Shrub or tree up to 8(-15) m tall. Leafy twigs 2-5 mm thick, appressed-puberulous; periderm usually persistent. Leaves spirally arranged; lamina elliptic to oblong to ovate or (when juvenile) (sub)palmately 3-5(-7)-lobed to-fid, 3-15 by 1.5-7.5 cm (when juvenile up to 35 by 30 cm), chartaceous to subcoriaceous (or coriaceous), apex shortly acuminate, base cuneate to rounded to subcordate (when juvenile cordate to cuneate), margin dent(icul)ate (at least towards the apex); upper surface hispidulous and ± scabrous (or sparsely strigillose and smooth); lower surface densely felted-tomentose, this indumentum usually (largely) covering the vein reticulations, main veins glabrous or sparsely appressed-puberulous (sometimes hirtellous); cystoliths absent; lateral veins 3-6 (when juvenile-8) pairs, the basal pair up to 1/3-1/2 the length of the lamina, mostly branched, other lateral veins often branched or furcate far from the margin, tertiary venation loosely scalariform; waxy glands in the axils of the basal lateral veins; petiole 1-10 (when juvenile-20) cm long, glabrous or sparsely appressed-puberulous, the epidermis usually persistent; stipules 0.5-1.8 cm long, sericeous, caducous. Figs usually below the leaves on previous season’s growth, in pairs, sessile or with a peduncle up to 0.2 cm long; basal bracts 3, 1-2.5 mm long, white appressed-puberulous; receptacle (sub)globose to ellipsoid to ovoid or to depressed-globose, 0.5-1.2(-1.5) cm diam. when dry, 0.6-1.3 (or more) cm diam. when fresh, sparsely to densely appressed-puberulous, yellow to orange to brownish to red at maturity, apex convex, ostiole 2-2.5 mm diam., ± prominent; internal hairs few, whitish.
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A fig. It is a shrub or small tree. It grows 7 m tall. The trunk can be 15-35 cm across. The stem has white sap. The leave are alternate and simple or with 3-7 lobes. Leaves smooth on bottom, rough on top. They are pale and hairy underneath. Fruit orange when ripe. Fruit edible when ripe. They are 11 cm across. They grow on the twigs.
In disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp, keranga, swamp and coastal forests at elevations up to 400 metres. Usually in regrowth, along roads, padis and plantations. Also common along rivers and streams.
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A tropical plant. It can be on open forest and swamp forest. It grows up to 400 m above sea level. It is often along rivers and streams and is usually on sandy soils.
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