1 0 8 COVELLIA.
Amboina,— Tcysmmn.
A very remai'kable and distinct species, collectcd only by Teysinann. It has the
habit of F. eunia, but has much larger leaves and smaller receptacles.
P l . v t e 139—Part of a leafy branch of F. mijnocarpa, Miq. 1, fruiting-branch of the
same -with mature receptacles; 2, terminal bud showing the large stipules; 3, base of
receptacle; i, apex of the same—a/2 of nitural size; 5, female Ho-^nv. enlarged.
128. Ficus Minah,\ss.e, Miq. in Ann. Mu^. Lugd. Bat. iü. 231, 296.—
cheria Minahassce, Teysm, et I)e Vriese in Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. xxiii.
212-li.—Prismatosyce Minahassce, Herb. Tcysm.
A tree, -with its young shoots densely setose and its receptacles in capituliform
clusters. Leaves membranous, petiolate, broadly ovate-elliptic, with acute or minutely
acuminate apex; the edges with very minute callous serrations; the base deeply
cordate, with 7 to 9 radiating nerves; lateral primary nerves 6 to 9 paii-s; secondaiy
nerves nearly transverse, little cm-ved; reticulations rather lax,—all rather distinct on
t h e lower surface, which is covered with long, stifí, spreading, tawny haii's; the upppr
surface scabrid-hispid; the midiib and nerves pilose-hispid; length of blade 7 to 13
i n . ; petioles 1'5 in. to 2-5 in., setose; stipules lai-ge, persistent, oblong-lanceolate,
sparsely setulose externally, glabrous internally, 2 in. long. Receptacles small, sessile,
prismatic, obpyramidal; the apex flat, verruoose, and with a prominent umbilicus; the
base with 3 large, glabrous, adpressed bracts; individual reecptaclcs about -1 in. to -15 in.
across, collected into dense, rounded, sessile or bracteolate, pedunculate capitula, each
about 1 in. in diameter, which are attached along long, thin, leafless, scaly branches
which proceed from the stem and main branches, ilaie flowers few, near the apex of
tlie receptacles containing gall flowers. Females sessile, rounded; the ¡jerianth of 3 or 4
rounded, very concave pieces; anther 1, nearly sessile, lying in the hollow of one of
t h e pieces of the perianth. G-all flowers sub-sessile; the perianth of 3 rounded, stalked,
concave pieces; the ovary ovoid, smooth; the style short, thick, lateral; stigma slightly
dilated. Fertile female flowers in separate receptacles from the former; the achene obliquely
ovoid, slightly tuberculate; the style longer than the achene, thickened below, thia
above; stigma infundibuliform; the interior of the receptacle liued with stiff haii-s.
Celebes,—Teysmann.
This is another of the numerous magnificent things collected during one of his
jom-neys in the ijalayan Archipelago by the late indefatigable M. Teysmann. It has
apparently been collected by no one else. It is distinguished from all other known
species of Ficus by the extraordinary ai'i-angcment of its receptacles, of which the accomp
a n y i n g drawings give but a poor idea.
T h e male flowers are few, and not easy to find. Miquel says he found only
remains of them; and his description of the female flower shows tJiat he had seen ouly
t h e insect-attacked form which occupic» the receptacle with the males. I have, howev(ir.
succeeded in finding perfect males.
P l a t e 140.—-P. Minahassce, Miq. 1, apex of a leafv branch; 2, piece of a fruitingbranch
showing the arrangement of the receptacles in caoitulcs: 3, stipules : of natural size.
P l a t e 141.—i'. Minahassce, Miq. -5, apex of a fruiting-branch bearing capitules of
immature receptacles; 6, a single receptacle; 7, bracts from fruiting-brauch—oy' natural
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sise; 8, side view of a single receptacle; 9 & 10, apex and base of the ?.nn\e-sliyhtly enlarged;
n , unoxpandcd male flower; 12, single stamen of male flower embedded in one of the
pieccs of the perianth; 13, gall flower; 14, fertile female flower; 15, achene of fertile
f e m a l e : all enlarged.
129. Fious STIPATA, nov. spee.
A tree; the young branches softly pubesccnt. Leaves shortly petiolate, membranous,
slightly inequilateral, oval-elliptic or occasionally obovate-elliptic, narrowed to oachcud- thu
apex with a long narrow tail nearl y 1 o in. long; base sub-cordate, 5 n e r v e d ; edges waved, subentire
; p r imar y lateral inerves about 8 pairs, stout and, like the midrib, prominent on the lower
surface which is softly pubcseent, the reticulations being very distinct; upper surface
glabrous, sinning ; lengt h of blade 10 to 12 in.; petioles stouf^, softly pubescent, 'li in. long •
stipules 2 at the baso of each petiole, linear-lanceolate, erect, pubescent, 'Sin long. Receptacles
in dense clusters from very short tubercles from the bi'anchcs issuin"' from the stem
near the root, apparently liyijogosal or snb-hypogceal, on long peduncles, globular, slightly
umbonate, glabrous; basal bracts nono; peduncles slender, scabrid, -70 in. to 1-2.5 in. long.
Male and gall flowers not seen. Fertile female flowers with no apparent perianth, some of
t h em enclosed in scales of the receptacle; carpel oboToid; stylo long; stigma claYate.
ProTince of Padang, in Sumatra, at an eleyation of about ],S00 f t . ,—J l e c c a r i Herb
liecc. P. S. Ko. eiS. '
I n foliage this resembles F. tjemirfa, but the small, crowded receptacles are totally
different f rom those of that species.
P l i t b \ n . - F . itifata, King. ], apei of leafy branch ; 2, part of root-braneh with
fascicles of near-ly mature receptacles—o/nofem? ahe ; 3, matm-e receptacle-»í í ,4% „larmd •
4, carpel: much enlarged. '
130. Fious FoRBSsir, nov. spec.
A tree; the young branches, petioles and midi-ibs of the leaves covered with dense,
short, tawny tomentum. Leaves thickly membranous, shortly petiolate, elliptic or obovato.
e l l i p t i c ; the apex suddenly and shortly cuspidate; gradually nai-rowed from above the
middle to the blunt 3-nervod base; the edges entire; primary lateral nerves 12 to 20
pairs, prominent on the lower surface, as are the midrib and straight transverse secondary
nerves; the whole of the rest of the lower sm-faco sparsely covcred with stellate tawny
hairs; length of blade 12 to 15 in.; petiole stout, -26 in. long. Eoceptaclos in lax
timbéis from long, leafless, glabrous, little-divided branches which issue from the stem
near its base; pedunculate, globose, glabrous, -25 in. across, slightly umbonate at the
apex; the base constricted into a short stalk at the junction of which with the peduncle
proper are 3 ovate-acute bracts. Male and gall flowers not seen. Female flower without
obvious perianth; ovary obovato, about half as long as the style.
Sumatra,-i¥->-. B. 0. Forbes (Herb. Forb., without number).
The receptaenlar branches ramify very Kttle; at their apices there are whorls of
stipule-hke lanceolate bracteoles. The stellate pabescencc is very peculiar. This spceies
comes very near F. riies, Keinw., from which it differs cHefly in its leaves. The
female flowers of this are exactly like those of F. ribes. I have been able to find no