Glabrous tree, 8 m tall, the trunk ca 30 cm dbh; bark on twigs whitish, peeling; sap milky. Petioles 1-2 cm long, drying reddish-brown; stipules lanceolate, ca 5 mm long, drying reddish-brown; blades obovate to elliptic, acuminate, acute at base, 7-10 cm long, 2.5-4 cm wide, minutely pellucid-punctate, the margin thickened, whitish (at least when dry). Figs paired, sessile, globose, 6-10 mm diam; ostioles +/- flat; basal bracts 3, +/- ovate, ca 2 mm long. Croat 10116. Planted at the north edge of the Laboratory Clearing. Ficus retusa can be confused with F. perforata, which has similar leaves but which also has figs borne on a distinct peduncle, whereas those of F. retusa are sessile.