COVELLIA.
Receptacles ellipsoid or obovate.
Leaves dentate
LeaTos entire.
Apices oi leaves aoute
„ caudate-acuminate . .
Leaves glabrous, or nearly so.
Eeceptaoles on long, thin, little-divided branches.
Leaves quite glabrous at all times
Leaves almost glabrous wben adult; pubescent when
young
Receptacles on short, rather stout, branches.
Leaves suddenly acuminate at the apex; primary nerves
6 to 8 pairs, nearly transveise . . ...
Apices of leavM gradually narroived to an acute apex;
primary nerves 5 or 6 pairs, oblique . . . .
Eeceptaoles pisiform.
Leaves large, broadly ovate, with deeply cordate bases.
120. F. dohw/era.
121. F. ArMcnsk.
122. F. Trcubii.
123. F. prostrata.
124. F. braolnata.
125- F. Miquelii.
126. F.b
Receptacles in faseioles
I dense rounded oapilules .
127. F. myriocarpa.
128. F. yioahdssw.
Leaves large, elliptic-lanceolate, about 12 inohes long, their
bases narrowed.
Eeceptaoles in dense fascicles on the larger root-branches 129. F. sHputa.
I las fascicles or racemes on the smaller
131. F.nhes.
132. F. emeuta.
small, less than 4 inches long.
Leaf margin entire
shortened branehUts (tuherchs) from the stem and larger branches, nerer from the
axils of the leaves; leaves alternate.
Receptacles dimorphous (of different forms on the same individual) . 133. F. dimorpha.
Receptacles of one form.
Leaves narrowly oblong, the apes produced into a long narrow
tail, the base auriculate
I obovate-ellipitio, the base not auriculate; reoeptaoles
ridged
134. F. TTcnKlci/nva.
135. F. Scortechinii.
Leaves ovate-elliptic, the base not auriculate.
Eeceptaoles with bracts on their sides
Receptacles without bracts on their sides
136. F. Tlariavdl
137. F. comiensa.
COVELLIA. 99
Rei-eplnnles in the axils of Ihf. leaves, or in fascicien from the stem or larger branche'; the
kaves alternate or opposite.
Recppiacles dimorphous (of different forms on diilerent in dividuals). 138. F. Jislulosa.
Eeecpi'icles of one form.
Leaves narrowly lanceolate, opposite; receptacles sub-globular,
axillary F. sa-nweavpa.
Loaves ovate-eliiptic,. opposite or alternate; recepl.iiclos obpyramidal
I to. F. ohp>/ramilnta.
Leaves alternate or opposite; receptacles both from axils of leaves
and on tubercles from the stem on the samo indi vicinai . . 141. F. hiapida.
Leaves alternate or sub-opposite, obovate-elliptio ; recejitneles
axillary, verrucose, their sides braoteolate 1-12. P, lcp>car„a.
Leave« opposite or alternate, glabrous, ovate or elliptic ; roc^^iitaclos
always a.tiUary; latex yellow 143. F. ku-autaioma.
lleccjitacles on fnih-leafiess hranchor •irJiich issife from, the base of
the stem. ; leaves alternate, except in Ko. 120.
113. FICUS CONGLOBATA, nov. spec.
A. small, vcr}^ hispid tree. The leaves ©¡^posito or alternate, membranous, long-petiolate,
clliptio, sometimes sub-obovate elliptic ; iipex acuininate ; edges ininutely sei'rate or dcutiite •
the base rounded or sub-emarginatOj slightly imequal, 5-nerved; primary lateral norres t pairs,
prominent below and, like the midrib and secondary nerves and reticulations, shortly setose •
the rest of the lower sui-faeo minutely papillose ; upper surface sparsely adpressed-hispid ; thè
midrib and primary lateral nerves tomentose-hispid; length of blade 6 to 14 in.; petioles
1-5 to 6 in., setose; .stipules ovate-lanceolate, adpressed-hispid, -70 in. long. Receptacles
numerous, crowded on short, but Tcry-mnch-divided, glabrescent, tubercled branches whicli
issue from the stem near its base; long pedimculate from the axils of small scarious bracts ;
pyriform or 5ub-globnlai', nearly smooth, -5 in. across; the umbflical scales large; basal
bracts 3, largo, united at the base, ghabrons; peduncle smooth, nearly 2 in. long. Mate flowers
pretty numerous near the mouth of the receptacle containing galls; the perianth of 3 lar»e
broad, concavo pieces wldeh form a loose sac round tlio single stamen; anther broadly
ovate, emarginate at both base and apex. Gall flowers with or without a very short gamophyllous
perianth which sma-oimds the base of the pedicel of the obovatc, smooth ovary •
the style very short, lateral; stigma slightly dilated. Fertile female flowers with perianth
like the galls; the achenc broad, rhomboid, rough.
In moist jungles at the base of the Eastern Himalaya, —(3, . ¡m Kcw Distrib
No. 46,39 ; Kan, No. 8732. Chittagong,—iiiier.
A very remarkable species, very distinct from every other Ooiidlia by its enormous
mueh-branched clusters of long-pedunclcd receptacles, which are either wholly or partially
bnried m the soil. The leaves resemble those of Impida, Linn, fll., bat are thinner in texture
and more setose. Like those of iùpila, the leaves dry of a dull green colour.
Pi.iTB 123.—/••. mvMitla, King. Leaf and fig-bearing branch. 1, receptacle; 2 apex
of the same; 3, stipules-oii n,U„r.,l siz, ; 4, male flower with its 3 perianth leaves-
3, gall flower; (i, achcne of fertile flower: enlargel.
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