Ficus, G. King.] CXXXVI. URTICACER. (J. D. Hooker.) 521 
Mig. in L. J. B. vii. 431; An».ii.975. F. trachycarpa, Mig. in L. J. B.l. c. 
190; Brand. For. Fl. ii. 491. F. caudata, Wall. Cat. 4494; Mig. in 
L.J. B. l. c. 491; Ann. 275. F. Chincha, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 534. 
Lower hills of the HIMALAYA, ascending to 4500 ft.; from the Sutlej to 
otan ; Munniporg, the Knasra Mrs., BUkMA and MALACCA. 
An erect shrub, shoots scabrid. Leaves 4-5 in.; base acute, 3-5-nerved, nerves 
prominent harsh punctulate beneath; petiole 3-3 in.; stipules 4 in., lanceolate, ca- 
ducous, Recepts strongly umbonate in the obovoid forms and j in. diam., 3 in. in 
the globose, umbilical bracts often large, basal small, ripe yellow; peduncle -4 in. 
Male and gall fl. 5—6-cleft, anther broadly ovoid. Fem. fl. campanulate, 5-toothed ; 
achene ovoid subpapillose, style subterminal elongate, stigma cylindric.—F. clavata, 
Wall., has the obovoid large recepts, with male and gall flowers intermixed all over. 
: caudata, Wall., has subglobose scabrid ones, some exclusively female, others male 
and gall ; they are often wrinkled in both. . 
65. P. sikkimensis, Mig. Ann. Mus. iii. 225, 292; leaves alternate 
membranous elliptic or oblanceolate cuspidate entire, nerves 5-6 pairs, 
Tecepts small shortly peduncled solitary or clustered globose or globosely 
ovoid smooth warted. F. salicifolia, Mig. in L. J. B. vii. 491 ; Ann. 11. 292. 
F. caudata, Herb, H.f.& T. 
Eastern HIMALAYA and KnasrA Mrs., alt. 2-4000 ft. 20 
small tree, sometimes epiphytal, shoots puberulous. Leaves 24-5 in., tip sub- 
acute, base acute or acuminate 5-nerved, under surface pale punctulate, nerves pro- 
minent, petiole 1-3 in. seurfy; stipules 4-2 in., convolute curved. Recepts à in. 
lam., subumbonate, with long warts and sometimes whitish scales near the apex, pe- 
duncle about 35 in., bracts at the middle or base minute. Male fl. ; sepals 3; anther 
"oid, filament with a basal process. Gail. fl. ; ovary ovoid smooth, style short 
lateral tubular, Fem. fl. ; perianth 3-toothed; achene bordered with white, style 
Short, stigma cylindric solid.—Resembles a miniature F. subulata, which is a climber 
not found north of Chittagong. 
66. F. obscura, Blume Bijd. 474; leaves short-petioled membranous 
oblong to oblanceolate or elliptic-obovate or subtrapezoid very unequal-sided 
caudate dentate serrate or subentire scaberulous, nerves 4-5 pairs, recepts 
seat or in axillary pairs on the old wood subsessile ovoid or globose 
cabri hispid or hirsute. Mig. Flor. i. ii. 302; Ann. iii. 272, 292. F. coro- 
nata, Reinwdt. in Blume l. c. A70; Mig. Flor. 304. F. asperiuscula, 
Kunth § Bouché Ind. Sem. 91 ; Mig. in L. J. B. vii. 234, and Flor. l. c. 300. 
“ Srewiæfolia, Hort. Berol. F. Reemblas (im part), brevipes & hyphila 
m part), Mig. Pl. Jungh. 58, 60; Flor. 304, 305, 303. F. Zollingeriana 
& dasycanla, Miq. in L. J. B. l c. 460; Flor. l c. 322. F. cyrtophylla, 
W Cat. 4532; Miq. in L. J. B. l. c. 460. F. subdenticulata, Miq. 
Flor, 1, e. 823. 
Eastern HIMALAYA, Knasia Mrs. to Burma and the MALAY PENINSULA, 
sing to 3000 ft.—Disrris, Malay Islands. he ta 
ofte Tubby or subarboreous. Leaves 5-10 in., narrowed to t e : hdd 
be n d-sagittate, 3-7-nerved, above scabrous or subscabrous, hirsu e H hi Spi , 
Raath with strong nerves ; petiole )-14 in. ; stipules lanceolate, deciduously | iren e: 
n VPs 3-2 in., young umbonate, ripe reddish or orange with 1-2 wart-like side an 
pa basa] bracts; peduncle ;1,-} in., with minute hispid bracts. Male fi. 4-sepa ons 
i Monandrous, or diandrous with 6 obovate sepals, Gall fl. ; ovary globose, smoot , 
Jk short lateral, stigma dilated. Fem. fl. ; sepals 5, linear, hispid ; achene ov vidly 
e, style lon ; : indric.—Some narrow-leaved forms approac 
F, Pisiferas Wall & lateral, stigma cyl 
il, base oblique 
