Ficus.'] cxxiiic. MORACE.^ (Hutchinson). 213 



angular when dry, glabrous ; stipules caducous. Receptacles 

 axillary, pedunculate, ovoid-globose, about \ in. in diarn., with a 

 prominent ostiole, glabrous ; peduncle stout, 3-5 lin. long, glabroiLs. 

 Basal bracts deciduous, their connate persistent bases one-sided and 

 closely appressed to the base of the receptacle. Ostiole pore-like ; 

 bracts all descending into the receptacle, glal>rous. .Male flowers 

 with a solitary stamen. Female flowers sessile. (Jail flowers pedi- 

 cellate. 



Upper Guinea. C'amcroons : .Molundu district, 3/ /WA/v/r/^/. 42t)2 ! 



172. F. burretiana, Mildhr. & Hutchimon in Kcir Bulletin, 

 191;"), 344. Branchlets twiggy, obscurely angled, glabrous. Leaves 

 oblanceolate or oblong-elliptic, shortly and obtusely acuminate, 

 obtusely cuneate at the base, 2-3| in. long, l-lj in. broad, 

 entire, subcoriaceous, glabrous and dull on both surfaces ; midrib 

 moderately prominent on both surfaces, gradually tapered to 

 the apex of the blade ; lateral nerves 11-12 on each side of the 

 midrib, close, diverging from it at an angle of about 45^. nearly 

 straight, looped about 1 lin. from the margin, slender, slightly 

 prominent below ; tertiary nerves only slightly less prominent than 

 the lateral and following their direction ; veins lax and inconspicuous : 

 petiole J-l-J in. long, blackish-purple when dry, glabrous ; stipules 

 caducous, those surrounding the terminal bud lanceolate, acute, \ in. 

 long, fleshy, glabrous. Receptacles in axillary pairs, pedunculate, 

 globose, 4--4J lin. in diam., glabrous ; peduncle 4-5 lin. long, sparingly 

 and very minutely puberulous. Basal bracts soon deciduous and 

 leaving a thick circular saucer-like cup closely appressed to the 

 receptacle. Ostiole slightly protruded, 2-lipped ; bracts not visible 

 from the outside, all descending into the receptacle, the two 

 nearest the orifice much larger and more fleshy than the others. 

 Male flowers pedicellate ; perianth-segments 4, linear, with mem- 

 branous margins. Stamen solitary ; filament short and thick ; 

 anther oblong, nearly J lin. long. Achene ovoid, smooth ; style 

 slender, nearly as long as the achene. 



Upper Ooinea. (!ameroons : Molundii diHtrict ; Ix'twccn Banv"' nnd Juka- 

 dnma, Mildbraed, 4611 ! 



One of the terminal buds of Mildbraed's specimen has been att»u k. d l.v a 

 gall-insect and the swelling bears a striking resemblance to the figs 



173. F. neriifolia, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 267. Young 

 branchlets fairly stout, with close internodes, glabrous. Leaves 

 linear -lanceolate, obtuse at the apex, narrowed to the base, lj-2i in. 

 long, I in. broad or less, chartaceous, dull and glabrous on both 

 surfaces ; lateral nerves about 7 on each side of the midrib, looped 

 and forming an intramarginal nerve, prominent below ; veins 

 fairly close and prominent below ; petiole j-.^ in. long, slender, 

 glabrous. Receptacles (according to Bichard) globose, very shortly 



