^icus.'] MOEACE.E (Hutchinson).- 537 



few, all descending into tlie receptacle, glabrous ; male flowers with 

 a solitary stamen. Hutchinson in Prain, FL Trap, Afr. vi. ii. 160. 

 F. naialensis, Sim, For, FL Gape Col 307, L 136? not'of Hochsf, 



Coast Region : Konigha Dh-. : in Gwenkala ^Yoods. near Komclia, Flancwan, 

 e79J, and in Ila-h, Bolus, 1312 ! 



Kalahari Kegion : Transvaal ; Houtbosch Berg, Nehon, 435 I Potatabosch, 



BurtUDary^ 1202! Woodbush forests, LegaL 67241 Diimisa Station, Rudat'is, 

 1095! 



Eastern Region : Transkei ; Kentani districts, Miss Perfhr, 1126 ! Pondoland ; , 

 Port St. John, Sim, 2406 ! Natal ; Durban, Sim^ 7125 ! Umgaye, Budati% 1095 ! 

 and without precise locality', Gcrrard^ 1184! 



Occurs also in Ti-opical Africa. 





14. F. Petersii (AVarb. in Engl. Jalirb. xx. 164); a tree up to 

 60 ft. high ; young branchlets crisped-piibesceut, at lengtb nearly 

 labrous, ribbed when dry ; leaves oblanceolate, elliptic-oblanceolate 

 or obovate-lanceolafce, narrowed to an obtuse base or rarely rounded 

 to the base, very shortly and obtusely pointed, 1|-3|- in. long, 

 f-1^ in. broad^ thinly but rather rigidly chartaceous, glabrous on 

 both surfaces ; lateral nerves" 6-8 on each side of the midrib, slightly 

 arcuate, conspicuous on both surfaces, but more prominent below, 

 looped within the margin ; tertiary nerves and veins lax and nearly 

 as prominent below as the lateral nerves ; petiole up to 2 in. long, 

 slender, glabrous ; stipules caducous ; receptacles axillary, mostly 

 paired, quite sessile, ovoid, brown, tomentose A\'hen mature, about 

 41 lin. long and 3^- lin. in diam., with a conspicuous pore-like 

 ostiole ; basal bracts small and deciduous ; bracts of the ostiule 

 descending vertically into the receptacle, glabrous ; male flowers 

 with a membranous glabrous perianth and a solitary stamen. 

 Mildhr, d: Bnvrei in EmjL Jalirh. xhi. 2o8 ; Uatchinson in Prain, FL 

 TrojK Afr. vi. ii. 182. F, ruficeps, Warh, in Engl Jalirh, xxx. 29+. 

 F. Galpinii, Warh, in Yiertelj. IsaturforscTi. Ges. Ziirich^ Ii. 140. 

 F, Dinteri, Warb. Lc, 141. F. scJtinziana, Warh, Lc. 143. 



Kalahaiu Rkgiox : Transvaal; between SpitzkopandtheKoniati Piiver, Wilms, 

 1345 1 near Barberton, Pole Brans, 20621 Thorncroft, 5131! Burtt-Darif, 282 I 

 Rimers Creek, Thornwoft, 10 1 Target ValJev, Thorncroft, 66171 Enfield Road, 



Burtt^Dnnj, 5218! Saudfouteiii, Wther, 6609 1 



Eastern Kegton : Natal : Durban Botanic Gardens, Burtt-Bavyin Ilerh. Uood, 



12839! Albert Park, Bartt- Davy in Herb, Wood, 1283S ! 12849! 

 Occurs also in Tropical Africa. 



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15. F. Burkei (Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. iii, 289) ; a 

 tree; young branchlets shortly pubescent or almost tomentose; 

 leaves elli])tic or elliptic-oblanceolate, rounded or slightly and 

 obtusely pointed at the apex, rounded at or slightly narrowed to an 

 obtuse 'base, U-4i in. long, f-2 in. broad, rigidly chartaceous, 

 glabrous and dull on both surfaces, sometimes finely pustulate above ; 

 lateral nerves 6-8 on each side of the midrib, straight or curved, 

 looped within the margin, distinct on both surfaces, more prominent 



