844.' Eicus cok’gbsta (Tioxb.) arboreous, smooth :
]eaves pet^ole®Q^^waf entireysnioom : fruit rooqdish-
turbinate, sessilp, Jmupe-^H radical and cauline, short- ■
leafless, ramou brauehiJetsSfr panicles.—Jl. Ft. Ind. 3.
H | H | P P
, Amboyna.—Introduced .into the Calcutta ; Botanic
f.a id u i 2jfej';2!'. " h ire m 7 years they attained the
*Tfle^ h t1o^*fioni/'5 to. 12 feet, the bark was then", smooth
n uh bro u (1 11( 1
^W?w'%^B l|.'with> i a < solitary friMI||^.( ariraoeme or 1
rather pfnjMjpf f rm t - ^ , t iiffieijPiff^p^'jffimale, stig-
ma iPmMlSlarge'— 5 a fruit cui vret(|i$lh;.r X ,
, 04 » 1 im « r iw i oi i r \ (’ll \ > llui b in ) shi ubbv
leaves lanceola -ino uV t utiic fiuit in fa-u i< h s n< u
the.r pt. a-, u i l as'oii"tn-( tiuuk am 1 irj. i blaming
-mUiUindia. verracose,|c|Sniptessed, ,tfhbin de with the
'uinbilii.il'- in S^feepit one iyii.ty.—H . t Ind. 3 t>57
. Ollntairong — In the ( alt i tta ;arden it,is in fruit more
or less alf the year bat'«eJi^6yR|S ^ g f i% 4be§inning of
(Itb.etrains.V. y -
bjSvtl \ h uty br u ch, .and a fruetifeouS portion of a
branch—‘3 \ truil'-c ut f t r’t l til).
646 Ficos oi i u Hi-lit 11! >xb ) {er< mn il ( rcepir.g:
leaves reflected,, oblong, irregularly sinuatt, si -broils
“ uuuiinc ith f tii t it uy, pe;ia«i^^»®oic-oial*of
' Mum» I Hi 1» ti nit ill tlu. teal roind, yoim oi tin,
iloic s bi'sexual il judrou-. -
i 1 1 m i i i i . 11 in c h e d ' fern ill f lin t m n otuhi l ;
-from tbc'.i-ch ft calyx-SAiS t. bisexual (lout, -d., nulls and
,;ovary detached from the calyx.
‘ 617 I n i ' - rnw iM iv t (Roxb. V. ilhl ) - Biauclm.
dropping small iitfdts le in s o il >ng cord lie, pointed,
'UVerydOwiny. underneath fruit axillary paired sessile
\w o o lh —R, FI. Ind. 3. 550.
A largi and handsome tree with fine um'bragOgjm
■head—Extensively diffused over the Southern pz&fi$pea
of India, but not abundant any where, ssj
- 648. Ficus cunia1 (tBuch. .Roxb ) arBiflous : leave^.
short 11 ti ml alterr ate liifOriousy ,'bhloog, sem.- oi d.atfe|
a t the, bast , at uti K serrate frnit^orbinate, ribbed,-
pedicelied and g nu rally in p m«. < ” oiiipoui5j[ , o->-
trat(e, -radical and cauline; leafless branchlets.—R IW l.
i H
I ' MepaSlS^WhuK i it was introi’u ii'l by ti - d iifWi*ll c
Calcutta gai den. The duly treejpwl^jch wicv ie au d
v. n si nt 20 fret high!1- un< l mi ul> \i t -11 r 1 tin d With
long spreading hi ii ( bt s do\.n to tl c ground um Lilli-,
atantly loaded’ w ith jf r h { t.-% ^ h i|||
64 ) -Fires m u aia (Riixb jsh in h h ) lc«< ' bioail
coidate, Xobtua«, serrate cif lidt*, thri c-i e \n l di<vi\
fiuit a tillau an i laterd jeduncltd, - ilit ir\ ^ v a l,
^ smooth—Hu ib F t Ind j3,..;530i 5 . - .- t/*5-
Roh'ucmrt — rio \ cm p ti ni Iry ca n In tills specii s
the perianth- is 3 and the male floiet-
1 f .
•• a • 5'-leavecU penantn^
stamens remoyld^-3*a mal^SoweT-Bomplete, penanth
^«f-Lcin ed—4, a 3-le&\A'peuanth—dvltaiy a id a iy li ,
(; | i i i ' il 1 T I 1 7
Attimeeraloo Boxb. '-Mst ) irhoicous, smooth,, lean 5
sboi t
solitary or p’airech.pe^bpcledjrsub-turbinate calyx o f
5 the peduncle ti dintate n aie ll lo'und1—It FI Jnl. J.
552. y
^ Molucca* A r d ’NMabar 'X lie fruit appi arv about the
beginning of the rains
- 671 F in s lrBFiiri 1 ata (Roxt ) l m s 5)1 ijr- peti-
oled, Otiiong t htirr, acute, rough: fruit in pairs, peduncU
$
- vnnbihi us elevated — Ituxb FI Ind J 574
W Coromaaacl mountains.—A small but very ruinous tree.
' 652. Frees ami-bios (Roxb. Kon. Mst.) Branches
dropping fibrous ro o ts: leaves obliquely oval, scabrous:
fruit paired, axillary, pedicelied, pisiform, smooth, yellow.—
R. i'l. Ind- 3. 553.
f’ A lar-e tree, native of mountainous countries.
60S. Ficus bedebacea (Roxb.) shrubby scandcnt
rooting : leaves ovale, smooth, but h a r d : fruit axillary,
one o r two, subsessile, ro u n d , th e size o f a cherry an d
scarlet coloured.—ii. FI. Ind. 3. 538.
1 Chittagong.—Cliinbs over trees and like ivy, emitting
numerous small roots by which its very extensive ramifications
are supported.
I Flowering branch—2 male flower—3 a female one.
654. Ficus fkuticosa (Roxb.) shrubby : leaves peti-
oled, subfev ite, entire, void of pubescence but harsh :
fruit in axillary pairs, rather long peduncles! round.—
jrt^Fl. Ind. S. 533
- Chittagong.—A bushy spreading shrub, five or six feet
bnrgh.shows no-tendency to climb, male flowers riumerd.
usj mixed with the females, diaudrous: stigma 2-
’ tooth ed,, , ^.
1 Flowering branch—2 male floret—3 female floret.
,-655. ‘ Ffbus, TAGASfe (Roxb.)«shrubby, -Scandent,
rooting to other trees : leaves lo’ng petioled, exactly
cordate, Vi-ilbus-'. underneath : fruit axillary, peduncles
1 'solitary orijin pairs, sub-globular, the size of a nutmeg.
— R. FL Ind. 3. 537.
Chittagong—a stout rambling^species, rooting bn trees
foo support. Female florets only found, long pedicelied,
-infixed ,with stiff tawny hairs .which Irtiejibfe inside of
the^Mit,—style clgsate, stigma p e r fo r a f a ^ jS
1 Flowering brauch—2 a female floret. ■ ,'
006., Ficus r-ACCiFEEA (Rpx,b.) arboreous : leaves;
long petroled, from, cordate to oval, obtuse, pointed,
lucid, 3-nerved : trun in axillary pairs, sessile;, oval,
- snmptli'. scaly 0,1 the inside—R. FL hid. 3. 545.
I Silh'et.—A large tree : fruit appears during the hot
* season and ripens in the rains. Female florels only are
. found. S; Perianth of 4*vdbloug, leaflets scarcely longer
tbbn the.ovary-; Style subulate, stigma acute", v»
1 Flowering branch—2 female floret.
bit ^05-7---11 .rjFicus,ramejstacea (Roxb.). arboreous,branches
dropping roots leaves long ovate—cordate, acute,
- entire, in the* bud hirsate, when .expanded smooth,
strongly marked with simple parallel veins; petioles
. shorthand,^Hlfehtaceons : fruit in short peduncled axillary
pairs, smooth, the; size of a small cherry and red.—
It'., FI. 7«i.'.Tr.jff)a- ••!’-
■ Qhiifetagong.-—In drying, the leaves become particularly
glof-sU ,t li-lc, mu 1 pretty weH expanded, the large veins
iire'-'veretliairv
.6.5:8; Ficus'- comosa- (Roxb. Willd.) leaves oblong
v e ritric ose, pointed, smooth : fruit in pairs, generally:
bAEer^jgikl'tu.rbillste, smooth, red,-—H. I'l. Ind. 3. 55,2..
( 11c it meiinjojn-.—Tllarge tree, with a spreadi%
very branchy ..top branchlets slender often pendulous.
Roxburgh states that he has seen a hood over the young
fruit which falls as it begins to sw.ell.
<509; Ficus,- hetebofhv cl a (Roxb ) shrubby", sub-
scaudeut: leaves .variously-divided : fruit axillary, pair-
ed, peduncled, rough —Roxb. FI. Ind. 3. 532. i , -
An extensively distributed plant, nativetof thickets,
banks’ of rivers and water Courses—a weak straggling
1 shrubbyvi sp'ei ies. A very polymorphous plants' Rox-
' burgh suspects. that Ficus dcnticulata, truncata, ser-
rata, and aquatica of Vahl and Willd. and probably F .
cannabina, Four, are varieties of.lt.
66p. F-icus augi stifoi ia (Roxb.) leaves suboppo-
site, lanceolate, smooth, a c u te : fruit axillary,-paired
! lohg-peduncled, turbinate 'Bmooth.—R. FI. Ind. 3. 554.
Circar mountains—».large tree.