Jiis F. Indica. But he also quoted other figures which do not resemble this, and it is
therefore qiiite arbitrary to reserve the name F. Indica, Linn, for this plant. It would be,
I believe, safer to abandon the name Indica altogether. I quote Blume'a sundiaca and
rubescens as s^Tionjnns of this with Iiesitation, for, of the specunens so named at Leiden and
Utrecht, a good many belong to the plant accepted as the F. nitida of Thunberg. Blume's
owu description of mndiaca would really cover nUida. The only synonym I quote with any
certainty is pellucido-punctaia, Griff., for Griffith's figui-e and description answer well to this
and can refer to nothing else. For convenience I here note liow the citations of figm-es of
Indian species of Ficiis made by Linnteus under F. Indica in the second edition of his Specics
Flantariiin have been disposed of by me:—
Katou alou, Rheede Hort. Malab. iii, t, 57, is F. Mysorensis, Heyne.
Vannga laiifolia, Runii^h. Herb. Amb. iii. t. 84, is retained as F. Indica, Linn.
Tsiela, Rheede Hort. Malab. iii. t. 63, is F. isiela, Roxb,
PLATE 45.—Fruiting-branch of F. Indica, Linn, (upper twig); the same, var. Gclderi (lower
twig). 1, 2, 4, 5, base and apex of receptacles; 3 & 6, stipules: of natural size.
PLATE 83''.—7, unexpanded male flower; 8, male flower, showing anther and 2 perianth
leaves; 9, sessile fertile female flower; 10, pedicillate gall flower : ail enlarged.
43. Ficus SUMATRANA, Miq. Ann Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 287. t. 10. fig. B.— Urost.
Sumatrana, Miq. PI. Jungh. 49; PI. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2. 341.—ZJrosi.
monademm, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Supp. 438 (fide Miquel).
A glabrous tree; leaves thinly coriaceous, petiolate, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, apex
acuminate, edges entire, slightly thickened and revolute, base acute, \vith 2 prominent and
2 faint basal nerves; lateral primary nerves about 4 pairs, rather prominent, reticulations
rather fine; length of blade 4 to 5 in., of petioles 6 in.; stipules ovate-acuminate, '70 in. long ;
receptacles in pairs, axillary, sessile, globular, nmbonate, smooth, "4 in. across; basal bracts 3,
broad, rounded, membranous; male flowers few, scattered, on long thin pedicels, the perianth
of 3 pieces; anther elongate, sessile; gall and fertile female flowers similar except in contents
of ovary, sessile, the perianth of 3 pieces.
Sumatra,—Junghuhn.
A very little known species, poorly represented in the collections at Leiden and Utrecht.
The leaves when dry are lustreless and of a curious pale brownisJi colour which is very
characteristic. Judging from the imperfect specimens of F. Zollingeiiana, Miq. which exist
in the Dutch collections, that species must be very near, if not identical with, this.
PLATE 35B,—Fruiting-branch of F. Sumatrana, Miq. 2, Ijasal bracts of receptacle ; 3, base
o£ receptacle; 4, apex of same; 5, stipules: all of natural size.
PLATE 83'.—6, male flower; 7, female flower : holh enlarged.
43. Ficus ACAIIPTOPHYLLA, Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 264, 287.— Urost. acamptophjllum,
Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Supp. 176, 439.
A large tree, the young branches thinly covercd with rufous scurf, pubescent towards
the extremities; leaves thickly coriaceous, glabrou.s, sub-ohovate, oblong, or elliptic, apex
abruptly, shortly, and more or less bluntly cuspidate, margin entire, thickened, sub-revolute;
base narrowed, 3-nerved; primary lateral nerves 3 to 6 pairs, not much more prominent than
the secondary nerves, reticulations obscure; length of blade 2'5 to 4-5 in., of petiole-6 to -8 in. ;
stipules ovate-acute, sericeous-pubescent externally, glabrous within, about '5 in. long; recejv
tacles numerous, crowded towards the extremities of the branches, in pairs from axils of
leaves or of fallen leaves, turbinate, the apex much flattened, the umbilical scales large and
smooth, yellow when ripe, -25 in. across ; basal bracts 3, large, ovate-rotund, puberulous; male
flowers scattered, on long thin pedicels; anther elongate, sessile; the perianth of 2 or 3
concave pieces; gall and fertile female flowers similar except as regards contents of ovary,
the perianth of 3 blunt pieces, style elongate, stigma slightly infundibulifoi-m ; fertile aeheno
tuberculate.
A large tree, epiphytal in early life.
Malayan Peninsula, mYaxak,—Kunstler Banka,—
PLATE 46. Fruiting-branch of F. acamptophylla, Miq. 2, leaf with very shortly cuspidate
apex ; 2, base of receptacle showing the bracts ; 3, apex showing the apical scales ; 4, stipules :
all of natural size.
PLATE 83'2.—5, unexpanded male flower; 6, male flower, the perianth being cut off;
7, female flower; 8, fertile achene: all enlarged.
44. FICUS BINNENDYKII, Miq. Ann. 3Ius. Lugd. Bat. iii. 288.—ÄII Urost., Fl. Ind.
Bat. i. pt. 2. 341.
A glabrous tree; leaves petiolato, coriaceous, lanceolate, rarely oblanceolate, apex acuminate,
margin enth-e, slightly revolute, base acute, rather prominently 3-ncrved; lateral
primary nerves about 5 paii-s, not prominent, reticulations strong, but indistinct; length of
blade 2-5 to 3 in. ; petioles about -5 in. long, not disarticulating from the blade when dry;
' stipules lineai'-lanceolate, convolute, -7 in. long; receptacles small, crowded, sessile, in pairs,
mostly from axils of fallen leaves, smooth, depressed-globose, -2 in. across, with 3 ratlier
large broadly-ovate, blunt, spreading, free basal bracts ; male flowers more numerous than the
females, scattered, sessile, the perianth of 3 broad eUiptic pieces, with pellucid margins;
anther single, on a short filament; gall and fertile female flowers similar except as to the
contents of the ovaiy, sessile, tlie perianth of 3 or 4 pieces, ovary ovate-rotuud, the style long
sub-terminal.
Java,—Borneo.
Near F. glabella, BL, but distinguished from that species by its smaller, more
coriaceous, shorter, petiolate leaves, which rarely tend to be oblanceolate and are never
obovate; also by its smaller receptacles, with basal bracts larger in proportion to the
PLATE 47.—Two fruiting-branches of F. BinncndijUi, the upper with larger receptacles than
usual. 1, apex of receptacle ; 2, base of ditto ; 3, basal bracts; 4, stipules : all of natural size.
PLATE 83'=.—5, male flower ; 6, female flower; 7, achene of fertile female : all enlarged.
Svh-series o.—Leaves coriaceoxis, narrowly elliptic or oblanceolate, xoith hroad blunt
apices.
45. Ficus TRUNCATA, Miq. suh Urost. in Zoll. Sgst. Verz. 91, 97; 3Iiq. Fl. Ind.
Bat. i. jji. 2. 336 ; Arui. Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 286.
A small tree; the young parts, and especially the under surfaces of the leaves, thinly
covercd with brown deciduous powder, with which arc mixed a few minute hau-s, ultimately
all parts glabrous; leaves coriaceous, crowded, short-petiolate, obovate or cuneate-oblong, with