178 CXXIlIc. MORACEZ (Hutchinson). [Picus. 
120. F. wildemaniana, Warb. in Warb. & De Wild. Fic. Fl. 
Congo, 7 (name only), and in De Wild. & Durand, Relig. Dewevr. 217. 
Branchlets thick and stout, ribbed, about 4 in. thick just below the 
apex, pilose between the ribs. Leaves large, oblong-oblanceolate 
or somewhat pandurate, rounded or cordate at the base, shortly 
and obtusely acuminate, 6-20 in. long, 34-74 im. broad, entire, 
coriaceous, closely reticulate on both surfaces; midrib slightly 
grooved above when dry, very prominent below, nearly } in. broad 
at the base below ; lateral nerves 8-10 on each side of the midrib, 
looped, distinct on both surfaces, very prominent below ; tertiary 
nerves very lax and much branched below ; petiole 3-24 in. long, 
stout, sharply and deeply ribbed, pubescent between the ribs; 
stipules not seen, soon caducous. Receptacles large, sessile in 
axillary pairs, subglobose, about 14-13 in. in diam., much wrinkled 
and tuberculate when dry, shortly pubescent. Basal bracts 
triangular-ovate, obtuse, about 3 in. long, chartaceous, adpressed- 
pubescent or subvillous outside, glabrous within. Ostiole mammil- 
late, slightly projecting, with a small pore-like orifice ; bracts all 
descending into the receptacle, glabrous. Male flowers with 4 
solitary stamen.—Mildbr. & Burret in Engl. Jahrb. xlvi. 239; De 
Wild. in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. lii. 235. 
South Central. Belgian Congo: Congolo, Sapin! Lutshima and Dimba, 
Sapin! Gumbari, Seret, 137! between Buta and Bima, Seret, 52! Upper 
Aruwimi, at Eala, Pynaert, 695! Kutu, Laurent! Kiri, Laurent! Sankuru, 
Inja'! and without precise locality, Dewévre, 562 ! 
aoe to Sapin the latex of this species is used in the adulteration of 
rubber. 
121. F. pseudo-Vogelii, A. Chev. in Comptes Rend. Acad. Paris, 
exxxv. 443. Habit and leaves as in F’. Vogelii, Mig., but the recep- 
tacles much larger and about 1 in. in diam. 
Upper Guinea. Lagos, Millson ! 
Lower Guinea. Gaboon: Libreville, Chevalier, 4408! Klaine, 994! 
Debeaux, 169! 
This is perhaps merely a large-fruited variety of F. Vogelii, Mig. 
122. F. subcalcarata, Warb. & Schweinf. in Engl. Jahrb. xx. 159. 
Branchlets fairly stout, purplish when dry, glabrous. Leaves 
elliptic or oblong-elliptic, very shortly and obtusely acuminate, 
rounded at the base, 54-8 in. long, 21-4 in. broad, entire, glabrous 
on both surfaces ; midrib flat above, prominent below, about 1} ln. 
broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex of the leaf-blade, 
straw-coloured below ; lateral nerves 8-9 on each side of the midrib, 
diverging from it at an angle of 45° or more, distinct on both surfaces, 
prominent and straw-coloured below, looped and becoming slender 
towards the margin; tertiary nerves and veins forming a Vey 
close prominent reticulation on the lower surface ; petiole 1-25 # 
long, 1-1} lin. thick, glabrous; stipules deciduous. Receptacles 
