6 ON SOME KETV SPECIES OF
tl,6 „nns. Noutoi flowii-s mixsd mth the females all over the rec.ptade, pedicellate; the
penanth of 4 lanceolate pieces. Eeeeptaoles contaimiig m.lo and gallJowers not seen
Aow G u i n e a ,—0 . For/>es, No. 900.
This is weh distinct from any other species of this gronp. Its nearest ally is F. afw,„ya,
1 W 2 2 9 A . - J ' . King. Fniting-hranch-./Batei 1, vonngfertilo
female flower ; 3, ripe achene of fortile femolo ; 3, nenter flower ; mlirgei.
Sycidium.
Ficus Aemiti, King m Jom-n. .DS. Soc. Bengal IV. pt. ii. 404.
A climber; the yonng shoots coyered with short, hnfli-eolonred tomentnm. Leaves
alternate, shortly p6tiol«te,menibranons, oyate-knceokte, with a long acuminate apos; the
base rounded or sub-cordate, 5 teT-nerved; the edges entire ; primary lateral nerves 5 to 7
pa,rs chvergmg from the midrib at rather a wide angle ; lower sm-face minutely tuberenlate
l..sp,d especially on the m.dnb and nerves, the longer hairs with black enlarged bases • upper'
surface scabrid, the imdi-ib minutely hispid; length of blade 2-5 in. to 3 in • breadth 1-20 in •
petio es -2 m. long, tomentose; stipules, 2 to each leaf, subulate, rather longer than thé
pe^rdes tomentoseatiîrs,^
sub-globnl» wrth rather a promntent umbilicus, shortly Inspid-tomcntose w i n youm,
glabrescen when mat«r-e, -2 iu, to -25 in. in rliam. ; basal bracts none, but a few irr 1 2 '
broad, fleshy bracts along the sides; pedunclcs slender, about -2 iu. long, tomentose Vale
flowers numerous ne»- the mouth of the receptacle ; the perianth of 3 lanceolate pieces • anth
smgle, broadly ovate, on a long stout fliament. Gal l -Ws with a pedicellate g a m X l lu
penanth, winch rs deeply cleft into 4 linear carving lobes, which embrace the ovoid snfooth
slnmng ovary; style lateral, from near the a p « of, and half a« long as, the ov^ry s "ma
infnndibuMonn. Temsle flowers unknown. 0 ovary , stigma
New Guinea,—IZ". 0. Forhes, No. 609.
This species approaches F. Bai-m., but its leaves are more inclined to be cordate
a he base and acuminate at the apez, and they are less scabrous and more hairy on tim
under iriace; while the receptacles are larger, more hairy when young, and on lono-«
peduncles, than in that species. ^ ^^
Gmnta"™ "" «-e exploration of Ne,
PL.1TE 229B.-2Ì-. Armili, King. 4, fniiting-braneh; 5, stipules; 6, base and apex of
T 2 r p d S>. »dioiM oi same;
Covellia.
Ficos Chílmíesii, Kim, in Jmrn. /Ij. Soo. Ba,gal Iv. f t . ii. 406.
A tree ; the young shoots shghtly swollen at t i e nodes ; t i e bark dark brown wdth short
pale, adpressed.hispid hairs. Leaves alternate, thickly membranous, ovate-lanceolate to ovate:
FICUS FEOJl iN'EW GUI^'EA. 7
oblong, tapering gradually to the slightly unequal, bluiitish or sub-acute, 3-nervecl base, and
to the sharply, but shortly acuminate, apex; the edges entire or obscurely and remotely
sub-serrate; primary lateral nerves about 7 pairs, minutely adpressed-hispid on both sm-faccs;
the remainder of the lower surface of the leaf glabrous, of the upper surface minutely
adpresscd hispid; length of blade 5 or 6 in,; petiole about 'o in. long, adpressed-hispid;
stipules, in paii-s, lanceolate, glabrous except a few stiff hairs near the base externally, -5 in.
long. Receptacles on short "woody racemes from the stem and larger branches, pedunculate, in
pairs, when young broadly pyriform with concave apex and much depressed umbilicus,
smooth, '75 in. or upwai-ds in diam. ; basiil bracts 3, broadly triangular, united into a cu]);
peduncle tliick, about -25 iu. long. Female flowers (when young) narrowly ovoid elliptic; the
siylo short, thick, terminal, with a dilated discoid tubular stigma; the 25eriantli gamopiiyllous,
half as long as the ovary and closely applied to it. Ripe female, male, and gall-flowers
unknown.
New Guinea,—ZT. 0. Forbes, No. 100.
A species near F. brachiatu, King, but not so glabrous, and with its receptados borne oir
much shorter branches than in that species. Named after the Rev. J. Chaimers, the intrepid
missionary explorer of New Guinea.
P l a t e 230A.—F. Chahnersii, King. 1, leaf twig; 2, fruiting-branch; 3, receptacle—side
tim ; 4, apex of receptacle ; o, ¡sti pides — o/ natural size; 6, young male flower: cnlaryed.
Ficus Berxaysii, Kin;] in Journ. As. Soe. Benr/al Iv. pt. i
A tree ? the young shoots fulvous-tomentiise. Leaves alternate, shortly petiolate,
membranous, inequilateral, obovate-elliptic, tapering gr-aduidly from above the middle to
the bluntish, very unequal, obscurely 5-nervcd base, and rather suddenly to the shortly
acuminate apex ; the edges minutely serrate; tlie whole of the under surface shortly fulvoustomentose
; primary lateral nerves 7 paii-s; upper surface shortly adpressed-hispid, tocnentose
on the midrib and nerves; length of blade about 7 in.; petioles under -5 in.; stipules tomentose
externally, glabrous internally, convolute, -o in. long. Receptacles on long peduncles, in
short crowded panicles, from the stem and larger branches, puberulous, sub-globose, about
•25 in. in diam., contracted at the very base into a short pseudo-stalk at the junction
of which with the peduncle pro)ier are 3 small triangular basa! bracts; peduncle proper
nearly 5 in. long. Young female flowers with a flattish, ovoid, smooth ovary; the style
nearly as long as the ovary, lateral, curved, hairy; the stigma cylindric; perianth gamophyllous,
very short, covering only the stalk of the ovary. Ripe female, male, and galltiowers
unknown.
New G u i n e a ,—0 . Forhes, No. 625.
A species whicli, in the form and arrangement of its receptacles, resembles F. eondensa,
King, and in its leaves approaches F. siipata, King, F. faseiculata, King, andi^. Foriesii, King.
Named in honour of Mr. L. Bernays, of Brisbane, whose efforts for the exploration
of New Guinea and for the development of his own Colony of Queensland are so
well known.
PiATi; 230B.—J'. Bernaysii, King. 7, loaf twig; 8, cluster of young reccptacles; 9,
base and apex of young receptacles—of -natural size; 10, young female flower: enlarged.