upper sui-face; 4, stipule; 5, bract from pedunde .Nos. 3 io 5 are magnified aUut tlivc
iwm); 6, fertile female flower: enlarged.
120. FiCUS STOLOKIFERA, nOV. Spec.
A tree; tlie young shoots shortly hispid-pubescent. Leaves membranous, petiolate,
slightly inequilateral, elliptic or oblong-elliptic; the apex shortly acuminate; the edges
d e n t a t e ; the base rounded or slightly narrowed, not cordate, obscui-ely 3- to 5-nerved;
lateral primary nerves about 7 pairs, prominent and, like the midrib, hispid-tomentose on
both sm-faces; under suiiace minutely hispid, upper sui-face minutely hispid and with
numerous small, black, harsh papilla ; length of blade 6 to 9 in.; petiole '4 in. long, hispid;
stipules ovate-acuminatc, oblique, densely pubescent-hispid externally, -35 in. long.
Receptacles borne on long,. thin, flexuose, slightly adpressed-pubescent and rather scurfy,
leafless, stipulate branches; solitaiy, sessile, or on veiy short peduncles, globose, glabrous,
with a few fleshy projecting scales near the apex, which form an iiTCgular annulus round
t h e depressed umbilicus; basal bracts none; diameter -6 in. Fertile female flowers without
obvious perianth; ovary pedicellate, ovoid, smooth; stylo lateral, long, hairy; stigma
clavate. JIale and gall flowers unknown.
Sarawak in Borneo,—5eeean, Herb. Becc. P. B. No. 2799.
I n this, as iu the allied species, the receptacles are often bm-ied in the gi-ound.
This resembles F. hypogcea in having dentate leaves, but differs in its receptacles.
PtATii 132.—i'. stohnifera. King. 1, apex of leafy branch; 2, part of a fig-bearing
branch with mature receptacles—')/ natural sise; 3, part of a leaf to show the stiff
h a i r s ; 4, stipule (iVos. 3 and 4 are magnified about three times) \ 5, fertile female flower:
much enlarged.
121. Ficus ALIFAKENSIS, nov. spec.
A tree; the young shoots scurfy and softly pubescent. Leaves petiolate, sub-coriaceous,
lanceolate, acute, gradually narrowed to the faintly-3-nerved base; edges entire; primaiy
lateral nerves 6 to 8 pairs, obsolete on the upper, prominent on the lower sm-face and,
like the midrib and secondary nerves, adpressed-pilose ; the rest of the lower surface
minutely white, tuberculate, sparsely pilose; upper surface sparsely covered with adpressed
whitish hairs; length of blade 4-5 to 7 in.; petiole pilose, -6 in. long; stipules hnearlanceolate,
glabrous, nearly I in. long. Receptacles bome on long, ramous, slender branches
which emerge from the base of the stem and apparently creep on or beneath the sm-face
of the ground, pedunculate, ovoid, scabrid, slightly verrucose, -45 in. across; umbilical
scales numerous, prominent ; basal bracts 3, triangular.
Mount Arfak, in New Guinea, at from 5,000 to 7,000 ft. above the sea,-%.
Beecari (Herb. Becc. without number).
T h e roceptacle-bearing branches often carry towards their extremities small leaves
and modified stipules.
PI.VTE 133.—il Arfahensis, King. 1, leaf branch; 2, receptacle-bearing branch; 3,
bract fi-om the same; 4, stipule—c« of natural size; 5, part of a leaf: enlarged.
122. Frcus TREOBII, nov. spec.
A tree; the young shoots villose. Leaves membranous, elliptic, slightly inequilateral;
t h e apes produced into a long linear acumen; the edges entire, sub-revolute when dry,
slightly narrowed to the blunt S-nerved base; lateral primary nerves 6 pairs, prominent
on the lower sm-face and, like the midi-ib and secondary neiwes, hispid-pubescent; the
rest of the lower surface minutely hispid; upper sm-face not papillose, glabrous ; length
of blade 6 to 8 in., petiole -5 in., tomentose; stipules lanceolate, villous externally,
•5 in. long. Receptacles borne on long, thin, flexuose, tomentose or pubescent, leafless,
stipule-bearing branches, which issue from the stem near the ground; sessile, solitary, or
in small clusters; obovate, conspicuously umbonate, glabrous, about -6 in. across; basal
bracts 3, broadly ovate, adpressed-pubescent; fertile female flowers pedicellate, without
obvious perianth ; ovary pedicellate, smooth, sub-globose ; style lateral, hairy; stigma
cylindi-ic. Male and gall flowers unknown.
Sarawak, in Borneo,—.Beccan, Hei-b. Becc. P. B. No. 2800.
A species approaching F. hypogcea in the shape of the leaves, but differing as to
t h e receptacles and the branches on which they are borne. This species produces its figs
either on the surface of the ground or slightly covered by soil.
PLATE 134.—F. Treubii, Kling. 1, leaf y branch; 2, part of a fig-bearing branch with
one mature and many very immature figs—of natural siso; 3, a stipule; 4, basal bract
of receptacle; 5, receptacle; 6, fei-tile femal e flower: enlarged.
123. Ficus PROSTRATA, Wall. Cat. 4536 ; Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. J
Covellia prostrata^ Miq. in Lond. Joum. Bot. -vii. 465.
iii. 297. -
A small glabrous tree. Leaves petiolate, membranous, alternate, oblanceolate-oblong;
t h e apex long, acuminate; tapering from above the middle to the rather blunt; 3- to onerved
base; pritnai-y lateral nerves about 10 paii-s, distinct on the lower surface, as are
also the secondaiy nerves and minute reticulations; both surfaces shining, glabrous; length
of blade 5-5 in. to 7 in.; petioles about 'o in.; stipules linear-lanceolate, convolute, about
•8 in. long. Receptacles bome on very long, flexuose, little-divided, glabrous, leafless
branches; pedunculate, solitary fi-om the axils of scarious bracts (shortened stipules), subpyi
iform, verrucose, and with a few scales on the sides, glabrous; basal bracts 3, ovate
acumiuate, rather ii-regular; peduncle -3 in. long. Male and gall flowers not seen. Fertile
female flowers sessile or pedicellate; the perianth of 3 o r 4 liuear pieces, which in tlie adult are
detached from the broadly-ovoid, sub-rhomboid, minutely-tuberculate achene; style about
as long as the achene; stigma cylrndi-ic.
Khasia and Si lhet ,—ffai /«/ ; ; Sikkim, at elevations of about 2,000 ii.,—King.
The fig-beai-ing branches of this tree trail on the surface of the gi-ound; they are
often 10 to 12 f t . in length. This species is closely allied to F. ribes, Reinw., from which
i t differs chiefly by its larger size, total want of hairs, and larger receptacles. The two
are, however, connected by intermediate forms. Part of the specimens issued by Wallich
as prostrata are undoubtedly riles, Reinw. This is not a common species. I have never
been able to find male flowers of it.
^ PLATE 135.—p r o s t r a t a , Wall. 1, apex of leafy branch , 2, part of a fig-bearing branch
with mature receptacles ; 3, apex of receptacle ; 4, base of same; o, stipiiles-aZi of natural
sr^e; 6, fertile femal e flower, young; 7, ripe achene: hoth enlarged.