Root-climber. Branchlets drying brown to blackish. Leafy twigs 2-3 mm thick, solid, densely dark brown subtomentose. Leaves distichous; lamina ovate to subovate to elliptic, 6-10 by 3-6 cm, symmetric, coriaceous, apex (sub)acuminate to acute, base equilateral, rounded to subcordate, margin entire, revolute; upper surface puberulous, mainly on the veins, bullate, lower surface densely brown hirtellous to (sub)tomentose on the veins; cystoliths only beneath; midrib and other veins ± impressed above, lateral veins 3-5 pairs, the basal pair up to c. 1/2-2/3 the length of the lamina, branched, tertiary venation (sub)scalariform, the smaller veins ± prominent beneath; waxy glands in the axils of the basal lateral veins; petiole 1-2 cm long, ± densely dark brown puberulous, the epidermis persistent; stipules 0.3-0.8 cm long, dark brown puberulous to subtomentose, caducous. Figs axillary, in pairs or solitary; peduncle 0.5-0.9 cm long; basal bracts 1.5-2 mm long, persistent; receptacle subglobose, 1-1.2 cm diam. when dry, 0.2-0.3 cm long stipitate, (sub)glabrous, colour at maturity unknown, apex convex, ostiole c. 1-1.5 mm diam., slightly prominent; internal hairs sparse. Tepals red(dish).
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