Ficus fischeri Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret

Tree up to 15 m. tall, hemi-epiphytic, often soon terrestrial, with a flat-topped crown.. Leafy twigs 4–10 mm. thick, glabrous or puberulous, periderm not flaking off.. Leaves in spirals; lamina coriaceous, ovate to elliptic, (4–)6.5–17 × (3–)5–11 cm., apex acuminate, sometimes subacute or rounded, base cordate to truncate, sometimes rounded, margin entire; both surfaces glabrous; lateral veins 9–15 pairs; tertiary venation parallel to the lateral veins to reticulate; petiole 2.5–10 cm. long, (1–)1.5–3 mm. thick; stipules 0.3–0.8 cm. long, glabrous or puberulous, caducous.. Figs solitary or in pairs in the leaf-axils; peduncle 0.8–1.8 cm. long; basal bracts 2–2.5 mm. long, caducous.. Receptacle globose, 1.5–2 cm. in diameter when fresh, 1.5–2 cm. when dry, glabrous or minutely ± brown puberulous, yellowish green at maturity; wall of fruiting fig ± 2 mm. thick when dry, mostly ± wrinkled.

It is a tropical plant. It grows along rivers and in woodland. It is often on termite mounds. It grows between 900-1,500 m altitude. It cannot tolerate frost. It grows in areas with a marked dry season. It can grow in arid places.

Plants can be grown from seeds. The seeds usually germinate in the joints in branches and send down roots to the ground. It can be grown from large cuttings. The wasp pollinator is Elisabethiella platyscapa Wiebes.