190 cxxiiic. HORACES (Hutchinson) . [Ficus. 



often distinctly ribbed or reticulate especially in the lower half, 

 glabrous or minutely mealy-puberulous ; peduncles 2-6 lin. long, 

 thickened at the base and apex, glabrous. Basal bracts 2, broadly 

 ovate, obtuse, at length splitting up, about 1 lin. long, slightly 

 coriaceous, glabrous. Ostiolar bracts all pointing into the receptacle, 

 the lowermost longer than the others, linear-subulate, acute, J-} lin. 

 long, light brown. Male flowers few near the ostiolar bracts, sessile ; 

 perianth-segments 3, obovate-oblanceolate, rounded at the apex ; 

 stamen solitary ; filament J lin. long ; anther J lin. long, cells dis- 

 tinct. Female flowers numerous, sessile ; perianth-segments 3, 

 oblong, membranous ; ovary ellipsoid or obovoid, shining ; style 

 lateral, about half the length of the ovary, with a linear stigma. Gall 

 flowers pedicellate, similar to the female but with a subsessile stigma. 

 Keceptacular scales linear, acute, membranous, J lin. long. — Vahl, 

 Enum. ii. 181-; Mildbr. & Burret in Engl. Jahrb. xlvi. 214. F, 

 reUf/iosa, Forsk. Fl. .^gypt-Arab. 180, not of Linn. F. intermedia, 

 Del. Cent. PL Meroe, 64. F. umhellata, Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd.- 

 Bat. iii. 288, not of Vahl. F. abutilifolia, Mildbr. & Burret in Engl. 

 Jahrb. I.e. 214, partly, not of Miq. F. Hemprichii, Ehrenberg ex 

 Warb. in Engl. Jahrb. xxxvi. 212, name only. F. mittuensis, 

 Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret in Engl. Jahrb. xlvi. 214, name only in 

 syn., not of Warb. descr. F. populifolia, vars. sonialensis, taitemis 

 and major, Warb. I.e. Urostigma 'pofulifolium, Miq. in Hook. Lond. 

 Journ. Bot. vi. 552. V . catalpce folium, Miq. in Hook. I.e. 551. 



Upper Guinea. Northern Nigeria : Kilba, Dalziel, 144 ! Cameroons : 

 Bornu-Adamana, SchuUze, 8 ! Lagdo Mountains, Ledermann, 4393 ! 



North Central. Central Shari : Nyellim, Chevalier, 8472 ! 



Nile Land. Eritrea : Habab, Heuglin, 23 ! Lawa district, Schweinjurth, 

 ]«)72 ! near Mahio, Schweinfurth, 177 ! near Keren, Schweinfurth, 1812 ! foot 

 of Zedamba, Beccari, 110 ! Abyssinia : Megedel, Courbon, 237 ! near the River 

 Tacaz/:e, Schiviper, 880 ! near Jelajeranne, Schimper, 1576 ! Woha, Steudner, 

 1361 ! 18G2 ! Somahland : Ahl Mountains, near Maid. HSldehrandt, 1459 ! 

 Sheikh Pass, 3000-5000 ft., Thcympson, 26 ! Valley of the Web, Riva, 1012 ! 

 Somadu, FAlenhecl\ 278 ! and without precise locality, Lort Phillips ! Sudan : 

 White Nile ; Jebelem Hill, T^f/wm, 519 ! Sennar : around Roseires and on the 

 banks of the Blue Nile, Kotschy, 415 ! Gebel Werekat, Hartmannl British 

 East Africa : Taita Hills ; Ndi, Hildehrandt, 2842 ! 



Mozamb. Distr. German East Africa : Guara, Vhlig, 257 ! Eqst Usindja ; 

 Ngama, Sttihlmann, 3563a ! 



Occurs also in Arabia, 



Allied to the Indian F. religiosa, Linn., with which it was associated by 

 ForskAl, but readily distinguished by its less-tailed acuminate leaves and its 

 pedunculate receptacles. 



According to Dr. Dalziel this species is known in the Kilba country of N. 

 Nigeria as Bijaje and is reputed in the preparation of arrow poison ; in the 

 Katagum district it is known as Wa and the fruit is said to be edible. 



140. F. mittuensis, Warb. in Warb. cfe De Wild, Fie. Fl. Congo, 

 3. Branchlets fairly stout, about 4 lin. in diam. near the apex, 

 covered with smooth reddish glabrous bark, subterete when dry. 

 Leaves very broadly ovate or suborbicular, cordate at the base 



