52 FLORA OF JAMAICA Ficus 



We also include here, although we have not seen the figs at the time of 

 writing Clvdesdale ; Chester Vale ; Sheldon lload ; Harris ! Fl. Jam. 

 5120, 5261, 5385. 



Tree 35 ft. high. Leaves 6-12 cm. 1., 3-6 cm. br. ; nerves somewhat 

 prominent on both sides; petioles 1*3-3 cm. 1. ; stipules "5-1 cm. 1. Figs 

 about 1*5 cm. in diam ; peduncles 7-12 mm. 1. ; basal bracts semicircular, 

 2 mm. 1. ; opening above mouth about 2 mm. in diam. ; mouth 4 mm. 

 below opening. Named in honour of Dr. Grabham of Kingston, Jamaica. 



10. F. Wilsonii Warh. torn. cit. 467 (1903); twigs slender, 

 (when dry) subrugose ; stipules glabrous, leaves somewhat 

 leathery, glabrous, oblong to obovate-elliptical, base generally 

 subauriculate, cuneate, apex obtuse to subapiculate ; figs pea-like, 

 not depressed, glabrous, with two connate bracts at the base ; 

 mouth not or scarcely prominent, not surrounded by a ring. 

 F. americana Sic. Prodr. 127 (1788) & Fl. Lid. Occ. 1569 (non 

 Auhl.). F. pedunculata Griseh. op. cit. 151 (1859) (non Ait.). 

 F. pallida Griseh. loc. cit. (non Vahl.). 



Sicartzl Radnor, Blue 'Mta., Pur die \ Wilson; Fa.ir:6.eld, WnUschlaegel, 

 1377 ! Moneague. Prior ! March ! near Hope River, 1150 ft. ; near 

 Bellevue, 4250 ft. ; Bellevue, 4000 ft. ; Eggcrs ! below Craig Hill, near 

 Gordon Town; Claverty Cottage, Blue Mts. ; J.P. 1137, 1401, Hartl 

 Hanover, J.P. 1295, Morris ! Content Road, Port Royal Mts. ; near Troy, 

 1400-1600 ft. ; between Lacovia and Elam Wharf ; Iron Face, Chester 

 Vale, 3000 ft. ; Harris ! Fl. Jam. 5264, 8552, 9452, 9455, 9847, 10,030 ; 

 Grierfield, near Moneague ; between ^loneague and Mt. Diabolo ; Britton, 

 2638, 2719 ! Belvedere, Hanover, Mrs. Britton, 2858 ! 



Tree 20-40 ft. Ttvigs 2-3 mm. br., grey, younger reddish, scaly. 

 Leaves 4-10 cm. 1., l'5-3*5 cm. br. ; nerves 6-10 on each side, slender, 

 scarcely prominent, straight or slightly curved ; stipules 1-2 cm. 1., petioles 

 5-10 mm. 1. Figs (when dry) red, 7-10 mm. br. ; peduncles 4-6 mm. 1., 

 glabrous; bracts 1-5 mm. 1., roundish, glabrous; mouth 1-1-5 mm. br. 



11. F. populnea Willd. var. brevifolia Warh. torn. cit. 

 473 ; twigs (when dry) commonly furrowed, glabrous ; stiiDules 

 glabrous ; leaves parchment-like, glabrous, on the upper surface 

 minutely dotted with cystoliths, form and size variable, commonly 

 ovate, more rarely elliptical, base roundish, truncate or obtuse, 

 or more rarely subcordate, apex obtuse to shortly acuminate ; 

 figs globose or depressed-globose, or somew^hat pear-shaped, long- 

 stalked, with two small glabrous bracts scarcely connate ; mouth 

 a little prominent, not surrounded by a ring. F, Isevigata VaM 

 Fnum. ci. 183 (1806) ; Griseh. op. cit. 151. 



Houstoun in Herb. Sloane vii. 79a ! Great Goat Island ; Fort Clarence 

 Hill ; Pedro Bluff ; near Ferry ; sea-coast, Bull Bay ; Harris ! Fl. Jam. 

 9328, 9520, 9594, 9811, 10,172, 10,382. Florida, Cuba, Bahamas, Porto 

 Rico, Lesser Antilles. 



Trees 20-35 ft. high. Leaves generally 5-10 cm. 1., 3-5 cm. br. ; nerves 

 6-9 on each side, slender; petioles glabrous, to 4 cm. 1. ; stipules '5-1 cm. 

 1. Figs 8-12 mm. br., red ; peduncles 1-2 cm. 1. ; bracts 2-3 mm. 1., 

 obtuse ; mouth about 2 mm. br., closed by glabrous scales. 



F. pertusa Griseh. op. cit. 152 (non L. fil.) has not been seen 

 by us. 



