Ficus.] 



cxxiiic. MORACE^ (Hutchinson). 



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♦♦Receptacles softly and densely tomentoac when 

 mature : 



Midrib of the leaves fading away and branched 



below the apex of the lamina ... ... . . . 34. jP. katagumiea. 



Midrib of the leaves continued to the apex of the 

 lamina : 



Receptacles with peduncles 1^2^ lin. long 

 Receptacles subsessile 



35. F. kawuri. 



... 3G. F. ingentoides. 



Subgenus V. BiBRACTEAT-ii, Mildbr. & Burret. — Leaves alternate, nearly altoays 

 entire, glabrous or hairy, but never scabrous ; stipules persistent or caducous ; 

 receptacles axillary or borne in fascicles on the trunk or main branches, usually 

 with 2 or sometimes 3 basal bracts in a single whorl, the latter scnneti'me^ large 

 and enveloping the receptacles for some time, no bracts scattered over the outer 

 surface of the receptacle : ostiole pore-like, and more or less 2-lipped, with 

 none of the bracts visible from outside but descending more or less vertically 

 into the interior of the receptacle ; male flowers with a solitary stamen. 



§ I. Fasciculate. — Receptacles borne on short leaHess arrested branchlets or 

 in fascicles on the main trunk or branches remote from the leaves ; stipules 

 mostly caducous. 



Leaves ovate or ovate-rotundate, cordate at the base, 

 rather large ; receptacles usually large : 

 Lateral nerves 5-9 on each side of the midrib ; re- 

 ceptacles large, \-\^ in. in diam. : 

 Young branchlets very thick and stout ; leaves 



very shortly and obtusely acuminate ... 37. F. urnbellata. 



Young branchlets slender ; leaves distinctly 



caudate and often rather acutely acuminate 38. F. polita. 



Lateral nerves about 16 on each side of the midrib ; 



receptacles rather small, § in. in diam 39. F. Fischeri. 



Leaves elliptic, oblong or obovate, if cordate at the base 

 then rather small or with parallel margins : 

 ♦Receptacles large, 1-2 in. in diam., mostly wrinkling 

 like a dried plum when dry : 

 Leaves large, 6 in. long or more, mostly cordate 

 or broad at the base, purplish below : 

 Leaves rounded or truncate at the base ; stipules 



caducous 



40. F. hrachylepis. 



41. F. dryepondtiana. 



Leaves cordate at the base ; stipules more or 

 less persistent 



Leaves smaller, mostly less than 6 in. long, 



narrowed to or obtuse or rounded at the base : 



Leaves obovate, more or less cuneate to an 



obtuse base, about twice as long as broad 42. F. elegans. 



Leaves oblong, oblong-elliptic or oblong- 



oblanceolate, usually more than 3 times as 



long as broad : 



Lateral nerves usually few (10 or less) and 



distant, spreading at angles of 45°-70'^ : 



Lateral nerves about 10, more numerous 



and closer towards the base of the leaf 43. F. Bunlingii. 



