Ficus.] cxxiiic. HORACES (Hutchinsoii). 181 



obtusely acuminate, the acumen about J in. long, obtuse or rounded 

 at the base, 7-12 in. long, 3-5^ in. broad, entire, thinly coriaceous, 

 dull and glabrous on both surfaces, prominently and closely reticulate 

 below ; midrib impressed above, very prominent below, about IJ lin. 

 broad at the base, gradually tapered to the apex of the blade ; lateral 

 nerves 9-10 on each side of the midrib, diverging from it at an angle 

 of about 50°, frequently subopposite, slightly arcuate, becoming 

 fainter and looped near the margin, distinct above, prominent 

 but mostly rather slender below ; tertiary nerves slender, forming 

 arches with their apices towards the margin between the lateral 

 nerves, distinct on the lower surface ; petiole 14—2^ in. long, finely 

 sulcate, glabrous ; stipules caducous, those surrounding the terminal 

 bud ovate-lanceolate, probably obtuse, about f in. long and J in. 

 broad, subcoriaceous, the outer ones tomentose around the outside 

 of the base, otherwise glabrous, the inner densely tomentose all over 

 the outside. Receptacles axillary, sessile, probably mostly in 

 pairs, depressed-globose, about | in. in diam., glabrous. Basal 

 bracts 2, semicircular or semilunar, about 4 lin. broad, denselv villous 

 with long yellowish persistent hairs outside, glabrous within. Ostiole 

 slightly prominent, 2-lipped ; orifice small; bracts all descending 

 into the receptacle, not visible from the outside, glabrous. Male 

 flowers with a solitary stamen; anther obtuse. Achene smooth, 

 with a slender style and rather long stigma. — De Wild, in Bull. 

 Soc. Bot. Belg. lii. 231. F. suhcalcarata, var. vestitohracteata, Mildbr. 

 & Burret in Engl. Jahrb. xlvi. 238. F. Alvaresii Warb. ex Mildbr. 

 & Burret, I.e. 239, name only. 



Lower Guinea Princess Island, Quintas, 20! ](>6 ! (perhaps ciiltivat«'«J). 

 St. Thomas Island, Alvarcs ! 



Occurs also in Johanna, Comoro Islands. 



126. F. basarensis, Warh. ex Milclbr. cC- Burret in Engl. Jahrb. 

 xlvi. 253. An epiphyte or tree up to 45 ft. high ; branchlets mostly 

 rather slender, thinly pubescent or sometimes quite tomentose 

 when young. Leaves obovate-elliptic or elliptic, rounded or very 

 shortly acuminate, mostly somewhat narrowed to the base, 2J-G in. 

 long, 1^-3 in. broad, entire, thinly chartaceous ^r almost membranous, 

 glabrous and dull on both surfaces ; midrib flat above, prominent 

 below, rather slender ; lateral nerves 8-10 on each side of the midrib, 

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

 surfaces ; tertiary nerves following the direction of the lateral 

 nerves and little less prominent ; veins rather lax and obscure 

 below ; petiole variable, ^-2^ in. long, mostly slender, finely and 

 longitudinally wrinkled, glabrous ; stipules caducous, lanceolate, 

 acutely acuminate, 4-5 lin. long, chaffy, slightly puberulous outside. 

 Receptacles usually crowded, in axillary pairs, sessile, globose, 5-8 lin. 

 in diam., densely and softly tomentose with white hairs, with a 

 distinct slightly umbonate glabrescent ostiole. Basal bracts 2, 



