OG. Ficus iíiiiívicuípis, 3Iirp FL Ind. Bat
Bat. iü.
pt. 2. 315; Aun. Alus. Lmjd.
A riirab; tl,e young branches sparsely tubsronbi-iispld. Loaves potiolate, thickly
r r r omp f c - owo n g , nr„r„ or loss suddenly
nano,vod to tho shortly^cuspdat= upox; odgos lightly undulate, sub-dcntioulate, especially
n tho upper half; narrowed below the middle to the blunt, slightly emarginate 5 nerved
base; pr.„,„ry latei-al nerves 7 to 12 pair-s, pale-eolom-ed and prominent beneath, as are
also tl,e „ucbab aud secondary nerves; reticulations rather prominent, open; lower surface
glabrous, but rather harsh to the touch (occasionally with a tew scattered short hairs)-
upper surface glabrous, bat hard and rigid; length of blade 4 to even 12 in.; petiota:
o in, to Mo in., sub-seabrid; stipules linear, carinate, glabrous, -75 in. lono- Receoacles
pednncu ate, solitary, fro.n the axils of leaves or of fallen leaves, globle; very
much umbonate when young, tuberculate-hispid, about -5 in. or more across (ripo
rece taeles unknowrrs basal bracts none; pednneles abrrt -0 in. long, slender, hi p d
•ertde female flowers pedicelled; the perianth 4-cleft; ovary elongate ; tyle Ion:, nel^t
e r ^ r n a st,gma bread; the stigmas ef all the flowers united into a « v e di^ . Mafe
and gall flowers not seen.
J a v a , — t h o Andaman,Islands, (King's Collector, No 326 )
t h e Utrecht Herbarrmn there is written, in a hand unknown to me, Ficu, ulmifolia, Lamk
6pecimen,s of this are by no means common in collections. Specimens from the Andamans
have rmich longer leaves than those from Java, but in other respects they a,.ree with
Miqucl's type at Utrccht. ^ °
I'LiTB lOe.-Branch of F. Iren.;,,,«,, Miq., with immature receptacles. ], apex of an
immature receptacle; 2, base of the same; 3, s t i p u l e s - » / 4 , „j
lemale iiower; 5, immatm-o fertile female pistil: enlaiyerj.
97. Fi c d s bauca. M/q. Fl. Ind. Bal. i.
iii. 294 (name only.)
. 2. 311.; Miq. in Ann. Mm. Lifjd. Bnt.
A t ee, the young shoots sparsely pubescent. Leaves long-petiolate, men.branons
c-lUptrc-oblong sightly inequilateral; the apex shortly acuminate the e^re, ,ab-entire
undulate, gi-adnally narrowed from below the middle to the sub-acute, slighly-cerdate'
•i-nerved base; lateral primary nerves 8 or 9 pairs; secondary nerves straight, sub',
transverse, all promrnent and paleteólo,u-ed below; reticulations very minute, distinct on
t h e under surface; both sm-faces glabrous, bat slightly asperulous; length of blade about
10 m.; petioles slender, asperuleus, 1-75 in. to 3-75 in. Recoptacles (youn.- only seen)
pedunculate, rn pairs or fascicles of 3 or 4 from the axils of fallen leaves, depressedglobose,
slightly umbonate at the apex, minutely hi.,pid, about -8 in. across when quite
ripe ; basal bracts none; pedimcle slender, asperulous, -6 in. long Fertile female flowers
(only known m the young state) with pm-ple perianth, deeply 6-eleft; achone flattenedstyle
lateral. '
The Island of Bali, in the Malaj'an Archipelago.
A very distinct species, which is however, very imperfectly represented in collections,
h e figure I have given is di-awn from the solitary specimen contributed by Miquel to
t h e Ilei-bariim at Xew. ^
SYCIDIUM. 85
pLATl! 107.—Two leaves and a fruiting-bi-anch of F. haliea; the receptacles immatm-e.
1 & 2, more mature receptacles-0/ nalural sine; 3, fertile female perianth; 4, acheue
(young): enlarged.
98. Ficus RUDIS, Miq. Ann. Mus. Lti^d. Bat. iii. 222, 291.
A small tree; the young bi-anehes covered with stiS, reddish-brown, dociduous hairs
and scurf. Leaves unequally potiolate, thickly membranous (chartaceous), oblong-obovate;
t h e apex rather abruptly and shortly cuspidate; narrowed towards the blunt or truncate,
3- to 7-nei-ved, emarginate or sub-cordate base; edges i r regular ly and coarsely—rarel y finely—
d e n t a t e ; lateral primary nerves 3 to 6 pairs; lower sm-face minutel y papillose and scabrid;
when young the micb-ib, nerves, and veins are covered with rather long, stiff, rufous, deciduous
hairs, the other parts being puberulous ; upper surface minutel y papillose, sub-scabrid, with
sc.-ittered, adpressed, white stiff hair-s, which disappear with age, leaving the surface almost
smooth; midrib and primary nerves minutely hisjiid; length of blade 5 to 8 in.; petioles
varying from -5 to 2 in., hispid-hirsute, sometimes sem-fy; stipules 2 to each leaf, ovatelanceolate,
hirsute externally along the midi-ib, about -4 in. long, Eeceptacles unequally
]>edunculate, in fascicles of from 3 to 5 in the axds of leaves or of leaf-sears, globular,
rather ¡irominently umbonate, minutely but densely hispid, with several small triangular
bracteoles scattered along their sides, but -RÚtlront basal bracts, about -3 in. across; peduncles
varying in length from -4 to -6 in., hispid-hii-sute, -with one or two minute scattered bracteoles
along their length, and with several in a whorl at their bases. Male flowers monandi-ous;
the perianth of 4 rather unequal pieces. GraU flowers with 6-cloft p e r i anth; ovary sessile,
smooth, T\-ith short lateral style and truncate stigma.
Celebes,—Forsler and Tei/smann ; Celebes and Kei,—Beecari.
A species poorly represented in collections. F. Qilaponn, Miq., and F. serraría, Miq.
(Fl. Ind. Bat. Siqipl. 426 and 428), two species described from very imperfect materials,
are probably only forms of this larger and more hispid than typical rudls.
Pi,A-rE 108.—Fruiting-bi-anch of F. ruáis, Miq. 1, lateral view of receptacle; 2, apex oí
r c c c p t a e l e - o / nalnral size; 3, male flower; 4, gall flower from the same reccptacle : enlarged.
99. Ficüs conoSA, Slcud Nonwtel: Miq. in Aim. .Vi». Lugd. Bal. iii 271, 291.—
F. f„l/jcar¡ia, Eoxb. (not of Jacq., nor of Wall.), Fl. Ind. iii. 550 ;'wi<.ljt' s
Icon 032; Miq. PI. Jungh. 57; Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2. 300.—F. Lriellala,
Miq., Zoll. Syst. Vera. 93, 98; Fl, Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2. 299.
A shrah or small tree, with ail its ports more or less Bub-scabrous and hispid Leaves
petiolate, membrmous , ovate-elliptic or obovatc-elliptic, with acute apex and coarsely serrate or
suiaate-serrate edges; narrowed towards the blunt, emarginate, 3- to 5-uerved, biglandular
base; lateral primary nerves 5 to 8 pairs; lower surface scabrous from minute white harsh
papilla,, often with nmnerous 'short, very deciduous, stiff hairs, which are most abundant
on the nndr-ib and nerves; upper surface hard, sub-scabrid, puberulous on midrib and nerveslength
of blade 5 to 10 in.; petioles I to 4 in. long, sparsely Impid; stipules lanceolate'
hirsute externally on the midi-ib, -4 in. long. Eeceptacles pedunculate, in larcne fascicles
f r om the axils of fallen leaves or from the older bi-anchcs, globular to sub-pyriform w-itli
rather lai^-e apical brads, minutely von-ucose, scabrous-hispid, -4 in. across; basal bract,
none; peduncles hispid, varying in length from -4 in. to nearly 1 in. Male flowers with