Tree. Leafy twigs 8-10 mm thick, sparsely puberulous; periderm flaking off in small flakes. Leaves spirally arranged; lamina oblong, 17-25 by 8-13 cm, coriaceous, apex shortly acuminate, base cordulate, margin entire, revolute; upper surface sparsely puberulous on the midrib, smooth, lower surface densely puberulous on the veins; cystoliths absent; lateral veins 6 or 7 pairs, the basal pair up to 1/3-1/2 the length of the lamina, branched, other lateral veins sometimes branched or furcate far from the margin, tertiary venation scalariform, venation incl. reticulum prominent; waxy glands in the axils of the basal lateral veins; petiole 3-12 cm long, sparsely puberulous, the epidermis flaking off; stipules c. 1.5 cm long, glabrous, caducous. Figs axillary, in pairs, subsessile; basal bracts 3, 2-3 mm long, sparsely appressed-puberulous; receptacle subglobose, 1.5-1.8 cm diam. when dry, puberulous, colour at maturity unknown, apex convex, ostiole c. 2.5 mm diam., slightly prominent; internal hairs abundant, short, whitish.
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