200 cxxiiic. HORACES (Hutchinson). [Ficus. 



broadly ovate, J in. long, the outer whitish-pilose. Receptacles 

 all detached in the solitary specimen examined but probably borne 

 in the axils of fallen leaves just below the young annual shoots, 

 pedunculate, slightly depressed-globose, just over }^ in. in diam., 

 densely and softly pilose-tomentose with whitish hairs ; peduncle 

 3-5 lin. long, about J lin. thick, densely whitish-pubescent. Basal 

 biacts deciduous, membranous towards the margin, leaving a 

 ])ubescent disc-like body closely appressed to the receptacle. Ostiole 

 small and inconspicuous ; bracts few, all pointing into the receptacle. 

 Male flowers shortly pedicellate : perianth-segments ovate-lanceolate, 

 subacute, glabrous. Stamen sohtary ; filament short and stout ; 

 anther ovoid. Female flowers subsessile ; achene ovoid, with 

 rather slender style and large stigma. Gall flowers pedicellate. 



Mozamb. Distr. Portuguese East Africa : Lower Zambesi ; Tete, Kirk ! 



152. F. Ruspolii, Warh in Engl. Jahrh. xxxvi. 211. Branches 

 terete, sparingly whitish-pilose when young, Ih lin. thick. Leaves 

 linear-oblong-lanceolate, gradually and obtusely acuminate, rounded 

 at the base, 2J-4 in. long, J-lJ in. broad, entire, chartaceous, light 

 brown when dry, dull on both surfaces, glabrous or very slightly 

 pubescent towards the base of the midrib above, rather densely 

 pilose with reddish spreading hairs on the midrib below, otherwise 

 very minutely and sparingly pubescent or nearly glabrous ; midrib 

 flat or very shallowly impressed above, prominent below, slightly 

 narrowed towards and finally reaching the apex of the blade ; lateral 

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

 of about 75°, looped, the loops forming a coarsely crenate intra- 

 marginal nerve J-1 lin. from the margin ; veins fairly close and 

 prominent below ; petiole |-| in. long, J lin. thick, reddish pubescent ; 

 stipules deciduous, linear. Receptacles axillary, in pairs, peduncu- 

 late, globose, scarcely 2 lin. in diam., minutely pubescent ; peduncle 

 IJ mm. long, puberulous. Basal bracts 2, connate at the base, 

 puberulous on the outside. Ostiole minute and not prominent ; 

 bracts not visible from the outside, all descending into the receptacle, 

 oblong, with membranous margins, glabrous. Male flowers not seen. 

 Female sessile : perianth-segments obovate-oblanceolate, obtuse, 

 reddish, with membranous margins. Achene (young) ellipsoid, 

 smooth ; style shorter than the achene, with a thick stigma. — 

 Mildbr. & Burret in Engl. Jahrb. xlvi. 261. 



Nile Land. Somaliland : Galla Highlands ; C'iaflfa, Bo ran Uata, Ruspoli 

 rf- Biva, 526 ! 



Remarkably distinct on account of the narrowly oblong-lanceolate leaves 

 and extremely small receptacles. 



153. F. cyphocarpa, Mildbr. in Engl. Jahrh. xlvi. 261. A large 

 epiphytic shrub ; branchlets slender, glabrous or sparingly and 



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