Ficus. | CXXIIc. MORACEZ (Hutchinson). 181 
obtusely acuminate, the acumen about } in. long, obtuse or rounded 
at the base, 7-12 in. long, 3-5} in. broad, entire, thinly coriaceous, 
dull and glabrous on both surfaces, prominently and closely reticulate 
below ; midrib impressed above, very prominent below, about 1} lin. 
broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex of the blade ; lateral 
nerves 9-10 on each side of the midrib, diverging from it at an angle 
of about 50°, frequently subopposite, slightly arcuate, becoming 
famter and looped near the margin, distinct above, prominent 
but mostly rather slender below; tertiary nerves slender, forming 
arches with their apices towards the margin between the lateral 
nerves, distinct on the lower surface ; petiole 14-2} in. long, finely 
sulcate, glabrous ; stipules caducous, those surrounding the terminal 
bud ovate-lanceolate, probably obtuse, about 2 in. long and } in. 
broad, subcoriaceous, the outer ones tomentose around the outside 
of the base, otherwise glabrous, the inner densely tomentose all over 
the outside. Receptacles axillary, sessile, probably mostly in 
pairs, depressed-globose, about 3 in. in diam., glabrous. Basal 
bracts 2, semicircular or semilunar, about 4 lin. broad, densely villous 
with long yellowish persistent hairs outside, glabrous within. Ostiole 
slightly prominent, 2-lipped ; orifice small; bracts all descending 
into the receptacle, not visible from the outside, glabrous. Male 
flowers with a solitary stamen; anther obtuse. Achene smooth, 
with a slender style and rather long stigma.—De Wild. in Bull. 
Soc. Bot. Belg. lii. 231. F'. subcalcarata, var. vestitobracteata, Mildbr. 
& Burret in Engl. Jahrb. xlvi. 238. F. Alvaresii, Warb. ex Mildbr. 
& Burret, l.c. 239, name only. 
Lower Guinea Princess Island, Quintas, 29! 166! (perhaps cultivated). 
St. Thomas Island, Alvares ! 
Occurs also in Johanna, Comoro Islands. 
126. F. basarensis, Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret in Engl. Jahrb. 
xlvi. 253. An epiphyte or tree up to 45 ft. high ; branchlets mostly 
tather slender, thinly pubescent or sometimes quite tomentose 
when young. Leaves obovate-elliptic or elliptic, rounded or very 
shortly acuminate, mostly somewhat narrowed to the base, 24-6 in. 
long, 14-3 in. broad, entire, thinly chartaceous or almost membranous, 
glabrous and dull on both surfaces; midrib flat above, prominent 
below, rather slender ; lateral nerves 8-10 on each side of the midrib, 
diverging from it at an angle of about 55°, slender, distinct on both 
surfaces; tertiary nerves following the direction of the lateral 
herves and little less prominent; veins rather lax and obscure 
below ; petiole variable, 3-24 in. long, mostly slender, finely and 
longitudinally wrinkled, glabrous; stipules caducous, lanceolate, 
acutely acuminate, 4-5 lin. long, chaffy, slightly puberulous rE. 
Receptacles usually crowded, in axillary pairs, sessile, globose, Pitege 
i diam., densely and softly tomentose with white hairs, with a 
distinct slightly umbonate glabrescent ostiole. Basal bracts 2, 
