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also the Malay name for fig throughout the whole of the Archi- 

 pelago. Thi.s genus (Flcus) is certainly one of the most charac- 

 teristic of the Malay flora, and there is good reason for supposing 

 that there are more than a hundred species in the Philippines 

 alone, and as far as I was able to remark, each island seems to 

 have some pecular species. The genus almost takes the place in 

 the Archipelago that the Eiicalypts do in Australia. The timber 

 is, in general, useless. Many species are common to Australia. 



240. FiCUS HIRTA, Vahl. 



241. Ficus WASSA, Roxb. Gobi, Malay. The natives use the 

 bast for tow. The young leaves and fruits are cooked and eaten. 



242. Ficus altimeraloo, Roxb. More common in the Moluccas, 

 where it is called Bunga-jangan. 



243. Ficus aspera, Forster. Called in Sundanese Aroi-konjal, 

 and this is a name for several other descriptions of Ficus. 



244. Ficus radiata, Decaisne. 



245. PouzoLziA INDICA, Gaudichaud. A diffuse perennial with 

 the habit of a parietaria or pellitory, with the stems from six to 

 twelve inches long. Common in East India and the Archipelago, 

 and extending to Australia. 



246. PiPTURUS ASPER, Weddell. Dalonot, Tagalo ; in Malay, 

 Ki-buntur. A small tree with a wider diffusion than the last, as 

 it extends to the Pacific Islands and Mascarene Group. 



HYDROCHARIDACE^. 



247. Enhalus KOENiGii, Pud. A submerged water-plant like 

 the frog-bit of Europe, except that it has linear leaves. This is 

 one of the few salt-water genera, and is found all through the 

 lasoon. 



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248. PiSTiA stratiotes, L. In all the fresh-water streams and 

 lakes of the Malay Archipelago, and in the Philippines the surface 

 of the water is covered with small plants which look very like 



