Ficus.] CXXIIIc. MORACEZ (Hutchinson). 131 
of figs. Leaves oblong or lanceolate-oblong, obtuse at both ends, 
33-5$ in. long, 14-2} in. broad, entire, firmly chartaceous, finely 
verrucose above, otherwise dull and glabrous on both surfaces ; 
midrib slightly impressed above, prominent below, about 1 lin. broad 
at the base, gradually tapered to the apex of the blade; lateral 
nerves 8-9 on each side of the midrib, the lowermost pair opposite 
and sharply ascending, the others diverging from the midrib at a 
wide angle and mostly arcuate, slender, prominent below, looped close 
to the margin ; tertiary nerves very lax and branched, distinct below ; 
veins closely reticulate and distinct on the lower surface ; petiole 
1}-2} in. long, glabrous; stipules deciduous. Receptacles borne 
in clusters on the old main branches, globose, 3-1 in. in diam., green 
when fresh, minutely puberulous, wrinkled like a plum when dry, 
with a basal stipe 1 lin. long. Basal bracts not seen. Ostiole 
2-lipped, with no bracts visible from the outside, all descending 
into the receptacle. Male flowers with a solitary stamen.—Mildbr. 
& Burret in Engl. Jahrb. xlvi. 223. F. Langenburgii, Warb. in Engl. 
Jahrb. xxx. 293. F. delagoensis, Sim, For. Fl. Port. E. Afr. 99, t. xcii. 
F. libertiana, Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret, l.c., name only 
Mozamb. Distr. Zanzibar, Stuhlmann, 793! Sacleuz, 2021! German 
East Africa: Dar-es-Salaam, Stuhlmann! Langenburg, at Lake Nyasa, 
Goetze, 859 ! 
In the Berlin Herbarium there is a photograph of a tree of this species showing 
large Spreading main branches with a multitude of figs arranged in clusters, 
of which appear to be borne on the younger branches or on the young 
Shoots. 
Occurs also in extratropical Portuguese East Africa. 
48. F. Demeusei, Warb. in Warb. & De Wild. Fic. Fl. Congo, 20, t. xiv. 
Jigs. 5-6. Branchlets glabrous, grey or brownish-grey, fairly slender. 
Leaves rather elongate-oblanceolate, shortly and rather abruptly 
obtusely acuminate, narrowed to an obtuse base, 34-6 in. long, 14-2 
in. broad, entire, membranous, dull and glabrous on both surfaces ; 
midrib flat and more or less straw-coloured above, prominent 
below, 3-1 lin. broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex of 
the blade ; lateral nerves 14-17 on each side of the midrib, diverging 
from it at a very wide angle, slender, looped near the margin, distinct 
on both surfaces, prominent below; tertiary nerves only slightly 
less prominent than the lateral ones and following their direction, 
distinct below ; veins fairly lax and distinct below ; petiole slender, 
3-3 in. long, glabrous; stipules caducous, lanceolate, acuminate. 
Receptacles not seen, but no doubt borne in fascicles on the main 
stem or branches remote from the leaves.—Th. & Hél. Durand, Syll. 
Fl. Congol. 505; Mildbr. & Burret in Engl. Jahrb. xlvi. 229. 
South Central. Belgian Congo ; without precise locality, Demeuse, 410 ! 
According to a sketch on the type specimen the receptacies are pedunculate. 
