162 cxxiiic. HORACES (Hutchinsoii). [Ficus. 



reticulate and dull above, pilose chiefly on the midrib and lateral 

 nerves below ; midrib flat or slightly impressed above, very promi- 

 nent beneath, 2 lin. broad at the base, closely longitudinally ribbed 

 when dry, gradually tapered to the apex ; lateral nerves 12-14 on 

 each side of the midrib, spreading at a wide angle from the midrib, 

 slightly arcuate, looped near the margin, distinct on both surfaces, 

 prominent below ; tertiary nerves rather lax, zig-zag ; venation 

 rather close and conspicuous 'on both surfaces ; petiole 1-3 in. 

 long, compressed, about 2J lin. broad, villous with reflexed hairs 

 when young, at length becoming merely puberulous ; stipules 

 caducous, those surrounding the terminal bud ovate, long and acutely 

 acuminate, about f in. long, submembranous, hairy towards the base 

 outside. Receptacles crowded towards the apex of the shoots, 

 sessile, depressed-globose, |-| in. in d'am., finely long-pilose. Basal 

 bracts large, enclosing the developing receptacles for some time, 

 long-pilose outside. Ostiole small and pore-like ; bracts all descend- 

 ing into the receptacle, glabrous. Male flowers shortly pedicellate. 

 Stamen solitary. Female flowers sessile ; style slender. Gall 

 flowers pedicellate. 



Nile Land. Uganda : Buddu, about 3900 ft., Dawe, 288 ! 



97. F. clarencensis, Mildbr. & Hutchinson in Keiv Bulletin, 1915, 

 333. A large tree ; branchlets stout, about J in. in diam. near the apex, 

 rather sparingly pilose. Leaves oblong-elliptic, shortly and obtusely 

 acuminate, shortly cordate at the base, 6-7J in. long, 3-4 in. broad, 

 entire, thinly coriaceous, glabrous on the upper surface, hairy only 

 on the midrib below ; midrib flat above, very prominent below, 

 about 2 lin. broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex ; lateral 

 nerves 10-12 on each side of the midrib, spreading at an angle of 

 60°-70°, sUghtly impressed above, prominent below, looped near the 

 margin ; tertiary nerves joined between the lateral nerves and 

 forming a zig-zag nerve between them, distinct but rather slender 

 below ; veins scarcely visible , petiole f-2 in. long, 2 lin. thick, 

 with peeling scaly bark ; stipules caducous. Keceptacles enclosed 

 until mature by a subcoriaceous hairy calyptra, axillary, sessile, 

 depressed-globose, |-1 in. in diam., minutely and very sparingly 

 pubescent. Basal bracts large, almost entirely enveloping the 

 receptacle, densely villous outside. Ostiole slightly elevated, 

 2-lipped ; bracts not visible from the outside, all descending into 

 the receptacle, glabrous. Male flowers shortly pedicellate ; perianth- 

 segments lanceolate, glabrous. Stamen solitary. Female flowers 

 sessile ; style short. Gall flowers pedicellate. 



Upper Guinea. Fernando Po : Clarence Peak, to the north side of Pico 

 Santa Isabel, 3600-4600 ft., Mildbraed, 6408 ! 



Allied to jP. eriohotri/oides, with the figs enclosed in a similar large calyptra 

 until nearly ripe ; they are, however, quite glabrous and not tomentose as in 

 that species. Spirit material seen at Berlin. 



