Mount Demps, in Eastern Sumatra, at an elevation of about 3,000 ii.,~Mr. IT. 0.
Forbes (Herb. No. 2175).
PLATE I4.5B.—J", dimorpha, King. 1, AJÍ ex of leafy branch; 2, vecejDtacle from
the stem, containing male and gall flowers; 3, receptacle from a branch, containing
only perfect female flowers; 4, stipules—ai^ of n'ltaral sise; 5, male flower; 6, gall
flower—//•£)»» the elongated receptacle; 7, fertile female flower—ihe turhimte recnplucle :
enlarged.
134. FICUS IIUMSLEYAXA, nuv. spec.
A tree; the young shoots softly tomentose-pubeseont. Leaves sub-scssile, membranous,
slightly inequilateral, narrowly oblong or elongate-lanceolate; the apex produced into a
long narrow tail ; the base gradually narrowed, slightly am-iculate on one side, 'S-nerved ;
t h e edges sub crenato ; pi-imary lateral nerves 5 to 6 pairs ; under surface pubcscent,
especially on the miiliib and nerves; the reticulations minute, not very distinct; upper
surface glabrous; the midrib and nerves pubescent; length of blade 7 to 11 in.;
petiole -15 in. long, tomentose, adnate on one side to the auricle of the base of the
blade; stipules ovate lanceolate, 2 to each leaf, scarious. Receptacles in clusters of 15 to
20 from tubercular, nmcb shortened branches from the stem near the root; longpedunculate,
sub-globular, veiTucose, scabrid, •25 in. across ; the apex truncate, and the
umbilicus dei^ressed ; basal bracts none ; peduncle slender, scabríd, ebracteate. iiale flowers
f ew and only amongst the scales at the mouth of the receptacle ; stamen 1 or 2 ; the perianth
of 2 lanceolate pieces which do not cover the anther or anthers. Gall flowers with a
bluntly 4-toothed, gamojihyUous perianth which almost envelopes the smooth, obliquely
obovoid, elliptic ovary; style short, sub-terminal ; stigma dilated, oblique. Fertile female
flowers not seen.
Sarawak, in B o r n e o ,—B e c c a r i (Roxh. Becc. P. B. No. 233 >).
Pi-ATB 146. — F . Remdei/iina, King. 1, a stem-tubercle bearing fascicles of mature
receptados; 2, a single receptacle; 3, apex of the same; 4, stipules^a¿¿ of natural size;
5, male flower; 6, gall flower; 7, ovary of gall flower: enlarged.
1:35. Ficus Seortechinii, nov. spec.
A small tree; the young shoots densely covered with adpressed, stiff, purj)Iish-brown
hairs which are ultimately deciduous. Leaves shortly petiolate, alternate, inequilateral,
narrowly elliptic or obovate-elliptic; the apex rather suddenly, narrowly cuspidate; the
base acute, minutely 3-nerved; the edges sub-crenate, undulate; primary lateral nerves
4 to 5 paii-s, not prominent; lower surface with very numerous, minute, white tubercles
and a few adpressed white hairs on the midrib, nerves, and reticulations; ujopcr surface
glabrous; length of blade 7 to 9 in,; petiole densely covered with stiff pm-plish brown
hairs '4 in. long; stipules 2 from the base of each petiole, lanceolate, acuminate,
scarious externally, pilose like the petioles, -So in. long. Reccptaclcs in fascicles of
5 to 8 from small tubercles on the stem, pedunculate, sub-globose, vertically ridged,
glabrous; basal bracts 3, ovate, minute; peduncle -35 in. long, pubescent. Fertile female
flowers pedicellate; the perianth gamophyllous, very short, forming a tube round the
lower half of the pedicel of the ovary; achenc obliquely ovoid, minutely tuberculate; the
COVEULV. II
style thin, about as long as the ovary, sub-terminal; stigma ckvate. Male and gall flowers
not seen.
Hanks of the Kampo River, Perak,—//. Künstler (King's Collector, No. 934).
This is a small tree, about 15 ft. high, wliich is apparently not common. Tho
receptacles, when ripe, are of a russet brown coloiu-,
PLATIÜ 147.—-Í'. Scorteohim, King. 1, apex of a leafy branch; 2, a fascicle of mature
receptacles from the stem; 3, apex of receptacle; 4, base; 5, stipules—o/ natural size;
6 & 7, fertile female flowers: enlarged.
136. FICUS HARLANDI, JBenl/i. Fl. Hong-Kong, 330.
A tree; the young branches with a few stiff hairs, ultimately glabrous. Leaves petiolate
membranous, alternate or opposite, elliptic-oblong or obovate-oblong; apex acute; edges
e n t i r e ; base cuneate, 5-nervcd {8 of the nerves very small); primary lateral nerves
about 8 pairs; mider surface minutely tuberculate, the reticulations distinct; upper surface
glabrous; length of blade 6 to 7 in.; petiole about 1 in.; stipules ovate-lanceolate, -75
in. long. Receptacles in fascicles on contracted tubercled branches from the old wood,
sub-globular, glabrous, with a few scattered bractlets on the sides, contracted at the base into
a short stalk at the junction of which with the pcduncle proper are 3 small glabrous
bracts, -5 in. across; peduncles proper -3 in, to 1 in. Male flowers forming a sub-ostiolar
zone, sessile; the perianth of 3 broad pieces, rather inflated; stamen ovate, acute; filament
short, thick. Gall flowers pedicellate, without perianth; ovary smooth, obliquely obovoid, with
short lateral style and tubular stigma. Fertile female flowers with short, narrow, tubular
pci-ianth wliich surrounds the lower part of the pedicel of the sub-rhomboid, minutelytuberculate
achene; the style elongate; stigma clavate, cylindric.
Hong-Kong,—Harland, Ilance.
Mr. Bentham says this is not known out of the island of Hong-Kong. It is, however
closely allied to F fistulosa, Reinw., of whieli it is, I suspect, only a form.
PLATE 148.—1, apex of leafy branch of F. JUartandi, Beiith.; 2, fascicles of immature
reccptaclcs; 3, mature rcccptacle; 4, apex of the same; 5, stipule—a// of natural nisc • 6
male flower; 7, gall flower; 8, fertile female flower : all enlarged.
137. FICUS CONDENSA, nov. spec.
A tree; the young shoots glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, petiolate, ovate-elliptic
shortly acuminate; the edges entii-e ; base slightly narrowed, boldly 3-nerved; primary lateral
nerves 5 or 6 paii-s, prominent Uke the midrib, coloured and very sparsely adpressed-pilose
on tho lower sm-face when young; in adult leaves both surfaces glabrous; tho lower
conspicuously but minutely whitc-tuberculate; length of blade 4 .to 6 in.; petiole stout
•6 m to -8 m. long; stipules lanceolate, scarious, -S iji. long. Receptacles in densely
crowded fascicles from very short tubercles on the stem and larger branches, peduuculate
pyritorm, wn.kled, puberulous or glabrous; the apex trm.cate, the umbilical scales small
nmnerous, rather promincut; base constrictcd into a kind of stalk at the union of which
with the peduncle proper are 3 small, ovate, basal bracts; peduncle proper -35 in. Ion.,
puberulous Male flowers with 3 concave perianth leaves; stamen 1; the anther elongate
narrow. Gall flowers without obvious perianth; ovary shortly pedicellate, ovoid-globose