perianth being romoyotl; 6, the some, the poriimth bomg opened ont and the anther removed ;
3 & 4, gall fiowers; T, aohone of fertile female Hewer: nil mhnjei.
52. Ficus TRiiiENi, Kimj in Journ. Hot. xx
Plants, 2220.
i. 2 4 2 . — t j ' i a i a , Thwaites' Ceylon
A gigantic tree, with very few aerial roots, all parts glabrous ; loaves eoriaeeons, elliptic,
with an acute apex, entire edges, and a slightly tapering obscurely 3-neryed base; primary
lateral neiTes diverging at a lew angle from the thick prominent midrib, very numerous,
close, straight, anastomosing just within the slightly thickened revolute margin; length of
blade from 3 to 4-5 in. I petioles about 75 in. leng, stout; stipules OTate-acnmiuate, -4 to -6
rn. long; receptacles sessile, in pairs, axillary, globular, slightly verracose when ripe, -4 to -5
in. across, with 3 small, spreading, ovate-cordate, slightly puboscent, basal bracts; male
flowers scattered, pedmrculate, the perianth of 3 broadly ovate pieces; the anther sessile;
gall flowers pcdicillate; fertile females sessile, the perianth of both of 5 lanceolate pieces,
the achenes similar cxcept as to contents, style of both elongate, stigma flattened, especially
in the gall flower.
Ganara, Dharwar, and Bellary districts in Western Peninsula of India,—iaw • Ceylon —
Tkwalies, Trimcn.
This specios approaches tmla, Hoxb. and retma, Linn., var. nitida, but differs from both
b y its more numerous straight primary nerves, much more spreacUng habit, and fewer
aerial roots.
PLATE 55.—Branch of F. Trimeni with yenng receptacles. Separate figm-es of yemw
receptacles and of stipule; separate fignr-e of twig with 2 mature receptacles: all tf
nakiral sins.
PUTESS:—!, male flower; 2, gall flower; 3, fertile female : all mkirjcd.
Sub-series T.—Lecms sui-coriaceom, ovate or dlipfic, often sub-obovate or suhlameokite;
the seomidary lateral nerves almost as prominent as the primary, the
anastomoses nur/vrmis, minute, but distinct.
53. Ficus DÜBIA, Wall. Cat. 4561.
An epiphytal climber or small umbrageous tree, all parts glabrous ; leaves petielate and
thickly coriaceous, shining, from broadly oblanceelate to elliptic, apes acute, edges entire,
base rranwed, 3-nerved; primary lateral nerves 6 to 8 pairs, rcticalations minute but
distinct; length of blade 4 to 5 in. ; petioles about '70 in. long, rather stout; stipules lineallanceolate,
flaccid, caducous, from 1-25 to 2-5 in. long ; receptacles pedunculate, solitary (by
abortion), axillary, ovoid-globose, slightly narrowed to the peduncle, smooth, of a dull rod with
yellowish spots when ripe, from I in. to 1'35 in. across; peduncle thick, -25 in. long, with
3 short, broad, rounded bracts at its base; male flowers numerous, .scattered, elongate,
the perianth of 3 elongate spatlmlate ijieces; stamen 1, on a long fllament; gall flowers
with perianth like the males, the ovary ovoid, en a pedicel as long as the perianth, style
short, sub-terminal; fertile female flowers sessile, the perianth of 3 long lanceolateacuminate
pieces, style longer than the smooth-ovoid achene; the flowers mixed with
numerous lineal' bracteeles.
UEOSTIGMA.
Penang,-T-F<!!;i(i; Sumatra,-iiiries, 3077 ; Malacca,—IGi!!)-.
A very distinct species, with stipules like these of F. daltica, but smaller.
PL.ATB 56.—Fruiting-braneb of F. diMa, Wall., with separate figures of
basal bracts, peduncle, and stipule: all ofmtitnd sise.
PL.ITE 8 3 ' . - 1 , male flower; 3, gall flower; 3, fertile female : all enlargei.
4 7
eceptacles.
54. Ficos xnEzii, Kinrj.—F. mida. Miq., var. maermrpa, Kurz For. Flora Brit. Bm-m,
ii. 4 4 5 .—F . nuphjUa, Kin'z 1. e.
A tree; all parts glabrous; leaves petielate, thinly coriaceous, oyate-elliptic or elliptic, upper
sm-face minutely tubcrculate, apex shortly acuminate, edges entire, base narrowed, obscm-ely
3-nerved; primary lateral nerves 10 to 14 pails, obsolete on the upper, distinct on the lower
surface, diverging from the midrib at a high angle; secondary neiwes almost as prominent as
the primary and mere numerous; leirgth of blade 4 in., of petioles about -5 in. ; stipules
lanceolate, glabrous, -3 in. long ; receptacles axiltey, pedunculate (m paii-s ?), globular ;
when ripe about '6 in. across, dark purple in colom.-, and apparently tubercled ; apical scales
prominent; bracts at base of receptacle none, but at base of the peduncle are 3 minute,
glabrous, caducous bracts ; male flowers few, and only near the mouth of the receptacle,
on thick'pedicels, the perianth of 2 broad, ovate, hyaline pieces; the anther single, ovaterotund,
sessile; gall flowers pcdicillate, the perianth gamephylleus, 4-toothed, ovai-y ovate,
with broad ends, smooth; style elongate, stigma flat; fertile female flowers sessfle, the achene
ovate-renifoi-m, minutely tubcrculate.
Burmah,—iTwrs ; J a v a , — I l s r l . 2228.
Only a few specimens of tliis exist in herbaria. The fruit in Zollinger's specimens is
tubercled, but tliis may have been occasioned in drying, aiiqncl in Zoll. Sl/st. Vers. 91
(erroneously as I believe) refers Zoll. 2228 to F. nmla, Miq., a species founded by him on
two specimens from the Pliilippines (Cuming's No. 1933), and wliioh I refer to F. Bmjamma,
Linn. The type specimen of F. euph//lla, ICm-z, has more coriaceous leaves with more
prominent nervation than the specimens named F. nmla, var. vmcrofhijlla, aud the reooptaoles
are said to be sessile. The material is poor, and until better is forthcoming I refer
mphylla, though doubtfully, to this species.
PLATE 57.—Two fruiting-twigs ef F. the smaller with immatm-e, the larger with
matm-e receptacles ; separate figures ef receptacles and stipules: all of natural sine.
PLATE 83'.—1, male flower, one of the perianth leave being pushed aside ; 2, gall flower;
3, ovary of gall flower; 4, achene of fertile female flower: all enlart/ad.
Ficns KHODODESDEIFOLLL, Mill. ^"d''- 386.—i7"r.«<. rhodadrifol.,
Miq. Lend. Jonril. Bet. vi. 579, nee oKonmi; Kwz For. Flora Brit. Bnrni.
A tree; all parts except tlio stipules quite glabrous; leaves thinly coriaceous, sliming,
smooth elongate-elKptie or oblong, rai-ely ovate-elliptic, apex acuminate, edges entire, base
naiTOwed or snbeuneate, rarely rounded ; main nerves slightly more prominent than the
secondary, from 13 to 14 pairs, anastomosing near the margin ; leng-th ef blade 4 to
5 in, of petioles -5 to -75 in. ; stipules lanceolate, -6 in. long, deeiduonsly pubescent;
receptacles axillary, in pairs, sessile, smooth, globular, pmplish-red when ripe, about -5 in.