revolute; the base broad, cordate, -with 2 pairs of miante basal and 1 proraiucnt paii' of
supra-basal nerves; lateral primary nerves about 6 pairs, rather prominent (as are the
reticulations) on the lower sm-face and pubesccnt; the rest of the lower surface covercd with
dense soft grey tomontum; tapper sm-face scabrous, papillose, sparsely hispid; length of blade
0 to 6 in.; petioles aboxit -75 in. long, hispid; stipules ovate-laueeolate, scarious, nearly
glabrous, -25 in. long. Bcceptaeles peduncidate, solitary, axillary, globose-umbonate; when
5^oung scabrous-hispid, much niu-rowed towards the base, with 3 ovate, nearly glabrous, basal
bracts (matui-e receptacles viuknown); peduncle proper hispid, about -2 in. long. Male
flowers with a 5-cleft perianth and 1 stamen; galls with a similar perianth, ovoid achene,
and lateral style. Fertile female flower not seen.
^ixya, — Tcymann, DeVricse.
P l a t e 98.—Fruiting-branch of F. conjugata, Sliq. 1, lateral view of receptacle; 2, apex
of receptacle—of natural size ; 3, male flower; 4, gall flower: enlarged.
90. Ficds C0^^SPICABILIS, nov. spec.
A trec(?); the young branches and leaf-buds covered with short, deciduous, yellow hairs.
Leaves broadly ovate or elliptic; the apex acute or shortly acuminate; the edges entire; the
base broad, slightly imequal, sub-cordate, 7-nerved; primary lateral nei-ves about 6 pairs;
secondary nerves subtransvcrse, little cuiwed; lower surface pubescent, especially on the
micli-ib and nerves; rcticiilations minute, distinct; upper surface minutely lepidote; length of
blade about 8 in.; petiole '8 in.; stipules densely covered with long yellow silky hairs.
Reccptacles large, shortly pedunculate, axillary, solitary, depressed-turbinate; both base and
apex very concave; the surface wrinkled, rough, minutely tubcrcidate, deciduously hispidtomentose;
leng-th from base to apex 1-1 in., breadth 1-6 in.; umbilicus much depressed, large,
with numerous scales; basal bracts 3, broadly triangular; pedicel -2 in. long, hispid. Female
flowers sub-sessile or pedicellate; the perianth of thi-ee distinct dark-coloured pieces; ovary
ovoid, smooth; st}de terminal, longer than the ovary in the sessile, shorter than the ovary
in tlie pedicellate flowers.
Kew Guinea,—.??^. Beccari (Herb. Eecc. P. P. 651).
Pla'Ie 99.—A branch of F. conspicahilis, King, with a matm-e receptacle. 1, a stipule
— offaiurul size; 2, jjart of sm-face of receptacle—slujhthj enlarged; 3, pedicellate; 4, sub-sessile
female flower: both enlarged.
91. Ficus asperrima, Roxh. FI. Ind. iii. 554; WigWn loon 633; Miq. in Lond.
Journ. Bot. vii. 230; Dah. ^ Gibs. Fl. Bomb. 243; Bedd. FL Sglvat.
ii. 224.—i^. hisjndissima, "Wight MSS. Miq. in Lond, Journ. Bot. vii.
229 ; Thwaites C. P. 2229.—F. poHlona, Moon's Cat. 74 (not of Lamk.).
A shrub or tree, all the young parts very scabrous. Leaves collected about the
extremities of the branches, alternate, petiolate, oblong-lanceolate to ovate or obovate
or elliptic; the apex blunt or acuminate; the edges sub-entire, serrate-dentate, or crenate
in the upper three-fom-ths, and entire towards the rounded or blunt 3-nerved baso ;
lateral primary nerves 3 to 5 pairs, very prominent and hispid on the lower surface,
as are the reticulations; the rest of the lower surface scabrid-hispid; upper sm-face
pretty uniformly and strongly scabrous, and shortly hispid; length of blade from 1'5 iu.
to 0 in.; petioles "4 in. to 1 in, long, stout; stipules minute. Receptacles pedunculate,
often reflcxed, scabrous-hispid, globular, slightly depressed at the apex, with rather a
promiaont umbilicus; umbilical scales erect; basal bracts none; when ripe yellow or
purple with yellowish dots, •;> in. to "75 in. across. Male flowers numerous in the upper
part of the receptacles, the perianth of 4 or 5 linear-lanceolate scabrid pieces; stamen 1;
ovary of gall flowers ovate-lanceolate, with thick terminal stylo and dilated stigma; the
perianth like that of the male flowers. Fertile female flowers with perianth of 6 or 7
linear-lanceolate smooth pieces; the achene elongated, obovoid, minutely tubercular; tlie
style lateral, filiform; stigma obovate.
From the plains to elevations of about 3,000 ft. on the hill ranges of Central and
Southern India, and in Ceylon.
A very distinct species, and not vai-ying much. A narrow-leaved form was the
basis of Wight's species hispidissima.
P l a t e 100.—-f. asperrima, Roxb. Fruiting-branch. 1, leaf of the narrow-leaved form
(hispidissima, "Wighti; 2 & '4, base and apex of a receTptacle—of natural sise; 4, male flower;
0, gall flower; 6, fertile female : all enlarged.
92. Ficus swiNHOEi, nov. spec.
A hispid shrub; the leaves petiolate, coriaceous, elliptic or sub-obovate-elliptic; the apex
sub-acute ; the edges sli-htly sinuate especially towards the apex; the base rounded or slightly
contracted, 8-nerved; primary lateral nerves about 5 pairs ; both sm-faces dull and covered'with
minute, very short, stiff hairs; length of blade 2 to 2-5 in.; petiole stout, scabrid, '2 in. long;
stipules lanceolate, hispid, -2 m long. Receptacles pedunculate, solitary, axülary, globular,
contracted at the base; the urabiHcus large and prominent; scabrid-hispid, red when ripe,'
•35 in. across; basal bracts none; peduncle -1 in. long, scabrid-hispid, with 3 broadly ovate
spreading bracts at its base, líale flower not seen. Fertüe female with a 4-cleft scabrid
perianth; achenc obliquely ovoid; style lateral.
Takow, Formosa,—JU>-. R. Stoinhoe.
A small shrub, grooving in creviccs on the sides of rocks. This comes near F. gibhosa. 131.
vai-. parusilica, but the leaves are not rhomboid, and they have more numerous lateral nci-ves.
P l a i e lOlC —Branch of F. Swinhoei, King, with mature receptacles. 1, apex of a receptacle;
2, base of thesame;3, s t i p u l e s - a Z / s z ' ^ e ; 4, perianth of fertile female flower
4-cleft; 5, achene: enlarged.
Leaves elongate, ovate, or obovate, conspicuously narrowed in the loiver third.
Ficus oìsscura, Bl. Bijd. 474 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bai. i. pt. 2. 302 ; Ann. Mm. Lugd.
Bat. iii. 272, 292.—J'. curon^Ua, Heinw. in Bl. ^i^.'LlQ.—F.scaberrima
Bh Hijd. 474;Miq. Fhlnd. Bat. i. pt. 2. 304.-^. asperiusaula, Kunth
et BouchéLid. Sem Hort. Berol. 21 ; Miq. in Lond. Joum. Bot. vii 234- Miq
Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 300; PI. Jungh. 58.—/'. grmia^foUa, Hort Berol.'(non!
Bl).—i?". [{embUs (in part), brevipes, Miq,, SM^Iigpsophila, Miq. (in part) ; Mii,
PI. Jungh, 58, 60 ; Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2. 304, 305, -m.-Qovellia ZoUing.naaa
and dasycaula, Miq. Lond. Jom-n. Bot. vü. 460; Fl. Ind. Bat. i pt 2 :^22 -