Tree up to 30 m. tall, (? secondarily) terrestrial.. Leafy twigs 1.5–3 mm. thick, minutely puberulous, periderm not flaking off.. Leaves in spirals, sometimes tending to subopposite; lamina ± coriaceous, obovate to elliptic, or sometimes oblong, 1.5–7 × 0.8–3.5(–4.5) cm., apex rounded to obtuse, sometimes very shortly and bluntly acuminate or emarginate, base rounded to cordulate or obtuse, margin entire; both surfaces glabrous; lateral veins (3–)5–8 pairs, midrib not reaching the apex of the lamina, tertiary venation reticulate or parallel to the lateral veins; petiole 0.2–1(–1.5) cm. long, 1–1.5 mm. thick, glabrous; stipules 0.2–0.6(–0.9) cm. long, sparsely puberulous or only ciliolate, often subpersistent.. Figs in pairs in the leaf-axils or just below the leaves: peduncle (0.3–)0.5–1.5 cm. long, sparsely minutely puberulous; basal bracts 1.5–2 mm. long, persistent.. Receptacle subglobose to obovoid, 0.4–0.8(–1.2) cm. long when dry, almost glabrous, reddish or yellowish at maturity.
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