of yo,mg- b r e che , krge, hnoarjanceohtc, &c„id, caduoo,,., 3 to 5 in. long; loocptacfes in
cln tei-s of 3 to 6 on Tory Aort, cwd e d tabercl,» (aborted branohfets), borno partly in the
of the W s , but most freciuently in the axil, of the .car. of fallen lea™,, L i f e , rarely
very Aorfly pedmrenlate, depre»ed-globnlar, ,vl.itid,-yelW and dotted when ripe -2 in
Z 7 I t aeoply^ifid braet, at tbo ba.e; nralo flowers f ™ and only ^ a r tho
montl, of the receptaele, sessJe, the perianth of 3 ovate pieoes, shorter than tho single
s amen; an her ovale on a filament abont as long as itself ; gall and fertile female flowers
ai.ko oxeept as regarils contents of ovary, tho perianth of 3 or 4 pieces, which qmcldy
sopamto from the ovary; fertile aohene obovate, the style elongate, the stigma eylindr-ical.
Southenr and Western India and Ceylon, from the plains to 4,000 ft.
^ This is a very distinct and bcantifnl spccies. It is allied to P. infectona. Eoxb
with which It has been sadly mixed np by authors. Bat it is at oncc distinguishable from
M ^ k r m by its niinnte receptacles in clusters of 4 to 6, and in the herbarium by the dark
S-cenish-gTay colour of its leaves, the upper sm-faees of which are very smooth and glistenin,.
I lie lai-ge, membranoiis, caducons, flaccid leaf-scales of this species are in shape very like
the stipules of P. eluüica, but they ar-e much more fugaeioiis.
^ A small form of this has been oohected by Mr. J. S. Gamble, Conservator of Forests
in the Cuddapah district, of which the leaves are only abont 3-5 in. Ion"-.
Wight's specimen No. 26 in herbarium at Utrecht has short pedunculate reecptacles.
PL.4T13 TO.—rrnitiiig-branch of F. ijakcta, Burm. Separate small figares of base and apex of
receptacles and of stipules. N.B.-The ncfUda ham ha,^ ,Jrm,n sli,jldly t«, avdl; thi Imes
aiid stipides are of natíírrd size.
PLATE 84^—1, male flower ; 2, fertile female flower; both eularf/ed.
70. FIODS IXSIGBIS, Kurs For. Flora Brit. Burm. ii. 447.
A tree, the yoimg branches at first tomentoso, ultimately pubescent or o-Iabreus • leaves
lengiietiolato glabras glossy above, dull below, very coriLons, eUipt" í e v ! il „ 7
shgMy ineqmlateral with a very short, abrupt, bhnt apicnta ; ed^es ent i l e s ¡ I f l y ^ T Ú :
and undidate, base slight y narrowed, obscimely 3- to e-nerved latLl prim ry °„ Z To
12 pairs reticdations obscure; length of blade 4.5 to 7 in., breadth M o to 4 in • p cMe s '
jomted o the b ade, 2 to 2-0 in long; .stipules .smaU, veiy broadly ovate, tomcntose ; r c'pi
crowded towards the apices of tlie branches, from the axil, of the leaves or of he s T r rf
fallen eaves on short tomento.se (l linc long) peduncles, globular, ape. mammillate, v h l i,
grepsh-white with pink dots and densely to.ncntose except the apical mammilla which
glabrous ; basal bracts . , small, ovate-rotund, glabrous, scarious ; male flowers few and only
neai-mouth of receptacles, the perianth gamophyllea.,, toothed, shorter than the filament of
the single stamen; mither broad, thick ; gall and fertile female flowers with gameiihylloi.
3- „ 4-toethcd ijerianth shorter than the ovary; gall „™, y ovoid; fertile achene trianguk"
0%'ate, minutely tnbcrculnte, stylo elongate, stigma cylindr-ic.
Em'mah, —Karz.
This tree has been colleeted only by Ear.. It comes near to F. ejeuieulata, but is
distmgnished by its much more coriaceous leaves, and by its tomentoso stipules and
receptacles. '
PLATE 71—Fruitmg-branch of F. imignk, Kuvz. Separate £guxcB oí receptacles as
seen from the side, "base, and apex, and of stipules: alio/ natural size.
PLATE 84^—1, male flowor ; '2, gall flower; 3, fertile female achene, tlie perianth having
been removed : all enlarged.
71. Ficus SUPERBA, Miq. Ann. Miis. Lugd. Bat. iii. Z%7.— Urost. mperhim, Miq. Pi.
Jungh. 46; Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pfc. 2. ^U.— Urost. aceidens, Miq. Fl. Ind, Bat.
i. pt. 3. 347 {fide Miquel).
A tree, aU parts glabrous except the stipules, receptacles, and theii- pedunelcs; leaves
membranous, long-petiolate, crowded about the apices of the branches, broadly elliptic to
obovate-elliptic, apex with an abrupt, short, blunt point; edges entii-e, slightly thickened
and minutely und.ulate; base rounded or slighly narrowed, with 2 prominent and 2 minute
basal nerves; primary lateral nerves 6 to 8 pairs, straight, prominent; length of blade
0 to 6 in , of petioles about 3 in.; stipules short, ovate, covered with short yellowish
tomentum, -5 in. long ; receptacles from the axils of the scars of fallen leaves, in pairs, broadly
ovoid, sub turbinate, minutely scurfy and puberulous when young, glabrous wlren adult,
about -5 iu. across, on shortly pubescent -25 in. long peduncles which bear 3 caducous
bracts neai- their base; male flowers very few and only near mouth of receptacle, on
thin pcdicels, tho perianth of 3 ovato-roturid pieces, shorter thaji the stamen; anther
broad, its margins siuuate, filament very thick, longer than the anther; gall and fertile
female flowers -with perianth of 3 .short obovate pieces, the style lateral, elongate, stigma
sub-capitate; fertile achene broadly obovate; gall ovary elongate-oviite.
Jlountains of Western Java.
I have seen specimens of this only in tho herbai-ia of Leiden, Kew, and Calcutta.
This comes nem- to F. infectoria, Eoxb., var. f/eniculata, but is distinguished from that
b y its toraentosc stipules and lai-ge receptaclcs.
PLATE 72.—Fruitiiig-branch of F. supcrha,1, receptacle ; 2, ditto, sIiOAving apex;
3, ditto, lateral view; 4, stipules: all of natural size.
PLATE 84'.—5, male flower; 6 gall flower ; 7 fertile female flower: all enlaryed.
FICUS TSIELA, Roxi. Fl. Ind. iii. 549 ; Eheede Hort. Malah. iii. t. 03 ; Eam. in
Linn. Trans, xv. lid i am si/n.); Wicjlii Ic. t. 608; Miq. in Ann. Mus.
Lugd. Bat. iii. 286 ; Fl. Sylvat. ii. 314.-1' . indica, Lmn., var. B., Sp.
Plant, ed. 2. 1514,—J'. Indica, Willd. Sp. PI. iv. lUQ.-Urost. psmdo-tfiela,
Miq. in Lond. Journ. Bot. vi. 566 ; Aiin. Mus. I.ugd. Bat. iii. 286 ; Dalz.
and Gibs. Fl. Bomb. 241. -1' . Bcnjamina, Wall. Cat. 4.v03H and Q.— Urost.
pseiido-Bcnjamina, Miq, m Lond. Journ. Bot. vi. 566; Ann. Mus. Lugd.
Bat. üi. 286 ; Thwaites C. P. 2218, 2537.
A lai-ge spreading tree without aerial roots, all parts glabrous; leaves coriaceous,
broadly ovate or ovate-lanceolate, apex acute, or broadly blimtly and shortly cuspidate;
edges entii-c, with a thick marginal nerve; base narrowed or rounded, 3-nerved; main
primary nerves indistinct (until the leaf is dry}, from 8 to 10 paii-s ; lengtli of blade 2 to 4'5 in.;
petioles 1 -3 to 2 iu. long; stipules ovatc-acinninate, -4 in. to 1 in. long; receptacles crowded at
the ends of the branches, in the axils of leaves or of loaf-scars, sessile, globulai-; when ripe
purple, smooth, about in. across, basal bracts 3, minute, broadly ovate, scarious; male
flowers few, sessile, the perianth of 3 ovate-acuminate pieces, longer than the single
stamen ; anther broadly o\'ate, on a thick filameut longer than itself; gall flowers sessile or