SrCIDIUM.
Leaves not conspicuously inequilateral.
Leaves not emarginato at the base, sraootli 94. J". Madurcnsis.
Leaves emarginate or miuutely cordate at the base.
Eeoeptaeles more than an iuch in diameter F. mespilo'des.
Eoceptacles not more than -5 inch in diameter.
Leaves smooth, or only slightly liispid when young.
Leaves obovate-elliptio, apes rather suddenly
«"spi^'^ta 9G. F. brevicxsph.
Leaves elliptic-oblong, apes gi-adually acuminate . 97. F. Balim.
Leaves scabrid-hispid.
Leaves with 3to 6 pairs of primary lateral nerves;
young parts rufous hairy 98. F. nidis.
Leaves with 5 to S pairs of primary lateral nerves;
young parts not ruious hairy 99. P. copiosa.
Leaves more or less oblong, tapering to loth lase and opex.
Apes of leaves ending iu a narrow tail about an inch or more long.
Scandent or creeping . . . . . . . . . . . . 100« F, vostritta.
Erect shrubs or small trees.
Eeceptacles clavate or sub-globular, never less thau
•35 inch iu diameter 101. F. dmaia.
Eeceptacles very small, not more than -2 inch in diameter.
Venation of leaves transverse 102. F. cu^pidata.
„ oblique 103. F. Sikhimen^is.
Apes of leaves acuminate, without an abrupt narrow terminal tail.
Scandent, leaves very seabrid, receptacles pisiform . . . 104. P. ampehs.
An erect shrub ; receptacles axillary, depressed-globular. . 105, F. umbonata.
A small tree; receptacles axillary, pisifonn 106. P asperior.
Leaves narrowly linear-lanceolate: small trees.
Leaves entire, or gibbous towards the base 107. F. irregularis.
Leaves serrate-dentate iQg, F. C^minuii.
Leaves very large (15 to 20 inches long), with more or less ru/escent pubrseense.
Leaves panduriiorm, the edges coarsely and unequally inciso-dentate . 109. F. declpiens.
Leaves broadly ovate to obovate-elliptic, edges regularly and finely
110, R pmgem.
Perianth of the fiomrs eiliate; the interior of the receptacle hispid; reccptaclos nxillari/.
Leaves inequilateral, receptacles pedunculate HI . F. molinoerrrpa.
Leaves equilateral, receptacles sessile 112. Z Ricdelii.
SYCIDIÜM.
Leaves variabh in shape, more or less ovate, often irregularly lohed.
82. Ficiis PURPUR,\SCKNS, Bl. Biß. 471; 31 iq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2. 29i); Choix
(h PI. Raves de Buitenborg, t. 10; Ann. Mas. Lugd. Bat. iii. 271, 291.
An croct shrub, tlic leaves ¡xu-ple beneath; young parts with short stiff hairs. Leaves
petiolate, mombrauouH, ovate-elliptic, slightly inequilateral; the edges coarsely scn-ateci
enate, sometimes sinuate or lobed and almost pinnatifid in the upper half ; apex acuminate ;
ba.se nainwed or rounded, 3-nervcd; lower surface scabrous, upper sub-scabrid or smootli;
lateral primary nerves about 5 to 8 paii-s; leiigth 5 to 7 in,; petioles from -ö to 1 in ;
stipules ovate-lanecolate, small. Receptacles pedunculate, in axillary fascicles, pyr i form, yellow
when ripe, from '25 to -5 in long; peduncles -2 to -4 in. long.
Forests of Java,
"Well fig-nred by Jliquel (my figure is a copy of his), hut not well represented in
Herbaria. Evidently closely allied to F. humilis, Roxb., but distinguished from that by
its fasciculate p j i i form receptacles and erect—not creeping—habit.
PT..ATH 93.—Fruiting bi-anch of-F. Bl.
83. Ficus Buotanica, nov. spec.
An erect shnib; the young branches tomentose. Leaves petiolate, membranous, oblong^
obovate-oblong to broadly lyrate; the apex more or less acuminate; the cdgc.s f rom irregularly
3 toothed or lobed towai-ds the apex to deeply lyi-ate; tlie base rounded or sub-truncate,
3 - n e r v e d ; upper smiaee stiigose-scabrid, lower tomentose; lateral nerves about 5 pairs;
leng-th of blade 3-5 in. to 4-5 in., breadth 1-5 in. to 3-5 in. ; petioles -5 iu. to -75 in. ; stipule.s
ovate-lanceolate, scarious, their midribs tomentose, -5 in. long Receptacles pedunculate, in
imii-s, axillary, ovoid, with prominent, umbonate, mfvny-bracted umbilicus; hispid when
young, neai-ly smooth when ripe; length -75 in., breadth -5 in. ; basal bracts ovate-acute,
.scarious; pediincles -2 in long, tomentose. Slale flowers pedicel led; tlie perianth of 5 linearhvnceolate
joieces; stamens 1 or 2; tho anthers broadly ovate. Gall flowers with perianth
like tiie males, but longer; the ovary ovoid, smooth; the stylo short, sub-terminal. Fertile
female flowers with perianth lUce the males, but half as long ; achene triangular, rounded,
.smooth; the style lateral, shorter than the ovary.
Eastern Dooar of Bhotan, — (Jn^/j/A; plains of Assam, in Luckim2)ore,—Masler.i; in
Darrang,— G. Mann.
Prcviousl}'- to Mr. Mann's collecting good specimens of this species in the plains of
Assam, it was represented by imperfect specimens, which in the Calcutta Herbarium were
referred to F. hcterophylla, Linn. fil. 1 am now satisfied that it is distinct. Some of the
nude flowers liave two stamens.
P l a t k 80oB.—i^. Bhotanica, King. Branch with receptacles, not quite mature. 4, apex
i>f rece2}taclc; 5, base; G, s t i p u l e s , — a ? / s i s e ; 7, male flower; 8, gall flower ; 9 & 10,
fertile femal e flowers ; enlarged.
84. Fi c u s riETERorHYLii.v, Linn. fil. Supp. 442; TXoxh. FI. J7id. iii. 531; Miq. in
Lond. Jouru. Bot. vii. 231; FU Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2. 297; Ann. Mus. Lugd.
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