528 MOEACE.E (Hutchinson). [Ficifs, 



F. simhilensis, Warh,^ F, Maiahelee, Warh,^ F. iimhonigera, ]]arh., 

 F. ohlongkcuyn, Wcirh.^ F. sericeogcmyna, TTarb., F, hrachjinis, Warh., 

 F, grandicmyciy Warh,, F. sarcipes, WarT),, and F, canlocarj^n, Warb., 

 ex MiJdh. d' Burret in EngL Jahrh. xlvi. 197-8, names only. Sycomorus 

 eapensls^ 3I!q, in Hool', Lond.Jonrn. Bot. vii. 113, /. iii. Jig. B. Syco- 

 morns auineensis, Mia. in Hooh. Niaer FL 523, and in HooJc. Land, 



Jonrn. Bat, \n, 112, i. xix.fig, B. 

 Boom, 123, and in HooJc. Land, Jo 



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Coast Eegion : KnysnaDIv. ; near Stofpad, BarcJicUy 5294 ! Humansdorp Div. ; 

 Essebosch, near Zeeko River, Thunherg ; Uitenhage D\\\ ; Enon, among busbes, 

 I)rege ! Springfields, Paterson^ 1907 ; Albany Div. ; Blamv Krantz, in a wooded 

 ravine, Burcliell^ 3676 ! a large tree near the "Woolwashery in Howisous Poort, 

 MacOwan, 29G1 ! Ilowisons Pooi-t, Salhhury, 439 ; East London Div. ; river 

 banks near Ea.st London, Galpin, 3103 ! East London, Sim, 2223 ! Konogba Div. ; 

 along streams near Komglia, Flauagan, 7G7 ; Queenritown Div. ; Junction Fann, 

 Galpin, 8250! 



KalaHxVBI Region : Transvaal ; Hontbosch (Woodbusb), Rehmann, 6487 ! 6480 ! 

 IlatcldnsX Magoobas Ivloof, Houtboscbberg Range, Bartt-Davy, 2595! 5240! 

 Sliewass Bur;li, Legal, 17 1 Tzaneen Estate, Zoutpansberg Range, Burtt-Davy, 

 52411 Medinjen :\[i3sion Station, Burtt-Banj, 5242! Target Valley, Barberton, 

 Thorticroft, 6G16 ! Barberton district, Burtt^Bavy, 5243 I Crocodile River Valley, 

 Burtt-Banj, 7648 ! Swaziland ; Em Babaan, Burtt-Davy, 2828 ! 2887! 2890 !l ^ 



Eastern Region : Natal ; Durban. AVau^s, 264 ! Pinetown, Burtt-Davy, 23S7 t 

 Maritzburg, ^Sm, 21G2 ! and without precise locality, Gerrard, 1183 ! 



Widelj^ spread over nearly the whole of Tropical Africa ; Cape Verde Islands. 



3. F. Pretorige (Burtt-Davy in Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr. ii. 365, 



with figures) ; a large tree ; brancLlets mostly short and twiggy^ 

 glabrous and purplish when young, rarely minutely puberulous ; 

 leaves spreading, oblong or oblong-elliptic, rounded at the base^ 

 mostly rather abruptly and obtusely shortly acuminate, 2-3^ in, 

 long, |-1| in. broad, entire, rigidly coriaceous, often somewhat 

 glaucous below, light-green when dry ; midrib almost equally pro- 

 minent on both surfaces, straw-coloured, |-1 lin. broad at the base, 

 gradually tapered to the apex of the blade; lateral nerves 10-12 

 on each side of the midrib, equally prominent on both surfaces, 

 spreading at a wide angle, rather slender, looped well within the 

 margin ; tertiary nerves and veins strongly reticulate on both 

 surfaces ; petiole |-1 in. long, glabrous ; stipules caducous, those 

 surrounding the terminal bud linear-lanceolate, acutely acuminate, 

 ^— ^ in. long, purplish, glabrous; receptacles axillary, crowded 

 towards the ends of the branchlets, shortly pedunculate or stib- 

 i^essile, ^glabrous, 3^-4 lin. in diaiu., spotted, glabrous; peduncle 



abrous ; basal bracts 3, whorled, ovate- 

 orbicular, about f lin. broad, glabrous ; ostiole only slightly pi'O- 

 truded, with 3 or 4 broad bracts visible from the outside and 

 spreading across the mouth, glabrous or slightly puberulous ; inner 

 bracts rather fleshy, curved round into the receptacle, glabrous ; 

 male flowers sessile ; perianth-segments 3, ovate, obtuse, slightly 

 fleshy, glabrous ; anther solitarv, sessile ; female flowers sub- 



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