Tree up to c. 35 m tall, with buttresses up to 2 m. Branchlets drying (dark) brown to blackish. Leafy twigs 2-4 mm thick, solid, ± angular, densely brown puberulous to tomentose. Leaves spirally arranged to (sub)distichous; lamina oblong to subovate to elliptic, (7-)10-22 by 4-14 cm, ± asymmetric (to symmetric), coriaceous, apex (sub)acuminate, base inequilateral (to equilateral), narrowly cordate to auriculate, margin entire, ± revolute; upper surface puberulous to tomentose, mainly on the midrib, dull when dry, lower surface brown tomentose to subvillous or to puberulous on the veins, smooth; cystoliths only beneath; midrib slightly prominent to almost flat above, lateral veins 10-16 pairs, often ± impressed above, the basal pair hardly or not distinct, tertiary venation scalariform, the smaller veins ± prominent beneath; waxy glands in the axils of the basal lateral veins; petiole 0.5-2 cm long, brown (sub)tomentose, the epidermis flaking off (sooner or later); stipules 1-2(-3.5) cm long, densely brown(ish) subsericeous, caducous. Figs axillary, in pairs (?); peduncle 0.1-0.3 cm long; basal bracts 3, scattered on the peduncle, c. 1 mm long, persistent; receptacle subglobose, 1-1.2 cm diam. when dry, non-stipitate, densely brown puberulous, green (?) at maturity, apex convex, ostiole c. 1.5 mm diam. (?), slightly prominent (?); internal hairs abundant. Pedicels hairy. Tepals red, glabrous. Stamen 1.
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