170 NEOMOnPHE.
and less iiuraerous receptacles ; the perianth (often difficult to find) of 3 or 4 narrow, lanceolate,
thin, jnembranous pieces which are slightly united by their bases ; the acliene obovoid,
niinutelv tuberculate ; tho style lateral, about as long as the achene ; the stigma largo, davate.
Java, Sumatra, Penang, and the Malayan Archipelago and Hong Kong ; generally up
to elevations of 1,000 ft. ; Assam, G-. Mann ; Chittagong, Lister.
Rather variable, especially fis to the size and pubescence of the leaves. I have reduced as
a variety of this F. chlorocarpa, Benih., from Hong-Kong, which, sifter careful comparison
with the large suite of specimens of variegata in tho Leiden and Utrecht collections, I do not
find to differ specifically from this. Blume's F. sub-racenma is a form with denticulate leaves,
typical var teff aia, 131., having entire leaves,
VAD. CHLOROCARPA. Leaves entire, roxinded, or cordate at the base; the petioles
1-5 to 2-5 in. long; stipules -4 to -5 in. long; receptacles with constricted
biises when young.— F. chlorocarpa, Bcnth., Hong-Kong.
The inspissated milky juice of this species forms the substance known in Malaya
as geiah lahoe, a gum resin allied to, but different from, caoutchouc or guttah
percha, an interesting account of which by Bleekrode will be foxtnd in Ann.
Sc. Nat. ser. iv. vol. iii. 330. This species appears to be occasionally cultivated
on account of its fruit, which even in its wild condition is eatable.
PLATE 212,—J", variegata, Bl., a form with denticulato leaves and receptacles in all
stages of maturity—0/ natural size. 1, unexpaiided male flower; 2, stamens from a mala
flower; 3, gall flower; 4, perianth of the same; 5 & 6, achenes of the same at different ages;
7, fertile female flower: enlarged.
PLATE 213.—J", variegata, Bl., var. chlorocarpa. 1, young receptacles with much constricted
bases; 2, nearly mature receptacles: all of natural size.
198. Ficus GEASDIS, nov. spec.
A tree. The young branches deciduously hispid-tomentose. Leaves large, membranous,
petiolate, ovate elliptic; the apex acute; edges irregularly and coarsely crenate-dentate ; the
base rounded, not cordate, 7-nerved (2 being minute); primary lateral nerves about 8 pidrs)
diverging from the midrib at rather an acute angle; the under surface finely reticulate and
with numerous minute white papillaj, rather softly and minutely pubescent, especially on
the midrib and nerves; upper sm-face scabrous from rather minute sub-adpressed hairs;
length of blade 10 to 13 in.; petiole deeply channelled, pubescent, rather stout, to
8-5 in, long; stipules ovate-acuminate, glabrous inside, puberulous outside, about 1-2 in.
long. Receptacles on short, thick, multi-bracteate, tubercled, leafless branches irom the main
stem, on long, thin pedunclcs; depressed globular or shortly pyriform; the surface slightly
verrucose and scurfy, but without hairs; red when ripe, 1-4 xu. long and 2 in. broad ; the apes
very broad, fiat, slightly depressed; umbilical scales numerous, prominent; basal bracts
large, ovate-triangular, acuminate, glabrous; peduncles nearly 3 in. long. Male flowers
with I or 2 stamens; anther ovate, on a thick filament; perianth of 3 obcordate, inflated,
hyaline pieces. Gall fiowcrs pedicellate or sessile; the style short, sub-tcrminul; perianth
absent. Fertile female flowesr unknown.
NEOMOEPHE. j^ j
New G u i n e a ,—B e c c a r i {Revb. Bccc. No. 601).
_ This vies with i-. Ro^MrgkU in having the largest leaves and receptacles of any
Asiatic member o± the genus Ficus.
2 1 4 - J . Ki n g . 1, part „£ k r f y ,,
matm-e reoBptades; 3, a s t i p u l e - . / naiuraUk,; 4, an ambilical Kalo: a & 6 male flower,
with 1 and 2 et™ens; 7, the 3 pieees of the male perianth separated; 8, pedicellate gall
199. Rons p o i ™ , Wall. Cat. ÌU7..-F. Bamilbma,,, Wall. 454Ó A l" F. „l„
oarpa, Herb. Ham. non Itoxb.").-i?. oligodon, Jliq. i„ Ann. Mas Lu.d Iii
m. 234, 2S7.-F. regia, Miq. in Ann. Mas. Lngd. bat. iii. 230, 296 (partly) •
Km-z For. Mora lirit. Burmah ii. 458. '' '
A tree often 60 ft. high, with narrow (not spreading) head and smooth white bark •
the young branches pubescent. Loaves lanceolate, elliptic, or sub-oboyate-olliptic, with acute
orsub-aeunnnateapex, coai-sely, rather remotely and irregularly serrate edges and rormded
or sub-cmneate but never cordate), 3- to S-nsrvcd base; lateral primary n e r L .bout ot 5
pa.rs; n,termed,ate nerves sub-transverse, little curved, thin, but prominent below; reticulatmns
rather lax, not very drstrnct; under surface minutely papillose, puberulous or glabrous •
upper sm-face paberuloas whon young, ultimately glabrous; length 4 5 to 8 in netiole;
pubescent, 1-5 to 3-5 in. long; stipules ovate-lanceolate, pubescent or glabrous; -s'to -75 n
long Heceptacles long^pedanculate, on very much shortened, leafless branche or tubercles
from the mam stem and larger branches ; sub-globnlar or sub-pyriform of,™
ap»,pubeseent,witb4to6vertica.grooves;som^timesverruoos:Tu:S
w.th arge, ovate-rounded, pubescent scales; basal bracts 3, ovate-acute; when X T e Z h
in colour and I in. or rather more in diameter • pcduncles 1 to 2-5 "P® "ddrsh
g . b r o a s . «ale flower, near the mouth of ¿ f - t
numerous, ped,celkte, the pedicel often enveloped in a loose, membranoufLct loTe th,
perranth of 3 arge, loose, membranous p.eces which completely enfold the a n t h e ^ an Im 2
curved, plaoed face to face. Gall flowers pedicellate ; the per f .nt h g a m o ^ t u s ' 3 ^ ^ bed'
SOO t t w o *™« < . n s of from
This, moreover diflrers from ™e a low spreading tree with brown bark,
.he base ; smal , more^^^^^^^^^^^ loaves, not cordate at
Tl,;, 1 """Psf'es IS fur ther southward than that of Uotburalm
doabt .t was 0 Jibed y m t I f f « " " ^ ^ "»
BOI, ^o i . 1.