licriantli in length, -w-itliout rudiments of a pistil. Gall and fertile female flowers nearly
alike, the aclienes o£ both being obliquely, ovoid and shining, the gall achene having
several proininent cellular rugfe.
Ceylon, from 2,000 up to 5,000 ft., climbing over róeles and trunks of trees. Very
common. , .
The leaves of the receptaele-beaving branches are very nnlike those of the creeping
stem and its barren branches; and specimens" of the two haráig been distributed separately,
they have received different, names. Specimens of the fertile branches were originally
distnbuted by the late Dr. Thwaites as C. P. Nos. 2224 and 3116 under the name F. disticha,
jil. lliquel, finding that these did not agree with Blume's tyjoe, described and named them
F. Thwiiiicsii. Specimens of.the stem and barren shoots in Hermann's nerbarium.i. 21,
arc, as my friend Dr. H. Trimon informs me, the plañía dubia ox//coccoi/es of Linnjeus
(Fl. Zc//l'm. No. Similar specimens were issued by Thwaites as C. P. 2217, and
these were described by Miquel as F. diuersifonnis. 13ut this name, although published earlier
than F. Tlmaitem, must fall to tlie ground, as the description accompanying it necessarily
contains no account of the receptados.
PLATE 159B.—F. Tkvailesii, Miq. a, stem .and barren branches; b, fertile branch—of
natural size. 1, male flower; 2 & 3, fertile female flowers; 4, gall flower: enlarged.
14 6. Ficrs VACCINIOIEES, JImslcy and King.
A small creeping sln-ub, rooting from the stem and larger branches; the young branches
puberulous. Leaves shortly petiolate, coriaceous, elliptic or obovate-elliptic, with broad,
rounded, rarely sub-acute, apices; entire edges and rounded or sub-emarginate, 3-nerved bases;
primary lateral nerves 3 to 4 pairs, rathei- broad and prominent beneath ; lower surface with
wide, sub-tesselate rcticulations, minutely punctate, puberulous -ndien young; upper surface
sparsely adpressed hispid; length of blade -4 to -5 in.; petioles adpressed-pubescent, about
•1 in. long; stipules 2 to each leaf, ovate-acute, scarious, puberulous, twice as long as the
petiole, deciduous. Receptacles almost sessile, solitary, axillary, ovoid, from • 15 to -2 in. across;
the umbilical scales large, puberulous; basal bracts 3, ovate-acute, nearly glabrous. Fertile
female flowers occupying the whole receptacle, sub-sessile ; the perianth of 5 naiTovv, distinct
pieces ; achene ovoid-reniform, minutely papillose; style elongate when young ; stigma slightly
dilated. Male and gall flowers not known.
Formosa,—0/í?/¿aM2, No. 53').
A curious and beautiful little species which Maximowicz, who had seen no fruiting
specimens, doubtfully refers {Bull. Aead. St. Petersb. xi. 341) to F. impressa, Champ,
(which = foveolata, Wall, van in my opiuion). It is closely allied to F. Thwaitesii, Miq., a
Ceylon plant; also more distantly to F. áisHcha, 131.
PLATE 159A.—Stem and branches of F. vaccinioHes, Hems, and King, with mature
receptacles—of natural size. 1, base of receptacle; 2, apex of the same; a-stipule ; l , fertile
female flower iyounff); 5, achene {maiure) : cnlanjed.
147, Ficus DISTICHA, m i?IY(/. 458; Miq. in Lond Journ. Bnt. vii. 410; Fl. Ind.
Bat. i. pt. 2. 316. tab. 22. fig. 13; Miq. in Ai,n. .Vus. Linjd. BuL iii. 294.
—F. cllipiica, Miq. in Lond. Joui'n. 13oi. vii. 440.
A scandent shrub; the 5'oung shoots minutely pubescent, but ultimately all parts glabrous.
The leaves coriaceous, petiohite, bi-oadly obovate, cuneute-obovate, or elliptic; ihc upcx rounded,
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sometimes minutely retuse; the edges entire, sub-revolute; the bpso cuneate, 3 nerved;
lateral primary nerves 2 to 4 pairs, and like the midi-ib and secondary nei-ves very
distinct and pale-coloured on the lower surface whicli is tessclate-reticulate and glabrous^
upper surface uniformly pale, glabrous; length of blado -8 in. to 2-25 in.; petioles -25
in. to '4 in. long; stipules ovate-lanceolato, aboiit -l.i in. long. Receptacles pedunculate,
in pairs, or • solitary by abortion, from the axils of the leaves or of the scars of fallen
leaves, pyriform, with rather prominent umbilicus, constricted at the base into a thin sialic
•1-in. to •2-in. long at the junction of whicli \^'ith the peduncle proper are 3 small
bracts; when ripe glabrous ajid from -25 in. to in. across; peduncle proi^er -I in. long.
Wale flowers very few and found only under the scales of the mouth, of the receptacles
containing gall flowers; the perianth of 3 or 4 broad, distinct pieces; stamens 2. Gall
flowers with stipitate, ovoid, smooth ovary ; the style lateral, more than half as long as the
ovary; stigma dilated. Fertile fi'male flowers in separate receptacles, sessile or sub.-sessile ;
the perianth of about 3 rather broad, distinct pieces; achene elongate, ovoid; style terminal,
thick; stigma dilated.
Java and Sumatra, at elevations of from 2,500 to 6,000 ft. Philippines {Cuming,
No. 1927).
In the textm-e and venation of the leaves this approaches F. gilbosa, Bl., but in other
respects it is quite distinct. This has rather a wide distribution, and therefore it varies
considerably. Miqucl I.e. figm-es 2, but describes 2 to 5 stamens.
PLATB 160.—A : F. disticha, Bl. Fruiting stem and branches with immature receptacles.
B: form with lai-ger leaves. 1, mature receptacle; 2, apex of the same; 3 basal bracts—o/
natural size; 4, diandi-ous male flower; 5, gall flower-/rom the same receptacle; 6, fertile
female flower: enlarged.
148. FICUS EXCAVATA, nov. spcc,
A scandent shrub ; the young branches covered with tawny pubescence. Leaves petiolate,
sub-coriaceous, obliquely ovate or ovate-rotund; the apex rather blunt; the edges entire'
base broad, often rather obHque, 5-nerved ; primary lateral nerves about 3 pairs and. like thè
midi-ib, prominent on the under surface which is sparsely sub-adpressed pubescent, with
strongly-marked, open, lacunose reticulations; upper sui-face glabrous, except the midi-ib
and nerves which are pubenilous; length of blade l'2o to 1-5 in.; petioles -2 in. long,
pubescent; stipules 2 to each leaf, ovate-acuminate, -25 in. long, sericeous externally^
deciduous. Receptacles sessile, in clusters of 6 in the axils of the leaves, depressed globular'
pubcscent, orange red when unripe ; the umbilicus prominent ; basal bracts 3, ovate-tiiangular,
glabrous (ripe receptacles are imknown). l'ertile female flowers sub-sessile; the perianth
of four distinct oblong pieces ; achene oblong, faintly papillose ; the style short, sub-terminal.
Male and gall flowers not seen,
Borneo,—^ecci/n, Herb. Becc. P. Born. No. 1368.
Perak, Malayan Peninsula,—.S'^'s Collector, Nos. 5404 and 5985.
This is' apparently a very distinct and well-marked species. In the deep areolar excavations
on the under surface of the leaves it resembles F. callicarpa, Miq. ; the receptacles
are, however, totally different. In habit and receptacles it approaches F. recurva, Bl., and
/'•. lunata, Bl. All the receptacles which I have examined wore filled with gall flowers, and
I have not been able to find a single male, nor have I found a single fertile female. Our
knowledge of this plant is therefore very meagre.