Ficus.] cxxiilc. MORACE^ (Hutchiuson). 200 



reputed to yield tlic best bark-cloth of Uganda, sokl amoiii,'Mt the nativf-s at R2 

 y)er piece, 



Siui (I.e.) ligures the receptacles of his var. ptdanculala aa hairy, but on lii.s 

 type specimen (5729) they are quite glabrous. 



166. F. Kirkii, HutcJdnson in New BuUeiin, 1915, .313. A tree 

 about 25 ft. high; branchlets somewhat angular when young, glabrou.s. 

 Leaves obovate-oblanceolate or elliptic-obovate, very shortly and 

 obtusely acuminate, narrowed to the base, 3J-G in. long, li-3J in. 

 broad, entire, coriaceous, glabrous and dull on both surfarcs ; niitlril) 

 Hat above, prominent below, about IJ lin. broad at the base, graduallv 

 tapered to the apex of the leaf-blade ; lateral nerves H-lO on eacii 

 side of the midrib, most of them diverging from it at an angle ui 

 70°-80°, scarcely visible above, ])rominent and straw-coloured below, 

 prominently looped near the margin, the loops forming a prominent 

 intramarginal nerve below ; tertiary nerves very lax and few, slender, 

 subparallel to the lateral ; veins forming a close delicate network 

 below; petiole J-J in. long, about IJ lin. thick, glabrous; stipules 

 deciduous. Receptacles axillary, pedunculate, ovoid, with a very 

 prominent protruding ostiole, §-| in. in diam., sometimes slightly 

 warted, minutely pubescent or glabrous ; peduncle 2-3 J lin. long, 

 puberulous. Basal bracts small, connate at the base, soon falling 

 away. Ostiole 2-lipped, gaping; bracts all descending into tho 

 receptacle, the pair nearest the ostiole more fleshy and larger than 

 the others, linear, obtuse, 3 lin. long, 2 lin. broad, the remainder 

 subulate-linear, acutely acuminate. Male flowers long-pedicellate ; 

 pedicel 1 lin. long ; perianth-segments 3, elliptic, subacute. Stamen 

 solitary ; filament J lin. long, subterete ; anther \ lin. long, with a 

 thick connective. Female flowers subsessile ; style slender, longer 

 than the achene. Gall flowers pedicellate, numerous. 



Mozamb. Distr. Zanzibar, Kirk 1 Saikun; 2020 ! 



167. F. excentrica, Warb. in Engl. Jahrb. xx. 168. Branchlets 

 covered with greyish or straw-coloured bark, glabrous except at 

 the base of the petiole. Leaves obovate or obovate-elliptic, very 

 shortly and obtusely acuminate, more or less cuneate at the base, 

 2-4 in. long, 1-2^ in. broad, entire, chartaceous, dull and glabrous 

 <m both surfaces, often paler below ; midrib flat above, prominent 

 below, gradually tapered to the apex or nearly to the apex of the 

 leaf-blade ; lateral nerves about 8 on each side of the midrib, diverg- 

 ing from it at an angle of 65*^-75", distinct on the lower surface, 

 prominently looped near the margin ; tertiary nerves and veins 

 laxly reticulate below ; petiole comparatively short. ] 2 ''^- ''•"^' 

 with a ring of short hairs around the base ; stipules caducous. 

 Receptacles in axillary pairs or solitary, pedunculate, subglobose, 

 about 5 lin. in diam., WTinkling when dry, glabrous ; peduncle 3-4 

 lin. long, slender, glabrous. Basal bracts caducous, leaving a fairly 



