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a layer nearest the walls of the rceoptacle, and the pedicellate gall flowers a more
internal layer.
VAK. CNITTAGONGA. Young shoots, iinder surfaces of the leaves, and the receptacles
pubescent; the leaves ovate-oblong or ovate-lanecolate, occasionally
swb-opposite; receptacles pyriforni.—F. Chitiacinnga, Jiiq.
Chittagong, and occasionally in Bengal.
VAI?. JIIQUELII. Leaves as ia tlie typical form; the receptaules densely covered
•wiili white pubescence, occasioually axillary.—F. Icucocoiya, Miq. MSS.—
?F. goolercca, Koxb. Fl. Ind, iii. 538.
I n dry situations over the plains of India generally, finding its wcstorn limit in
Rajputana and the Salt liange in the Panjab.
This is the form on many herbarium specimens of which Miqucl has written the
name F. lencoearpa, Miq. ; but it is not the plant described by him under that name [Lond.
Journ. Bot. vi. 576}, that plant being, as I have endeavoured to show at p. 62, F. infeeloria,
Eoxb.
VAR. MOLLIS. Both surfaces of the leaves, at least when young, softly pubescent.—
Covclliu mollis, iiiq.
Java,—Zollinger's Herb. No. 753.
VAE. ELONGATA. Leaves oblong, with acute apes about 7 in. in length; otherwise
as iu the typical form.
Burma,—-ffiirs; Ciiittagong,—/.jsier.
Tlus variety brings the species (jlomerata so near to F. lanceolata, Ham., tliat the
glabrous, verrucose, ridged receptacles of the latter constitute the only distinction.
PLATE 218.—.P. glomerata, Roxb. A : typical form.—1, apes of leafy branch; 2, fascicle
of mature receptacles—of natural size; 3, male flower, unexpanded; 4, male flower with
3 of the pieces of the perianth removed; 5, gall flower; 6, ovary of the same removed from
the perianth; 7, achene fi-om. fertile female flower; 8, fertile female flower—all from the
same reaflacle and all enlarged. B: var. Miquelii.—Branch with axillary receptacles nearly
mature: of natural size.
PLATE 219.-2^. glomerata, Roxb. var. Chiiiagonga. 1, apex of leafy branch; 2, leafless
branch bearing young receptacles; 3, fascicle of nearly mature receptacles; 4, vertical section
of a nearly matm-e receptacle; 5, apex of the same —«¿^ of natural size.
203. Ficus EENUICI, nov. spec.
A large tree. The young branches pubcriilous. Leaves small, petiolate, coriaceous, oval or
lanceolate, entire; the apex rather blunt; the base rounded, 3-nervcd; piimary lateral nerves
4 to 6 pairs, obscm-e; lower surface sUghtly pale, minutely puberulous, the reticulations
rather distinct; upper surface glabrous; length of blade I'o to 2 in.; petiole -4 in.;
stip^iles ovate-lanceolate. Receptacles on short, raiher thin, tubcrcular, leafless branches
from the stem, sub-globular; the apex umbonat e when young; when adult the apex fiat, with the
NEOMORPHB. 175
umbilicus depressed ; w h en quite ripe smooth, pinkish-refi, mottled, 2 in. across; basal bracts
3, ovatedanceolate, spreading. Male flowers only towards the mouth of tlie receptacles; the
perianih of 3 large, loose, inflated pieces, which quite cover the 2 elongate-ovate anthers. Gall
flowers pedicellate, with gamophyllous 3-clcffc perianth which covers only the base of the
tubercular, ovoid ovary; stylo lateral, elongate; stigma dilated. Fertile female flowers
not seen.
Sumatra, Padang,—^fiecan I'llcrb. Beccari No. 854); on Mount Dempoo, at an elevation
of 5,500 it—Mr. II. 0. Forbes (Herb. Forb. No. 22651.
This species comes near F. lanceolata, Ham., and F. glomerata., Roxb. Mr. Forbes's
specimens have narrower leaves than Sig. Beccari's, hut in other respects they are alike.
PIATE 220.—F. Ecnrici, King. 1, leafy branch; 2, piece of stem bear ing a leafless branch
with imuiature receptacles; 3, immature receptacle from Sig. Bcccari's specimens; 4, narrowly
lanceolate leaf from Mr. H. 0. Forbes's specimen—a/i! of naturnl size; 5, a stipule;
6, unexpanded male flower; 7, male flower opened out to show the 2 anthers; 8, gall
flower—all enlarged.
2 0 4 . FICUS CLARKEI, nov. spec.
A tall tree. The young shoots rainutely scabrid-hi.spid. Leaves shortly petiolate, thinly
coriaceous, inequilateral, oblong, or narrowly elliptic; the apex acuminate; edges entire or
with one or two rather coarse teeth near the apex; base cimeate, 3 nerved ; primary lateral
nerves at a wide angle to the midrib, 6 to 8 pairs, prominent beneath, as are the midrib and
reticulations ; both surfaces quite glabrous; the lower obscurely minutely tuburculate; length
of blade 6 to 10 in. ; petiole "4 in. ; stipules lanceolate, convolute, '5 iu. long. Receptacles
iu short, scarioiisly-bracteate panicles from the stem and larger branches; pedunculate
pyrifoi-m, smooth, red when ripe, about I in. across; the base contracted into a long stalk
at the junction of which with the peduncle proper are 3 ovate-lanceolate bracts; peduncle
puberulous, -3 in. long. Maleflowers in a zone near the mouth of the receptacles occupied by
gall flowers; the perianth of 3 large, loose, thinly membranous, imbricate pieces which
completely enfold the stamens; stauiens 2 or 3, on short filaments, the anther ovate, apiculate.
Gall flowers with a gamophyllous 3-cleft perianth, the segments of which are linear-lanceolate;
the ovary ovoid, slightly tubercular; the style lateral, thickened below, elongate; the stigma
cylindric. Fertile female flowers not seen.
Khasi Hills, at 500 feet ,—J/r. C. B. Clarice.
Mr. Clarke describes the bark of this as whitish, and the trunk as tall and unbranching,
and in these respects it agrees with F. ]}omifera, Wall., to which it is in other points also
allied. It differs, however, from pomifcra in having shorter petioled, oblique leaves with a
different venation.
PLATE 221.—J". Clarkei, King. 1, apex of leafy branch ; 2, part of a branch from the stem
bearing two mature receptacles; 3, apex of a receptacle; 4, base of the same; 5, stipules—
all of natural size ; 6, unexpanded male flower; 7, the 3 stamens of a male flower, the perianth
having been removed; S, gall flower: enlarged.
2 0 5 . FICUS AEXJENSIS, nov. spee.
A tree. The young branches with short, adpressed, whitish pubescence. Loaves petiolate,
sub coriaceous, inequilateral, elliptic-lanceolate; the apex acuminate ; base cuneate ; edges