Ficus. MONOECIA MONANDRIA. 539 
23. F. Wassa, R. 
Shrubby, straight. Leaves broad-lanceolate, often lacini- 
ate, sub-serrate, scabrous, Fruit axillary, peduncled, solita- 
ry, or paired, sub-rotund, 
Wassa of the Malays, and probably Caprificus aspera, 
Rumph, Amb, iii, t. 94. 
This small straight species was introduced into this gar- 
den, from the Moluccas, by Mr. Smith. The fruit coppees 
during the hot season. 
Stem straight, almost simple, from three to four feet high, 
covered with dark brown, pretty smooth bark. Leaves al- 
ternate, petioled, broad-lanceolate, frequently much and. va- 
riously lanceolate and in that case broader than when entire, 
with the margins often serrulate, rough on both sides, and 
having two small lateral nerves near the base, with a green 
gland in the axill of each, from two to six inches long. Pe- 
tioles about an inch long, slightly channelled. Stipules 
chaffy, sub-lanceolate, caducous. Fruit axillary, solitary or 
paired, peduncled, somewhat compressed into the shape of a 
turnip, smooth, the size of a gooseberry ; umbilicus smal) and 
shut with scales. Calyx of the fruit none; of the pedun- 
cle or bractes obscure. lorets, nine tenths are female, the 
few male ones are round the umbilicus and mixed ipiced 
the inner scales thereof. 
. 24, F. Indica, Amoen, Acad, i. p. 27. Martyn’s ed. Mill, 
Dict, Ms Des: 
. Branches dropping roots, which become as eg as the 
cbigihal: trunk. Leaves ovate-cordate, Fruit in sessile, 
axillary pairs, =” 
Sans, Vuta, See Asiat. Res. iv. 310. 
Peralu. Rheed. Mal. i. t. 28. 
Beng. Bur, or But, 
-Varinga latifolia, —— ini iii, 127. t. 4. the figure 
very bad. As orl 
Cing. Bagha. jee 
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