Shrub. Leafy twigs 2-2.5 mm thick, puberulous; periderm flaking off. Leaves spiral-ly arranged; lamina oblong (to elliptic), 3.5-8.5 by 1-4 cm, subcoriaceous, apex obtuse to subacute, base cordulate-auriculate, margin entire to sinuate, ± revolute; upper surface glabrous, smooth, lower surface glabrous; cystoliths only beneath; midrib not reaching the (very) apex of the lamina, lateral veins (4-)5-8 pairs, departing at a wide angle, the basal pair ± different from the other lateral veins; tertiary venation reticulate; waxy glands in the axils of the basal lateral veins; petiole 0.7-1 cm long, sparsely puberulous, the epidermis flaking off; stipules 0.3-0.8 cm long, ciliolate, caducous. Figs axillary, solitary; peduncle 0.7-1 cm long; basal bracts 3, 1-1.5 mm long, ciliolate; receptacle subglobose, 0.7-0.8 cm diam. when dry, glabrous, colour at maturity unknown, apex convex, ostiole 1.5-2 mm diam., prominent; internal hairs few and minute or absent.
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