A fig. It is a deciduous tree. It grows to 35 m tall. The crown is one. It has fibrous aerial rots. The trunk can be 30-40 cm across. When young it grows living on and attached to other plants. The bark is grey and smooth with cracks along it. The young branches has some hairs. The leaf stalk is thin and up to 15 cm long. The leaves are alternate. The leaf blade is triangle shaped or oval and 9-17 cm long by 8-12 cm wide. They are wavy and thinly leathery. They are shiny above. They are reddish when young. They have 5-7 main veins. The base is heart shaped. The tip of the leaf is long and thread like. There are 5-7 secondary veins on each side of the midrib. Flowers are borne inside the figs. Both male and female flowers occur and the male flowers are few and near the opening. The figs are round but flattened. They do not have stalks and occur in pairs. They are dark purple when ripe.
Distribution : A tropical and subtropical plant. It often grows attached to other plants on rock walls and steep slopes. They are common all over India. It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It suits hardiness zones 10-12. In XTBG Yunnan