8. Ficus.] 125. MORACE.E. 



1)6 hooded over the recept when very youn-? but only show as scars at the 

 expanded top of the pedicels in the later stages. Base of recept rarely shortly 

 stipitate aljove this expanded top of pedicel and in some Sikkim specimens 

 hairy. 



5. F. glabella, Blume. Putkul, K. 



A small or mod. -sized tree with oblong or ovate-oblong suddenly- 

 acuminate or caudate not very shining leaves 2 -5-3 -5" or sometimes 

 up to 5-5" by 2", base rounded or obtuse, sec. n. 10-14 spreading, as 

 strong as the two short lateral basal nerves, \evy closely and beauti- 

 fully reticulate between and between the fine loops of the secondaries 

 and the cartilaginous margin, reticulations raised both sides when 

 dry. Petiole -S-'TS" glabrous. Recepts globose or somewhat 

 pyriform pedicelled •25--4" diam., depressed globose, slightly or 

 prominently umbonate (ostiole often however perforate like other 

 figs after escape of the fig wasps), white, pink or blue, often 

 verrucose, usually many, paired from the old leaf axils, some also 

 from current leaf-axils. Basal bracts (at top of pedicel) not sunk 

 in the base, membranous, broadly ovate, or triangular, sometimes 

 deciduous. 



Rocky ravines in the mountains. Sinobhum ! Ranchi and Palamau, Neterhat, 

 3000 ft. ! Recepts ripen April- June. Top of Mailagiri Hill, Bonai, Cooper ! 



Cooper's specimen was from a very Inishy tree of about 3 ft. girth, with very 

 nodose branchlets, small leaves r5-2".5" only and pisiform recepts with cadi;cous 

 bracts. All our specimens have pedicelled recepts and are apparently var. ajjinig. 

 F.B.I. Blume describes his glabella as with recepts sessile. The pedicels are 

 ■l-*2" only and slender. 



Aerial roots have not been observed. Buds sometimes puberulous. Stipules 

 •1--3". 



•<). F. nervosa, Roth. 



A straight, sometimes large tree, with mouse-coloured tomentose 

 Iwigs and buds. Leaves sometimes sub-opposite, oblong or oblan- 

 c-eolate, shortly suddenly acuminate or cuspidate, very dark above 

 and shining both sides, attaining 10" by 4" but mostly 5-9", with 

 rounded or cuneate 3 -nerved base, the lateral basal nerves very short 

 and not stronger than the secondaries ; sec. n. 7-11 depressed in the 

 lamina when fresh so that the leaf appears bullate, looping not far 

 from the margin, closelj^ reticulate between. Petiole '3-1". Recepts 

 subglobose •3--5" diam. (-25-1", King), purple when ripe, on slender 

 stipes thickened upwards, bracts at base of stipes (none at base of 

 recept.) usually 2-3 connate. 



Chiefly along nalas. Singbhum! Santal Parganas ! Angul ! Puri ! Nowhere 

 common. Recepts ripen March-May. Evergreen, renews leaves March. 



Attains 8 ft. girth near Lai)angi (Angul). Bark smooth, blaze pale brown, then 

 white, hard. Stipules o", densely or thinly hairy. Leaves glabrous except some 

 fine hairs along the midrib. Pedicels "S-'o". "Male sepals 2 long, spathulate. 

 ■Gall. 11. with 3. elongate, acuminate sepals. Fem. ti. with 3 lanceolate sepals. 

 Achene ovoid acuminate." King, 



7. F. infectoria, Roxb. Baswesa, Barsa-hesa, Pepe-hesa, Jojo-hesa, 



K. ; Pakare, S. ; Pakar, //., Beng ; Kua-jari, Or. 



A m.s. or large tree, epiphytic when young, with glabrous, oblong 



or oblong-ovate, less often ovate, rather abruptly shortly acuminate 



leaves 3" by 1 -2" to 1" by 3-5", usually thinner in texture than preceding, 



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