Ficus.] cxxiiic. HORACES (Hutchinson). 85 



Leaves usually over 4 in. long, or if 

 shorter then broader below the 

 middle, chartaceous ; petioles usually 

 fairly stout ; receptacles fairly 

 large : 

 Receptacles stipitate within the basal 

 bracts : 

 Peduncles ^ in. long; leaves rounded 



at the base 57. -F. Pynmrli. 



Peduncles | in. long ; leaves obtuse 



at the base ... ... ... 08. F. rtuiculona- 



Receptacles rounded at, and with the 

 connate bases of the basal bracts 

 more or less closely adpressed to, 

 their base. 

 Peduncles slender, scarcely ^ lin. 

 thick : 

 Leaves 2-3 J in. long, 1^-2 in. 



broad ; acumen J in. long ... 59. F. kimuenzensis. 



Leaves 5-7^ in. long, 2-3J in. 



broad ; acumen ^-f in. long 60. F. polyhractea. 



Peduncles stout, 1 lin. thick, broader 

 towards the apex : 

 Leaves about twice as long as 



broad ; receptacles ^ in. long. 61. jP. ulugurensis. 



Leaves about 3 times as long as 

 broad ; receptacles | in. long 

 or more : 

 Receptacles borne on 2- or 3- 



year old branches ... 62. F. Dewevrei. 



Receptacles borne on very old 



branches ... 63. i". UTnangiensis. 



Leaves narrowed to, and more or less cuneate 

 at, the base : 

 Lateral nerves 10-13 on each side of midrib 64. F. Scheffleri. 



Lateral nerves 7-8 on each side of midrib 65. F. Jasciculifiora. 



§ 2. AxiT.LARES. — Receptacles borne in pairs or solitary' in the axils of the 

 leaves of the young shoots, rarely some extending to the two-year-old wood. 



^ L SlipiUares. — Stipules mostly large and conspicuous, persistent during the 

 flowering and fruiting periods. 



Leaves more or less pandurate, usually cordate and 

 toothed at the base : 

 Leaves 6-12 in. long or more : 



Leaves 5-7 in. broad, entire <>6. F. lyrata. 



Leaves 2^-3 in. broad, often hastate or toothed 



at the base ..; 67. F. sag itii folia. 



Leaves 3^ in. long or less US. F. crassicosta. 



Leaves not pandurate, mostly narrowed to the base or 



sometimes rounded but ne;^cr cordate or toothed : 



Receptacles covered with large prominent warts : 



Receptacles with beaks up to J in. long ; lateral 



nerves of leaves diverging from the midrib 



at an angle of 45°, thick 69. i\ rhyncluxarpi . 



