64. MORACE&. [ 4. Ficrs. 



leaves with a rounded or obtnse base and very numerous fine 

 parallel sec. n. spreading from the mid-rib, those at the base 

 quite similar to the others. Recepts divaricate globose §-§* 

 diam., yellow or reddish when quite ripe, in axillary pairs, 

 sessile with a narrow base. 



In valley 8, Singbhum, Hazaribagh, and Santd. P., but not common. 

 Evergreen. Kecepts ripen J any. -May. 



L. 2'' by 1" to 3J* by 2 V . Main sec. n. are about 12 prs. scarcely 

 stronger than the numerous intermediate ones. Petiole £-1". Bracts 2 

 almost concealed by the base of the recept. 



16. F. tomentosa, Bcxb. Janapa Hesa, K. ; Capakia 

 bare, S.; Barun, Kharw. 



A large or small tree with tomentose or wooly branchlets 

 and frequently with thin aerial roots. L. very variable in 

 size, easily recognized by the more or less persistent t omentum 

 and very prominent venation beneath, by the cordate base 

 and a curious longitudinal glandular depression on the 

 mid-rib a little above the base beneath. Recepts white or 

 grey tomentose \-\" diam. globose sessile. 



Among dry rocks, often on the most rocky and arid hillB, throughout 

 the area, occasionally on old buildings as on the PalamauFort. Ever- 

 green. Eecepts appear in the axils of the new leaves in June and 

 remain over a year, the old ones being at the leaf scars. 



L. ell., oblong, ovate or somewhat obovate, 2\" by 2" to 8£" by 4**, 

 or V by b\", sec. n. 5-8 prs. above the many-nerved base. 



17. F. bengalensis, L. Bai, Bo. ; Bare, M. S. ; Barh, 

 Kharw., R. ; Bor, Beng. The Banyan. 



A large tree with the shoots pubescent when young, 

 branches sending down aerial roots which in favourable 

 localities become as thick as the parent stem. L. ovate to 

 elliptic obtuse with rounded or sub-cordate 3-5-nerved base, 

 old glabrous or slightly pubescent beneath. Recepts sessile 

 in pairs f-f " diam. scarlet when ripe puberulous. 



Wild in the damper valleys of Singbhum and the S. P. Recepts may 

 be found all «he year round ;• they ripen abf ut April-May and again 

 Dec.-Jany. and are eaten. Nearly evergreen. Eenews leaves May-June. 

 The tree may be propagated by large cuttings. 



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