F. trilepis, Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 228, ¿94, Wall. Ccit.—J", caudatu,
Wall. Cat. 4494.B.—J", hiiiata, Wall. Cat. 455i.—i'. clavifructiis, King MSS.
A small glabrous tree or busli. Leaves membranous, pctiolate, sometimes slightly inequilateral,
lanccolate, ovate-lanceolate or elliptic, rarely oblanceolate, gradually narrowed upwards
to a more or less lengthened sharp acumen ; edges entire, not revolute; base cuneate or much
narrowed, rarely rounded, 3-nervcd; lateral primary nerves 7 to 13 or even 14 pairs, rather
horizontal, prominent, and, as -well as the minute distinct rcticulations, dark coloured on the
lower sm-facs; length of blade 3 to 5-5 in.; petioles -5 in. to 1 in. and (in some luxuriant
specimens) nearly 2 in. long; stipules lanceolate, convolute, glabrous, -4 to -Q in. long.
Receptacles glabrous, sessile, or shortly pedunculate, from the axils of leaves or of the scars
of fallen leaves, sab-glohular or ellipsoid or truncate-ellipsoid when young, clavate when
mature, about -3 in. across; umbilicus always rather prominent; basul bracts 3,broad, united;
peduncle absent or from '15 in. to -2 in. long. Male flowers present in both sets of receptacles,
pedicellate, most numerous near the mouth, but occasionally scattered iu the receptacles
containing gall flowers, few and confined to the neighbourhood of the mouth in the
receptacles containing fertile female flowers, di- or tri-androus. Female and gall flowers
-with similar perianth of 3 fleshy, ovate-lanceolate pieces; the gall ovary ovoid, crustaceous;
achene of fertile female rotiind, minutely wrinkled; its style longer and more lateral than
that of the gall flower.
Ou the lower slopes of the outer ranges of the Himalaya from Hazara to Bhotan, the
Khasia and other hill ranges of Assam, at elevations of from 1,500 to 6,500 ft.
Rather variable, but not more so than might be expected in a species of such wide
distribution. The forms may be divided into two series, according as the receptacles contain
a larger or smaller proportion of fertile female flowers
SERIES l.^Beceptades ovoid or clavate; male flowers few ; galls few or ahent; fertile
females numerous.
VAE. 1. FOEMA TYPICA. Lcavcs elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, with rather a broad base ;
receptacles shortly pedunculate, ovoid; fertile female flowers rather
numerous. Central and Eastern Himalaya, Assam.
VAR. 2. TEiLEPis. Receptacles ellipsoid, truncate when young, clavate when mature;
containing mainly fertile females. Central and Eastern Himalaya.
F. Unaia, Wall.; F. trilepis, Miq.; F. clavifrueius, King MSS. In the
receptacles of this variety I have not found inany fertile male flowers;
rudimentary male flowers without anthers are, however, rather numerous
near the mouth, while gall flowers are very few in nun)ber. The above
two varieties are thus practically the female forms of the species.
SERIES ll.-Raceptades suh-<jhhular ; male and gall flowers numerous ; fertile female
floivers few or absent.
Y.U1. 3. GEMELLA. The leaves narrower than in tho typical form; the reccptaclcs
Distribution the smae as in var. 1.-2''. gemella, Wall.
EUSYCE. 10 3
VAR. 4. FIELDINGII. Leaves naiTow, much acuminate; roceptacles shortly pedunculate.
Western Himalaya, from 1,500 to 3,000 ft. ; Eastern Himalaya
up to even 8,000 ft.—J". Fieldingii, Miq.—i". densa, Wall.
By the an-angement of its flowers this species forms a connecting link between Eusyce
and Urostigma.
PLATE 206.—F. nemoralis, Wall. Fruiting-branches of four varieties:—
A. Forma tgpica.
B. var. trilepis with young receptacles.
C. „ with mature receptacles.
D. var. ger/iella.
E. var. Fieldinyii.
1,1, a receptacle; 2,2, apes of same; 3,3, stipules—all of imtural size; 4, male triandrous
flower; 5, fertile female flower; 6, gall flower. Nos. 4 and 5 are from a receptacle
of D, and No. 6 is from a receptacle of C: all enlarged.
192. FICDS LEPIDOSA. Wall. Gat. 4541; Kurz For. Flora Brit. Burmah ii. 450.—
F. Martalaniea, Wall. Cat. 4551.—J', lamponga, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat.
Suppl. 174, 430; Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 294.—Jl lamponga,
Miq. vai-. 1; Km-z For. Flora Brit. Burmah ii. 451.
A small tree. The young branches pubescent. Leaves membranous, petiolate, ovateoblong
to obovate-clliptic or (in var. Martalaniea) lanceolate; apex acute, shortly and
narrowly cuspidate; edges entire; base rounded, blunt, or sub-acute (never cordate), 3-
ncrved (sometimes with 2 minute additional nerves); lateral primary nerves 7 to 8 pairs,
prominent below, joining the midi-ib at an acute angle; intermediate nerves nearly
straight; reticulations minute, distinct; undei' surface pale gray or almost white when
day, adpressed-pubescent, especially on the midrib and nerves; ujjper sm-face hard and
slightly harsh to the touch; glabrous, with a few scattered, adpressed, short hairs and
pubescent midrib; length 4 to 7 in.; petioles -6 to 1-5 in. long, pubescent; stipules
lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous except along the midrib externally, about -6 in. long.
Receptacles pedunculate, in jiaii's fi'om the axils of the leaves or from the scar's of
fallen leaves, ellipsoid, globular, or sub pyriform; when j'oung prominently mammillate
shortly pahescent, with 3, ovate-acute, spreading basal hracls; when ripe orange red and
from -5 to -6 in. across; peduncle -2 to -5 in. long, pubescent. Male flowers (only in tho
ellipsoid receptacles and associated with gall flowers) iroarly sessile; tho perianth of
4 pieces; stamen 1 ; anther single, broadly ovate, the filament adnate; gall ovary
globular, smooth, with lateral style and tubular stigma. Perfect females (only in globular
or sub-pyriform receptacles) sessile; the perianth of 4 or 5 leaves; achcne ohlonooblique,
rugose; style sub-terminal, not hairy; stigma cylindric. Intciior of receptacle
with a few white hairs, amongst which the flowers are embedded.
VAR. MARTABAKICA. Leaves elongate-lanceolate, acuminate. nartahimica, Wall.
Bliotau Dooars (at the base of the Bhotan Himalaya), Assam, Chittagong
Hill Tracts, Burmah.
This species has been collected in Burmah only by WaHich's collectors and by the
late Mr. Kmz ; and in the Bhotan Dooars only by Mr. j. S. Gamble, of the Indian Forest
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