150 URTICACEE. [Ficus. 
Fic. 14. F. Benjamina, Willd.; Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii, 550.—Vern, 
Kamrup.—Leaves 2-5 in. long, ovate or rhomboid-elliptic ; recept- 
acles usually whitishSiwalik range at about 3,000 ft. (Kanjilal), 
and in the forests of N. Oudh (R. Thompson, Duthie).—Distrib. : 
Along the base of Himalaya from Kumaon eastwards ; also in Bengal, 
Assam, Khasia Hills, extending to Burma and China. A very 
handsome evergreen tree and suitable for planting in gardens if 
sufficient space be allowed for the development of aerial roots from 
the lower branches. 
5. F. glaberrima, Blume Bijdr. 451; King Sp. Fic. 37, t. 43; 
F. B. I. V., 506 ; Kanjilal For. Fl. (ed. 2), 370 ; Gamble Man. 640; 
Prain Beng. Pl. 980; Brandis Ind. Trees 600. F. angustifolia, 
Roxb. Fl. Ind. wi, 554.—Vern. Kakri, durla (fide Brandis). 
A tall tree, glabrous except the branchlets and lower surface of leaves ; 
bark light yellowish-brown, lenticellate. Leaves subcoriaceous, 
5-8 in. long, elliptic oblong or ovate-lanceolate, bluntly acuminate, 
entire, glabrous and shining above, puberulous beneath ; base acute, 
‘rarely rounded, 3-nerved; lateral nerves 8-10 pairs, nearly hori- 
zontal, not very prominent ; petiole $-1} in., slender; stipules 3- in. 
linear-lanceolate, glabrous, fugacious. Receptacles stalked, in axil- 
lary pairs, 4-4 in. in diam., smooth and orange-coloured when ripe ; 
basal bracts.3. MaLE FLOWERS, a few near the mouth of the recep- 
tacle, subsessile. Sepals 4, lanceolate. Stamen 1; filament short. 
GALL FLOWERS sessile or nearly so. Perianth 4-fid. FERTILE 
FLOWERS: Perianth none. Achenes viscid when ripe. 
' Swampy ground in Dehra Dun (Duthie), and in the Sub-Himalayan tract 
eastwards. Receptacles ripen in Feb.-March. Disrris.: Tropical 
Himalaya, in shady ravines from Garhwal and Kumaon_ to 
Bhutan ; also in Burma, the Andamans and the Malay Islands. The 
leaves and young shoots afford excellent fodder. 
6. F. religiosa. Linn. Sp. Pl. 1959; Roxb. Fl. Ind. wi, 547 ; 
Royle Ill. 237 ; Brand. For. Fl. 415 ; Ind. Trees 601 ; King Sp. Fic. 
55,t. 67A; F. B.I.V.,513 ; Watt E. D. ; Comm. / rod. Ind. 538 ; 
Kanjilal For. Fl. (ed. 2), 371 ; Gamble Man. 644 ; Collett Fl. Siml. 
459 ; Prain Beng. Pl. 980 ; Cooke Fl. Bomb. 11, 649.—Vern. Pipal, 
pipli (Hind). 
A large glabrous tree usually at first epiphytic; bark grey, exfoliating 
in roundish irregular flakes ; branches without aerial roots. Leaves 
coriaceous, shining, long-petioled, drooping, 4-7 in. long, ovate- 
