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13. F. cumingii Miq. Lond. Journ. Bot. 7; 235, 1818. 
This species has been named after its discoverer, and has 
not yet been reported from outside the Philippines. My 
specimen number 8012 differs from the type in being strictly 
a shrub, 2 m. high; and in having much elongated leaves 
which are subentire and bear only obscure transverse veins. 
It thrives on dry grassy slopes and mountains near Baguio 
at an elevation of 1400 m. 
14. F. obscura Bim. Bijd. 474, 1825-6. This common 
and widely distributed species presents many forms which 
have been described by various authors as distinct species. 
My specimen number 8013 collected at Baguio seems to 
agree well with King’s diagnosis given in the Ann. Roy. 
Bot. Gard. Cale. 1; 81, 1887, except in its smaller and 
coriaceous leaves. It has not previously been reported under 
this name from the Philippines, though its distribution is 
given from the lower Himalayan forests of northeastern 
India through the Khasi Hills, Burma, and the Malayan 
Peninsula and Archipelago. 
15. F. hauili Bico; Fi. Filip ed. 1; 684, 1837. This 
is a 5 m. high shrub or often tree like, has a range from 
the lowlands clear up into the ravines of the pine forests 
about Baguio at an elevation of 1700 m., and is the most 
common species of figs in the Philippines. The erect re- 
ceptacles are much compressed, prominently ridged above 
the middle, with the shining smooth surface conspicuously 
spotted with white and turning to a yellowish white when 
fully mature. Number 8014 is typical, but 8029 I refer 
here with hesitation. The latter has much smaller recep- 
tacles which are more or less clustered; furthermore, they 
are subglobose and without the prominent ridges. May 
prove to be a distinct species. 
16. F. asperrima Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3; 554, 1832. This 
species ranges from the low plains to elevations of about 
1000 m. on the hills of central and southern India, and 
in Ceylon; reported to be very distinct and without much 
variation. It is doubtful whether my specimen is of the 
typical Indian form, or whether it is confused with F. 
~ cumingii Mig. Lond. Journ. Bot. 7; 235, 1848: F. obscura 
