144 URTICACEZ. 
Leaves bluntly apiculate, persis- 
tently tomentose ; petioles -1] in. 
long; receptacles globose, }-} in. 
in diam., grey-tomemtose.—A large 
tree with a few aerial roots from 
the main branches 
Leaves small, glabrous on both sur- 
faces; merves close, the primary 
[ Ficus. 
. 3. F. tomentosa. 
lateral ones hardly stronger than the © 
. secondary ; receptacles about 4 in. in 
diam., smooth, yellowish or red 
when ripe.—A large evergreen tree 
with usually a few aerial roots from 
the lower branches, often epiphytic 
Receptacles distinctly stalked; leaves 
elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, bluntly 
acuminate at the apex and narrowed to 
the 3-nerved base, glabrous and _shin- 
ing above.—A tall evergreen tree . : 
Petioles rarely less than 2 in. (Sce F. infec- 
toria), sometimes jointed to the blade :— 
Leaves 5-7 nerved at the base :— 
Leaves terminating at the apex in a 
slender tail about 4 the length of the 
blade ; base rounded or truncate ; 
stipules minute : ; 
Leaves narrowed at the apex into a 
cusp about 4} the length of the blade ; 
stipules 34-1 in. long. :— 
Base of leaf truncate or slightly nar- 
rowed into the petiole, usually 
5-nerved ; receptacles sessile, in 
pairs, axillary or from leaf-scars.— 
A medium-sized tree 
Base of leaf usually cordate, never 
narrowed into the petiole, always 
7-nerved ; receptacles usually 
shortly stalked, in pairs or clusters 
from below the leaves.—A small 
glabrous tree or shrub, often epi- 
phytic : : - : : 
. 4. F. retusa. 
5. F. glaberrima. 
. 6. F. religiosa. 
. 7. F. Rumphii. 
8. F. Arnottiana. 
