: mixture o On the Kew sheet of F. onusta, Wall. Cat. 4563, there is j f the leaves and
reccptacles of F. microstoma, Wall.
Some remarks on the sjaonj-my of the raa-. mmok -«ill bo fonnd under the description
of jincrostoma.
P u t ì 25.—F. ¡hhosa, BL. The upper twig is of tj^pical F ghlosa ; the lower is of the
y a r i e t j mmoi. The smaller figures show reoeptaoles and a stipule, all of mhtnl me.
P l i t k 81".—1, mide flower I 3, gall flower; 3, fertile female flower : enlargii.
24:. Picus TGAVANCOKICA, ms. Speo.
A straggling shrub, the young parts minntely pubescent, but idtimately all parts glabrous,
Im-k ot yonngshoots pole; leaves coriaceous, laneeolate, the apei aemninate, margins euth-e
snb-undulate, base much nai-rowed, 3-neryed; lateral primary nerves 10 to 12 pahs, distinei
but not tlnck, reticulations mmute but distinct; length of blade 5 to 6 in., of petioles
to -6 in.; stipules linear-laneeolate, about 1 in. long; receptacles axillary, in pahs
pedmiculate, globose, smooth when ripe and about t in. across, apical scales broad flatbasal
bracts 3, broadly triangular, with blunt apices; peduncles -25 in. long; male flower!
scattered, sessile, the perianth of 4 or 5 pieccs; anther 1, with a short fllament; gall and
fertile female flowers nearly sessile, the perianth of both of 4 or 5 pieces; the ovary of
the gall elongate-ovate, and the style short; achene of fertile female ovate, with a lonostyle
and bifid stigma. °
Hills of North Travancore, ou the west coast of India, at an elevation of 3 500 f t -
Col. iR. H. Bsddome. '
Brfij" - a e only one I have seen. This approaches
F. Beidomi,, but has diflereiitly shaped leaves and much smaller receptacles.
PLiTE Travanoorka, King. Pruitiag-branch, of natwal sia. 1 & 2, ,
seen from the side and base, both enlarged.
PUTE 82".—1, male flower; 2, gall flower; 3, fertile female; all milarged.
25. Pious juglanoifoemis, nop. spec.
A tree? glabrous in all its parts; leaves petiolate, tliickly coriaceous, broadly elliptic
to ovate-elhptie, apex with short, abrupt, blunt apiciilus; ed„™s entire, ecureds gMv
jmdulate, cartdagnious ; base rounded or slightly nai.owed, wit? 2 promii ent, slig l ul
basal and 2 obscm-e ba.,al nerves; lateral primary nerves, r'to 8 pJh.s,°promS
reticulatmns conspicuous and rather wide; upper surface with numerous minute bhck
dots, stipules ovate-acuminate, about P5 in. long, glabrous; petioles stout, -8 in to 1 M
in. long; receptacles sessile, axillary, in pairs, obovate, umbonate, smooth, lA in Ion.,
by 1 in. broad; apical scales thii, broad, shining; basal bracts 3, broadly ovate obtuse"
cartilaginous, -4 in. long. ' ooiuse.
Mount Singalan, in Sumatra,—Becean, P. S. 212.
Tins species comes very near F FontenU, Mi,, a.^ to leaves, but is glabrous everywhere
and J\as larger receptacles, -which are obovate.
P ™ 27.-Twig of F fuelandiforms, King, with mature reccptacles. 1, stipules; 2, basal
bracts ol receptacle: all of natural size.
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26- Ficus SYtoPHYLLA, Wall. Cat 4558; Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. i{i.
Urost. xylophijllum, Mif[. Lend. Joui-n. Bot. vi. p. 677; Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2.
352. t. 23.
A powerful epiphyte or independent small tree ; young branches thick, pale scurfy "when
very young; other parts quite glabrous, except the stipules and receptacular bracts; leaves
large, very coriaceous, broadly elliptic or oblong to obovate-elliptic, nan-owed to the base,
apex broad, rounded, obtuse, edges entii'e, revolute when dry, base strongly 3-nerved; lateral
primary nerves about 5 pairs, prominent below, reticulations inconspicuous; length of blade
6 to 10 in., breadth 3 to i-5 in. ; petioles stout, 1 to 1-3 in. long; stipules coriaceous, broadly
ovate-acute, with short reddish pubesccnce externally, occasionally with broad smooth
margins, 1-3 in. long; receptacles axillary, in paii-s, or solitary by abortion, sessile, cyliudi-oconical,
truncate at the base, apex umbonate, when ripe smooth bright red with faint white
spots; 1-5 to 2 in. long, 1 in. broad at base; basal bracts 3, spreading, broadly tiiangular,
pubescent; male flowers numerous, scattered over the whole interior of the receptacle,
pcdicillate, the perianth of i pieces; anther 1, elongate, sessile; gall flowers sub-sessile or
pedicillate, the perianth of 5 pieces, ovary smooth, style elongate; fertile female flowers
sessile, the achene minutely tuberculate, the perianth degenerate into soft cellulai' tissue.
Singapore, Perak, Sumatra. A very distinct species.
P l a t e 28.—Fruiting-branch of F. xylophylla, "Wall. Separate figm-es of very young
twig, showing the undeveloped receptacles enclosed in cali/ptriform caducous bracts; views of
receptacle from apex, base, and side; stipules : all of naUcral size.
P l a t e 82".—1, male flower ; 2 & 3, gall flowers ; 4, fertile female achene: all enlarged.
27. Ficus i^orstesii, Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 214, 285.
A tree ; the young parts puberulous. Leaves very coriaceous, oblong-elHptic or obovateoblong,
shortly, narrowly, and rather abruptly apiculate, with entire cartilaginous, slightly
revolute, sub-undulate margins and rounded or narrow, not cordate, 3-nerved base ; lateral
primary nerves 6 to 8 pairs, depressed above, very prominent beneath, curving and anastomosing
slightly within the margin; shining and smooth above, puberulous below; 5 to 8 in.
long by 2 to 3-25 in. broad; petioles stout, -9 to 1-2 in. long; stipules in pairs, coriaceous,
ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, densely whitish tomentose outside, glabrous inside, deciduous,
•75 in. long; receptacles sessile, axillary, in pairs, ovoid-cylindric, glabrous, with 2 to 3 broad,
overlapping apical scales, not umbonate when ripe, -6 in. to -7 in. long by -5 in. across;
basal bracts 3, large, ovate-rotund, deciduously pubescent and thickened along the middle,
the edges glabrous; male flowers numerous, scattered all over interior of the receptacles
on thick flat pedicels; perianth of 2 or 3 broad concave involute pieces; stamen 1, the anther
elongate; gall and fertile female flowers almost alike, the latter very few, the perianth
of both of about 4 lanceolate pieces; achene of fertile flower tuberculate.
Celebes,—Funten-, Celebes, Borneo, Timor,—Teysmann.
Each of the young receptacles is enveloped in 2 short, blunt, cartilaginous, tomentose,
calyptriform bracts, which ai-e early deciduous.
PiATE 29.—F o r s t e n i i , Jliq. Branch with immatui-e receptacles. Separate drawings
showing 2 stipules, base, and apes of immatui-e receptacles: all of natural size.
P l a t e 82''.—1, unexpanded male flower; 2, anther, the perianth being removed-
3, fertile female flowe: