Evergreen, monoecious, small to large tree, often starting life as an epiphyte. Young stems finely hairy, becoming glabrous. Lvs ± glabrous above, sparsely to densely clothed in fine reddish hairs below, not lobed, entire, ovate-elliptic to obovate, obtuse at base, acute to obtuse at apex, (4)-6-12 cm long; lateral veins not prominently raised; petiole < blade; stipules 2 per node, densely hairy, triangular, caducous. Infl. green with rusty hairs, globose, shortly pedunculate. Syncarp deep yellow to dull red, 12-20 mm diam.; achenes irregularly ovoid, c. 1.5 mm long.