specific rank. An admirable account of tbe various forms assumed by thi.s species, and of
the structure of its flowers, has been givea by Count Solms Laiibacli in tho volume of
Bntankche Zeitung for 1885 (pp. 518 ei seq.).
Three varieties may be distinguished :—
Yar. 1. 0V01DF.A. All parts smaller than in the typical form. Leaves naiTOw,
obovate to oblanceolatc; the apex entire, rounded. Receptacles subglobular
or ovoid, usually in pairs, -Sij in. long.—F. ocoidea, Jack.
Yak. Kus.stleri. Leaves large, cuneate-deltoid; the apices rounded or emarginate;
tho i)etioles 1-5 in. to 3 in. long. Receptacles about '6 in long. Male
flowers on very long pedicels, the perianth very smallperianth of gall of
three linear pieces, which are much longer thau the achene. Perak,—
Kunstler (Al^rr/'s Collector, Nos. 723 and 47:6).
Y.\r. lutksceks. Leaves with pinnate nervation, sub-rhomboidal, acute at base and
apex.—JP. lutescens, Desf. On the ground and epiphytal, at elevations of
from 4,000 to 5,0U0 ft, in Java, Perak.
Pl.vte 174.—F. diversifoUa, Bl. (A) fruiting-twig of form with forking midrib and
cuneate, rounded leaves; (B) fmiting-twig -with cuneate-truncate leaves; (C) fruiting-twig with
pinnate nervation; (D) fruiting-twig of var. ovoidea ; (E) fruiting-twig, of a form inierniediate
between C and 'D—all of natural sue. 1 & 2, base and apes of receptacle; 3, stipules;
4, male Woviex—unexpanded-, 5, the ^•ämQ~expnnded•, 6, sessile and 7, pedicellate gall flowers,
of ordimirv form; 8, the same with angled, crustaceous pericarp; 9, fertile female flower
from (C). iYoi. 4 io 9 are enlarged.
Plate -^Ib.—F. divmifolia, Bl. (A) & (B). rar. Eunstleri—of natural size. 1 male
flower: 2, gall flower: much enlarged, [g)^or. lutescens—of natural size. 3, fertile female
flower; 4, scale from interior of receptacle, (? piece of perianth of 3): much enlarged.
161. Ficus OLIGONEURA, Miq. Ann. Mm. Lugd. Bat. iii. '^^'^.— Urostig. oligoneura, Miq.
Fl. Ind. Bat. Supp. 438 —Synceevi grandifolia. Km-z in Nat. Tijdschr. Ned.
Ind. vol. 27. 184.
A small glabrous tree. Leaves short-petiolate, coriaceous, often unequal, varying in
Hhape from ovate elliptic, sub-rhomboidal, or snb-obovate, to sub-rotand; their ápices acute,
obtuse, or broad and rounded; their bases acute or sub-acute, hi-glandular and 3-nerved;
the ed"-es entire, slightly undulate, and sub revolute; penni-nerved; the midrib sometimes
bifurcate; primary lateral nerves 4 or 5 pairs, prominent and pale-colom-ed on the lower
sui-face ; 'reticulations rather wide and prominent; length of blade 3 to 5 inches; petioles
•3 to -4 in. long, stout; stipules linear-lanceolate, about -4 in. long. Receptacles solitary,
axillary, shortly pedunculate, depressed-globose to ovoid; the apex umbonate when ripe;
crlabrous, dotted, about '5 in. or "6 in. across; basal bracts 3 ; broadly ovate, membranous,
ciliate Male flowers numerous in the upper part of the receptacles with the gall flowers;
the structure of both as in F. dioersifolia, except that the pieces of the perianth of tbe
male flowers are broader and have blunt apices. Fertile female flowers not seen.
Sumatra,—
This is a very little-known species, and specimens of it occur m few collections. Miquel
originally induded it in the sub-genus Urostigma, but it is clearly no Urostigma. Its affinities
are witli F. diversifnVa, Bl., of which it may really only be an extreme form. Kurz
describes the ripe receptacles as yellow spotted with white.
Plate 176.-i'. oligonevra, Miq. Twigs with hnmature and mature receptacles and
with differently shaped leaves—o/nai«?W sise.
162. Ficus pandurata, Jlmee in Ami. Sc. A'ai. 4. .ter. xviii. 229; Maxim, in
Bull. Acad. St. Fetersb. xi. 345.
A low, diffuse bush. Tlio young branches deciduously hispid-pilose, ultimately
glabrous. Leaves petiolate, membranous, panduriforra; the apex shortly cuspidate; the
base acute, 3.nerved; primary lateral nerves 5 or 6 pairs, the lower almost horizontal,
the upper oblique, all prominent, and, like the midrib, sparsely adprcssed-liispid below ;
the rest of the lower surface minutely tuberculate and scaberulous; the upper surface
glabrous; length of blade abort 2 5 in. ; breadth at the broadest part 1-25 in. to 1--5 in. ;
petiole -25 in. long. Rcceptaclcs axillary, solitary, or in pairs, pedunculate, ellipsoid or
sub-ohoVate, with prominent umbilical bracts; smooth when ripe, and about -2 in. across;
basal bracts 3, broadly ovate; peduncle '25 in. long. Fertile female flowers sessile; the
perianth of 3 or 4 distinct pieces; style lateral, elongate; stigma oblique. Male iluwers
not seen.
Southern China, Whampoa,—N a n e e ; near Canton,—ilfr. P. Sai»2yson.
There ai'e specimens of this at Kew collected and named hy Dr. Hance. The
species comes near to F. Fonnosana, Maxim. I have not seen any receptacles containing
male or gall flowers, and neither Hance nor Maximowicz describes the males.
Plate 177B.—Fruiting-branch of I', pandura'a, Hance, with young recoptaclcs—«/
naturaUisc. 1, young female flower; 2, young fertile achene : enlarged; 3, apes of recci^tacle ;
4, base of the same ; 5, stipules: oj natural size.
163. Ficus erecta, Thunhg. {non aliar.) Dissert. Ficus 9, 15; Thnnlg. in Transac-
Linn. Son. ii. 827; Bank's Kaempf. Icones Sel. t. 4; Siel. Sgn. Fl.
Oecon. A'o. 173 ; Fr. and Savai. En. Fl. Jap. i. 435. ii. 490 ; Itahu, Kaempf.
Amom. Exot. 803.—i*. pwjwz'te, Thunb. Fl. Jap. ZZ.—?F. pgnfoUa,
Biu-m. Fl. Ind. 226; Miq. Prol. \2>1.—?F. Japónica, Bl. Bijd. 440;
Sieb., Zucc. Fl. Jap. Fam. Nat. n. 778; Maxim, in Bull. Acad. St.
Petersb. xi. 328.—F. Becchegana, Hook, and Arn. Beechey's Voyage
271; Miq. in Lond. Jonrn. Bot. vii. 437; Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat iii.
294; Benth. Fl. Hong-Kong 329 ; Maximowicz in Bull. Acad, St Petersb.
xi. Sieholdi, Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat, ii. 199, iii. 295;
Maxim, in Bull. Acad. St. Petersb. xi. 327.
A shrub or small tree. The young branches sub-glabrous or (in var. Beeclugana)
hispid-pilose. Leaves membranous, petiolate, broadly ovate, obovatc-elliptic, sometimes
sub-rhumboidal, or (in var. Sieboldi) elongute-lanceolate ; the apices acuminate or cuneateacuminate;
gradually narrowed from about the middle to the truncate, rounded, subem
a r gin at e or sub-cordate, sometimes slightly unequal, 3- (sub 51 nerved base ; latetal
primary nerves about 4 pairs (twice as many in var. Sieboldi) ; the lower surface minutely
tuberculate, glabrous, or pubcscent (almost tomentose in var. Beccheyuna), especially on