130 cxxiiic. HORACES (Hutchinson). [Ficus. 



the margin, distinct on both surfaces ; tertiary ner\es lax and 

 inconspicuous ; petiole 1-3 in. long, slender, minutely puberulous ; 

 stipules caducous, those surrounding the terminal bud lanceolate, 

 long-acuminate, about J in. long, subcoriaceous, glabrous. Recep- 

 tacles borne in fascicles on short cushion-shaped protuberances on 

 the main branches, pedunculate, obovoid, contracted at the base, 

 1^ in. long,|-l in. in diam., closely spotted, softly pubescent; peduncle 

 |-1 in. long, about IJ lin. thick, angular and twisted when dry, softly 

 pubescent. Basal bracts deciduous, leaving a small pubescent rim 

 encircling the top of the peduncle. Ostiole slightly raised, subto- 

 mentose, 2-lipped ; bracts all descending into the receptacle, the 

 pair nearest the orifice linear, obtuse, 3 lin. long, somewhat fleshy, 

 glabrous, the others acutely acuminate. Male flowers shortly 

 pedicellate : perianth-segments obovate-oblanceolate, rounded at the 

 apex, glabrous. Stamen solitary, accompanied by a slender style 

 produced at the base of the filament ; filament J lin. long ; anther- 

 cells diverging at the base ; connective slightly produced at the apex. 

 Female flowers with acutely acuminate perianth-segments. Style 

 slender, the stigmas of several flowers cohering. 



Lower Guinea. Angola : Malange district ; M'Bango woods, Gossweiler, 1005 ! 



46. F. macrosperma, Warb. ex Mildhr. & Burret in Engl. JaJirh. 

 xlvi. 223. A tree 130 ft. high ; trunk stout ; branchlets twiggy, 

 sulcate, glabrous. Leaves oblong or oblong-lanceolate, gradually 

 and obtusely acuminate, obtuse at the base, 2J-3j in. long, |-1 in. 

 broad, entire , chartaceous, dark-coloured on the upper surface when 

 dry, fuscous-brown below, glabrous ; midrib flat above, prominent 

 below, about J lin. broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex 

 of the blade ; lateral nerves about 9 on each side of the midrib, 

 diverging from it at an angle of about 55°, slender, distinct below, 

 looped near the margin ; veins very lax and only slightly conspicuous 

 below ; petiole slender, 4-5 lin. long, very minutely puberulous ; 

 stipules early deciduous, glabrous. Receptacles thick and woody, 

 borne on the trunk, pedunculate, subglobose, IJ in. in diam., shortly 

 and densely hispid ; peduncle stout, l-lj in. long, about 24 lin. 

 thick, shortly hispid. Basal bracts 2, soon deciduous, leaving the 

 large orbicular basal portion closely adpressed to the receptacle. 

 Ostiole 2-lipped ; bracts few, not visible from the outside, all descend- 

 ing into the receptacle. Male flowers pedicellate : perianth-segments 

 3, connate at the base. Stamen solitary. Female flowers sessile or 

 subsessile ; style filiform. 



Upper Guinea. Togo: Atakpame ; near Enjauu-Bena, -i^oer*;?^, 356! 

 Camcroons : Bipindi, Zenker, 2639 ! 

 Lower Guinea. Gaboon, Duparquet ! 



47. F. sansibarica, Warh. in Engl. Jahrh. xx. 171. A tree with 

 large spreading main branches on which are borne numerous clusters 



