178 cxxiiic. HORACES (Hutchinson). [Ficus. 



120. F. wildemaniana, Warh. in Warb. & Be Wild. Fie. Fl. 

 Congo, 7 {name only), and in De Wild. & Durand, Reliq. Dewevr. 217. 

 Branchlets thick and stout, ribbed, about J in. thick just below the 

 apex, pilose between the ribs. Leaves large, oblong-oblanceolate 

 or somewhat pandurate, rounded or cordate at the base, shortly 

 and obtusely acuminate, 6-20 in. long, ^-li in. broad, entire, 

 coriaceous, closely reticulate on both surfaces ; midrib slightly 

 grooved above when dry, very prominent below, nearly J in. broad 

 at the base below ; lateral nerves &-10 on each side of the midrib, 

 looped, distinct on both surfaces, very prominent below ; tertiary 

 nerves very lax and much branched below ; petiole i-2J in. long, 

 stout, sharply and deeply ribbed, pubescent between the ribs ; 

 stipules not seen, soon caducous. Receptacles large, sessile in 

 axillary pairs, subglobose, about IJ-lf in. in diam., much wrinkled 

 and tuberculate when dry, shortly pubescent. Basal bracts 

 triangular-ovate, obtuse, about | in. long, chartaceous, adpressed- 

 pubescent or subvillous outside, glabrous within. Ostiole mammil 

 late, slightly projecting, with a small pore-like orifice ; bracts all 

 descending into the receptacle, glabrous. Male flowers with a 

 solitary stamen. — Mildbr. & Burret in Engl. Jahrb. xlvi. 239 ; De 

 Wild, in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. lii. 235. 



South Central. Belgian Congo : Congolo, Sapin ! Lutshinia and Dimba, 

 Sapin ! Gumbari, Seret, 137 ! between Buta and Bima, Seret, 52 ! Upper 

 Aruwimi, at Eala, Pynaert, 695 ! Kutu, Laurent ! Kiri, Laurent ! Sankuru, 

 Luja ! and without precise locality, Dewevre, 562 ! 



According to Sapin the latex of this species is used in the adulteration of 

 rubber. 



121. F. pseudo-Vogelii, A. Chev. in Comptes Rend. Aead. Paris, 

 cxxxv. 443. Habit and leaves as in F. Vogelii, Miq., but the recep- 

 tacles much larger and about 1 in. in diam. 



Upper Guinea. Lagos, Millson ! 



Lower Guinea. Gaboon : Libreville, Chevalier, 4408 ! Klaine, 994 ! 

 Debeaux, 169 ! 



This is perhaps merely a large-fruited variety of F. Vogelii, Miq. 



122. F. subcalcarata, Warb. & Schweinf. in Engl. Jahrb. xx. 155. 

 Branchlets fairly stout, purplish when dry, glabrous. Leaves 

 elliptic or oblong-elliptic, very shortly and obtusely acuminate, 

 rounded at the base, Bj-S in. long, 2J-4 in. broad, entire, glabrous 

 on both surfaces ; midrib flat above, prominent below, about IJ lin. 

 broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex of the leaf-blade, 

 straw-coloured below ; lateral nerves 8-9 on each side of the midrib, 

 diverging from it at an angle of 45° or more, distinct on both surfaces, 

 prominent and straw-coloiued below, looped and becoming slender 

 towards the margin ; tertiary nerves and veins forming a very 

 close prominent reticulation on the lower surface ; petiole 1-2 J in. 

 long, 1-1 J lin. thick, glabrous ; stipules deciduous. Keceptacles 



