prominent, surrounded by a low rim; internal hairs absent or sparse. Tepals red.
Home