1 5 2 ED3YCE,
a.ncrvedbut not coi-dale base ; the apex aoatB ; tlio edgos somte; uppov snrfaco roi.gh
from a few adpressed-M.pid l.airs; the midrib and nerfcs sliorlly hispid; lower sarlaoe
pubescent, often shortly tomentoso; primary lateral nerves 3 or 4 pairs; length of blade 4 to 7
in • stipules lanceolate, infons-tomeiitose, about -6 in. long. lieoepta.Jes sessile or very
shortly peduncidate, in pairs, asillary, ovoid when young, nearly globular when ripe and -S
• a c i - o s s • at all a-es densely covored »-ith short, rather soft yellowish hair ; apical scales few
and small - basal "bracts 3, broadly ovate; the interior of the receptacle between the
i™ i-tion of the flowers densely covered with hispid yellow hair. Male flowers witli 3 stamens;
the „erianth of 4 broadly ovate, hyaline, glabrous pieces. Gall ñowers with a perianth
of 4 nan-owly oblanceolate pieces, each o£ which is tipped by a tuft of l™g hau-s; the
cvary ovcid, smooth; style short, lateral. Fertile female flowers with perianth like the
galls; the aehene ellipsoid, sub-rhomboid, wrinkled, and boldly tuherculat« ; style long,
lateral, hairy; stigma cylindric. . . „ , ,
In Bui-mah; in the low ooimtry in the Malayan Peninsula; in Penang, Java, and
í í i i s species i-esemblos the terms of «río with small unlobed leaves, and 1 was at one time
inolined to consider it as only a variety of that species. But this is a larger tree than luria ;
the leaves of this have no tendency to be lobed; the pubescence of this is softer, and the
receptacles are more uniform in shape than in Urta. llorcover the flowers, both male and
female, difler much from those of hirta. ^ ,• . . ,
I have reason to believe that the following specimen, of this spoeies were dis nhu ed
b y mc aTi . Mrb, Valil, vi.. OolUcior Nos. 92, 133, 143, 3733, 4333, and oS34;
Tl 0 Forbes, No. 2967. , , „
• ,9 1 Reiiiw. A & B: leaves with i-eoeptades. 1 apexoi
rcceptaclc; 2, base of the same; 3, s t ipules - . / Ae ; 4, male fl.jer; 5, gall tower;
6 fei-tile female flowci-; 7 & 8, achencs removed from fertile female flowers: a.U enla,-3«l;
C—leaf of the foi-m named F. argnta by Wallich.
176. FiCUS SceEFFESIAS.t, noi}. fipcc.
A small tree. The young parts at first sparsely hirsute, afterwards neariy glabrous.
Leaves crowded near the extremities of the branches, i-ather long-petiolatc, chartacenus,
d " h t l y incuilateral, elliptic, with acuminate apex and narrowed, 3-ne.-ved, base ; c 3-
obed (one of the lateral lobes sometimes absent), the lobes blunt or acuminate, and the ba.-e
cuneate and 6-neiwed 12 of the nerves minute); edges entire or remotely simiate or subserrate,
glabrous, except the midrib and nerve, which on the upper surface are adpi-esscd-
^i-iKraot'pnt • lateral Drimary nerves 3 to 4 pairs; reticulations rather distinct; Icn^tti ot oiaao
f t o 6 in'; petioles slender, iron, 1-3Ó to 2 in. long; stipules ovate-acule, membranous,
I b r o o s , -6 to -75 in. long. Eeceptaeles crowded, sessile, in pairs, axdlary depressed-
! I s e , vith small, few-scaled umbilicus; sparsely hirsute when young ; smooth when i-ipe and
of a dull lake eolour, about -.5 in. across, with 3 small, broad, ovate-aeanunate, wavy basiil
Laets Male flower, few and onl, near the mouth ot the receptacle, sessile; the perianth
0 4 broadly-ovate, imbricate pieces; stamens 2, lying face to face, their filaments stout,
a d n a t r Gril flow rs scssde or pedicchatc; the perianth ot 5 distinct, oblanoeclate pieces;
Í ovary globose, smooth; style lateral, very short; stigma ddated. FertJe female flowers
not known.
EUSYCE.
S u m a t r a J ^ f ^ c c a r i , Becc. Herb. P. B. 1G5. Mount Dcmpc, in Eastern Sumatra, at
an elevation of 7,500 ft.,—//. 0. Tories.
This species is related to F. alha and F. dimosa, but is in my opinion separable from
both. I have named it in honor of n,y late lamented friend, Dr. Rudolph Scheffer, Dii-eclor
of tlie ]3otanical Garden at Buitcnzorg, in Java.
P l a t e 192.—/'. Schcfferiana, King. Branch mth mature receptacles. 1 & 2, lobed
leaves from another specimen; 3, apes of a receptacle; 4, base of the same; 5, stipules—
of natural sisc; 7, unexpanded male flower; 8, one piece of the perianth of male iiower;
9, the two stamens; 10, gall flower; 11, ovaiy of the same, the perianth having been
removed: all cnlurged.
177, Ficns VARIOLOSA, Lindl. Benlh. in Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. i. 492; Benl/i. FL
JIong-Kovy 328 ; Mici. in Ann. Mus. Lucjd. Bat. iii. 294; Maxim. - Bull. Acad.
St. Peiei-sl. xi, 336.
A glabrous shrub. Leaves thinly coriaceous, potiolate, oblanceolate or oblong-lanceo-
]ate; tlie apex sub-acute or obtusely acuminate; edges tntire, recurved; base cuneate, not
3-nerved; lateral primary nerves 8 to 10 pairs, rather horizontal; reticulations wide, indistinct;
length of blade from 2-o to 4-5 in. ; petioles '3 to -4 in.; stipules ovate-acuminate, about
•3 L . long. Receptacles pedunculate, axillary, in pairs, globular; the apex umbonate,
especially when young; the umbilical bracts large ; basal bracts 3, ovate triangular, spreading,
united below; when ripe glabrous snd more or less verrucose, about '4 in. across;
peduncle slender, -3 to -5 in. long. Male flowers not seen. Fertile female flowers pedicellate
or sub-sessile ; the perianth of 3 or 4 distinct pieces; achene trigonous, minutely wrinkled;
the style long, lateral.
Hong-Kong; Terak, in the Malayan Peninsula,—iTm^s Collector, No. TOlfi.
P l a t e 193.—Branch of F. variolosa, Lindl., with mature receptacles. 1, roceptacle;
2, apex of the same; 3, stipules-a/^ of natural size; 4, fertile female flower; 5, achene;
6, perianth: enlarged.
178. Ficus FORitosAXA, Maxim, in Bull. Acad. Si. Pctersh. xi. 331.
A small tree? The young branches sparsely pilose when very young, but ult'mately
quite glabrous. Leaves pctiolate, membranous, oblanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, tapering
from above the middle to the acute 3-nerved base; the apex rather suddenly cuspidate; the
edges entire or sinuate; primary lateral nerves 6 to S pairs, the lower 2 or 3 pairs almost
horizontal, all prominent on the \inder surface and, like tlie midrib, shortly adpressed-luspid ;
the lower surface pale in colour, minutely tuberculate ; upper surface glabrous; length of blade
2'5 to 3'5 in. ; petiole -4 in. long; stipules lanceolate, glabrous, -25 in. long. Receptacles shortly
pedunculate, axillarv, solitary, ovoid, constricted towards the base; the umbilical scales
prominent; when young sparsely hispid ; when adult glabrous and about -25 in. across; basal
bracts 3, broadly ovate-acute, smooth. Male flowers pedicellate; the perianth of from 2 to 4
pieces, diandrous. Fertile female flowers sessile; the perianth of 4 pieces; the style
elongate, lateral; stigma narrowly cylindric. Male flowers {fide Maximowicz) pedicellate,
diandrous; the perianth of from 2 to 4 pieces. Females (no doubt galled) pedicellate or
sessile; the perianth of 4 pieces; the style sub-terminal; the stigma obliquely truncate;
achene, globose, sub-sessile.
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