114. Ficus Vriesiana, Miq. in A7m. Miis. Lugd. Bat. iii. 234, 296.
A tree; the young slioots covered with dense harsh brown tomenfcum. Lcav^es membranous,
petiolate, elliptic, sometimes siib-obovate-elliptie; the apes shortly acuminate; the edges
serrate-dentate from base to apex; the base rounded, slightly uuequal, obscurely 3-nervcd;
])rimary lateral nerves about 10 paii-s, promiaeut beneath and, lilce the midi-ib, covered with
long, spreading, stiff brown hau-s; the rest of the lower siu-£ace sparsely pilose, minutely
tubcrculate; upper sm-face sparsely adpressed-strigose, the midrib and primary nerves setose ;
length of blade C to S in.; petiole stoat, densely tomentose, about -o in. long; stipides linearlanceolate,
pilose, about 1 in. long. Eeceptacles borne in fascicles of from 6 to 8 on paniclod,
deeidiiously-tomeutose, leafless, stipulate branches rising from the trunk near the groimd; long
pedunculate, solitary, pyriform, deeply grooved, pilose when young, smooth and glabrous
when mature, about -5 in. across ; basal bracts 3, ovate, blunt. Fertile female flowers without
perianth; ciirpel ovate; style elongate, lateral. Male and gall flowers not seen.
Java,—De Vricse.
A specimen inCeccari's Herbariiun (bearing no nmiiber), collectod in the island of Kei,
may possibly belong to this species.
Tliis species is closely allied to F. stolonijera and F. Treiihii, but has more
tomentose shoots and loug-pedunculate receptacles wliich ai-e borne on much thicker
branches.
I'LATJi 124.—F. Vriesiana, Miq. 1, apex of leafy branch; 2, apex of receptacle-bearing
branch—y/ natural sisc ; 3 & 'i, female flowers : enlarged.
115. Ficus hypogcea, nov. spec.
A small tree; the young shoots hispid-pilose, but soon becoming almost glabrous. Leaves
petiolate, membranous, broadly ovate-elliptic or sub-obovate-elliptic, slightly inequilateral;
the apex shortly acuminate; the edges minutely serrate; the base cordate or narrowed and
emarginate, 5-nerved; primary lateral nerves about 9 pairs, prominent on both surfaces;
under sm-face hispid-pilose, especially on the midrib and nerves ; upper surface like the under,
but with fewer hairs; length of blade 10 to 13 in.; petiole 1 in. to 2-25 in., pilosehispid
; stipules 2 to each leaf, lanceolate, more or loss glabrous, except the midiib which
is pilose externally. Receptacles [borne on long, subterranean, much-divided, puberulous, rootemitting,
leafless branches, which bear near their extremities a few paii-s of ovate-obtuse, scarious
stipules), solitary or in small fascicles, shortly pedunculate, pja-iform or sub-globose; their
surfaces glabrous, vertically ridged, and bearing numerous small, u-regular swellings; about
75 in. across when ripe; the ajjical umbilicus depressed and surroimded by an irregular
double annulus of thickened scales ; basal bracts several, irregular, adpressed. Fertile female
flower pedicellate, sub-globosc, smooth; style lateral, thin, much longer than the ovary,
glabrous; stigma clavate ; perianth none. 31ale and gall flowers unknown.
Eastern Sumatra, at elevations of from 3,500 to 5,000 ft.,—-ZT". 0. Forbes, Herb. Forb.
No. 2505 ; Borneo,—^ecean', Ilcrb. Becc. P. B. No, 2798, Tcysmann, Motley No. 4t>5.
A very remarkable species, concerning the reccptacles of wliicb Mr. II. 0. Forbes notes
that tlie " fig-bearing branches issue from the .stem very near the ground, and at once become
sub-terrestrial, producing figs either entirely or partially buried. These figs, when very
young, are devoid of colour on the upper half, but are pinkish in the lower half. When a little
older they become reddish-pink all over; and when mature they are of a greenish-gi-ey colour."'
The irregular swellings which occur here and there on their sides arc really the bases of
tliickened bracts which have become confluent with the receptacle.
Pl a t e 125. —i". hi/pogcca, King. 1, apex of leafy branch; 2, 3, 4, pieces of a fig-bcarin<'-
subterranean branch; 5, mature receptacle; 6, another receptacle—seen from the side;
7, stipules—all of natural size ; 8, fertile female flowers: enlarged.
116. Ficus CUNIA, ^am. ; lioxh. Fl. Ind. iii, 561; Wight's Icon •, Miq. in
Ann. i/tti. Lugd. Bat. iii. 282, 296 ; Brandis For. Flora 421; Bedd. Flor.
Sglvat. 224; Kurz For. Flora Brit. Bunn. ii. 461.—i^. conglomerata
Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 559; Wight's Icon 669; Wall. Cat. 4531 A to !['.
Cocellia cimia, conglomerata, and inwquilobia, Miq. in Lond Joui-n. Bot. vii.
459.
A small tree; young branches sub-scabrid, pubescent. Leaves alternate, thinly coriaceous,
petiolate, inequilateral, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, with acuminate apex, remotely serrate
or sub-entire edges and very unequal semi-sagittate base; the lai-ger basal lobe 3- to 4-norved,
the smaller 1- to 2-uerved; primary lateral nerves 9 to 14 pairs, prominent, as are the straight
secondary nerves and the minute reticulations; the whole of the under sm-face when young
minutely tomentose or harshly pubescent, glabrescent when adult, but harsh and rigid froin
the nerves and reticulations; upper .sm-face from scabrid to smooth ; petioles -3 to -6 in.
long, scabrid; stipules liuear-lanceolate, puberulous externally, glabrous internallv, -75 in. to
1 in. long. Receptacles shortly pedunculate, turbinate, globular or pyi-iform, with prominent
krge-scaled umbilicus and tribractcate base, shortly hispid, vcrnicoso, and often witli
u-regular bracts on their sides ; reddish-brown when ripe, and from 4 to -7 in. across, in
pairs or small fascicles from long, leafless, scaly (occasionally leafy) branches, which issue
m groat numbers from the larger branches and lovver part of the stem. Male flowers near
the ostiole only, the perianth of 3 pieces; stamen with short filament and ovate anther. Gall
flowers mostly pedicellate; the perianth of about 4 lanceolate pieces united below; the
ovay globular, smooth; style lateral, very short. Fertile female flowers pedicellate- the
perianth like that of the galls, but the pieces narrower ; ovary broadly ovoid, emaro-inatc at
one side, minutely tubcrculate, viscid; style long, lateral, with large bifid stigma.
bub-Himalayan forests, from the Chonab to Bhootan; hilly ranges of Central India,
Assam, Khasia, Chittagong, and Bm-mah up to elevations of 4,000 ft. Not yery variable
considering its wide distribution.
The form named F. by Roxburgh has broader, smoother leaves, and more
globular receptacles than typical Ham., but it is unmistakably the same species. The
leaves of young shoots arc often coarsely seiTate.
Vae. cjnglomeeata. Leaves broader and smoother and receptacles more globular,
than in type.—i?. conglomerata, Roxb.
fruiting-branchfrom the base of the stem