130 CXXIIIc. MORACEH (Hutchinson). | Ficus. 
the margin, distinct on both surfaces; tertiary nerves lax and 
inconspicuous ; petiole 1-3 in. long, slender, minutely puberulous ; 
stipules caducous, those surrounding the terminal bud lanceolate, 
long-acuminate, about 4 in. long, subcoriaceous, glabrous. Recep- 
tacles borne in fascicles on short cushion-shaped protuberances on 
the main branches, pedunculate, obovoid, contracted at the base, 
14 in. long, 3-1 in. in diam., closely spotted, softly pubescent; peduncle 
31 in. long, about 1} lin. thick, angular and twisted when dry, softly 
pubescent. Basal bracts deciduous, leaving a small pubescent rim 
encircling the top of the peduncle. Ostiole slightly raised, subto- 
mentose, 2-lipped; bracts all descending into the receptacle, the 
pair nearest the orifice linear, obtuse, 3 lin. long, somewhat fleshy, 
glabrous, the others acutely acuminate. Male flowers shortly 
pedicellate : perianth-segments obovate-oblanceolate, rounded at the 
apex, glabrous. Stamen solitary, accompanied by a slender style 
produced at the base of the filament ; filament } lin. long; anther- 
cells diverging at the base ; connective slightly produced at the apex. 
Female flowers with acutely acuminate perianth-segments. Style 
slender, the stigmas of several flowers cohering. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Malange district ; M’Bango woods, Gossweiler, 1005! 
46. F. macrosperma, Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret in Engl. Jahrb. 
xlvi. 223. A tree 130 ft. high; trunk stout; branchlets twiggy, 
sulcate, glabrous. Leaves oblong or oblong-lanceolate, gradually 
and obtusely acuminate, obtuse at the base, 2}-3} in. long, 3-1 m. 
broad, entire, chartaceous, dark-coloured on the upper surface when 
dry, fuscous-brown below, glabrous; midrib flat above, prominent 
below, about 4 lin. broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex 
of the blade; lateral nerves about 9 on each side of the midrib, 
diverging from it at an angle of about 55°, slender, distinct below, 
looped near the margin ; veins very lax and only slightly conspicuous 
below ; petiole slender, 4-5 lin. long, very minutely puberulous; 
stipules early deciduous, glabrous. Receptacles thick and woody, 
borne on the trunk, pedunculate, subglobose, 1} in. in diam., shortly 
and densely hispid; peduncle stout, 1-1} in. long, about 23 In. 
thick, shortly hispid. Basal bracts 2, soon deciduous, leaving the 
large orbicular basal portion closely adpressed to the receptacle. 
Ostiole 2-lipped ; bracts few, not visible from the outside, all descend- 
ing into the receptacle. Male flowers pedicellate : perianth-segments 
3, connate at the base. Stamen solitary. Female flowers sessile or 
subsessile ; style filiform. 
Upper Guinea. Togo: Atakpame; near Enjauu-Bena, Doering, 356! 
Cameroons: Bipindi, Zenker, 2639 ! 
Lower Guinea. Gaboon, Dupargquet ! 
47. F. sansibarica, Warb. in Engl. Jahrb. xx. 171. A tree with 
large spreading main branches on which are borne numerous clusters 
