Tree up to 10 m tall, hemi-epiphytic. Branches drying brown to yellowish. Leafy twigs 3-5 mm thick, ± angular, minutely white puberulous and with dark brown appressed hairs; periderm flaking off or persistent. Leaves spirally arranged; lamina subobovate to obovate to oblong, 4-15(-18) by 1.5-6(-7.5) cm, coriaceous, apex rounded, base obtuse to rounded, margin flat or slightly revolute towards the base; upper surface with minute dark brown appressed hairs or glabrous (glabrescent?), lower surface minutely white puberulous or glabrous on the midrib and with sparse to dense dark brown appressed hairs, mainly on and along the veins; midrib (at least the lower part) impressed above, lateral veins (3-)4-6 pairs, the basal pair distinct, up to 1/3-1/2(-2/3) the length of the lamina, unbranched or faintly branched, 0 or 1 pairs of smaller lateral veins below the main pair, tertiary venation reticulate, slightly prominent beneath; waxy gland at the base of the midrib; petiole 0.5-1 cm long, c. 2 mm thick, minutely white puberulous or glabrous, drying brown; stipules 1-2(-2.5) cm long, minutely white puberulous, caducous. Figs axillary, paired (or solitary), sessile; basal bracts 3, 3-5 mm long, (sub)equal, glabrous or white puberulous, persistent; receptacle subglobose, 0.6-0.9 cm diam. when dry, with dark brown appressed hairs or glabrous (glabrescent?), orange to dark red at maturity, apex slightly convex to flat, ostiole c. 2 mm diam., flat to slightly prominent, surrounded by a rim, closed, the 3 upper ostiolar bracts fully imbricate; wall (almost) smooth when dry; internal hairs absent. Tepals red. Ovary (dark) red.
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