A climber. Leaves elliptical to obovate, 4.5-12 cm x 3-7.5 cm, base cuneate, apex rounded to slightly pointed, margin entire, with 3-6 pairs of veins and prominent reticulations below, stipules 3-13 mm long. Figs cauliflorous, pear-shaped, 50 mm x 30 mm, glabrous or sparsely puberulous, ripening red to black with white spots. Flowers, male and female; male flowers gamophyllous, female flowers with 3-4 tepals.

Febrifuge (leaves).

PROSEA (Plant Resources of South-East Asia) Foundation

The leaf shoots are heated slowly over a fire and applied as a poultice on skin itches and scabies. The leaves are used to treat fever and toothache.