Ficus MOBACEJ^: 51 



lanceolate-oblong, base subacute to rounded, apex acute to 

 acuminate, lateral nerves 8-1 2, spreading, almost straight ; figs 

 globose, glabrous, with two bracts at base, slightly connate, 

 puberulous ; mouth deeply immersed, surrounded by a slightly 

 elevated ring. — Warb. torn. cit. 464 (in part). F. Fadyeni Miq. 

 in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugcl Bot. in. 219 (1861). 



Swartz ! Macfadyen ; Moneague, Prior ! March ! near Troy, 1500 ft. ; 

 Malvern, 2200 ft. ; near Darliston, 600 ft. ; Harris ! Fl. Jam. 9067, 9664, 

 9873 ; Grierfield, near Moneague, Britton, 2646, 2683 ! 



Tree 25-35 ft. high. Leaves 6-10 cm. 1., 2-5-4 cm. br. ; petioles 

 1-2 cm. 1.; stipules -5-1 cm. 1. Figs 1-1*2 cm. in diam. ; peduncles 

 •7-1 cm. 1. ; basal bracts round, 1*5 mm. 1. ; mouth 2 mm. in diam. 



7. F. Halliana Britton Mss. ; stipules glabrous or sometimes 

 minutely puberulous ; leaves papery, (when dry) glabrous, tripli- 

 nerved, dotted with cystoliths on both sides, elliptical-oblong, 

 acuminate, base rounded, lateral nerves 6-10 on each side, spread- 

 ing ; figs globose, glabrous, soft, as large as a cherry, with 

 two bracts at base, connate, glabrous ; mouth wide open, not 

 projecting. 



John Crow (Blake) Mts., 1700 ft., Harris <& Brittonl Fl. Jam. 10,765. 



" Epiphytic on large tree-trunks, finally supported by its own roots." 

 Leaves 7-10 '5 cm. 1., 3-4 cm. br. ; petioles 1-2 cm. 1. ; stipules '5- "8 cm. 1. 

 Figs yellow, nearly 2 cm. in diam., 2*5 cm. 1. (soaked); peduncles about 

 1 cm. 1. ; basal bracts 2 mm. 1. ; mouth about 3-4 mm. in diam. 



The specific name is in honour of Commander Hall, R.N., a resident in 

 the locality. 



8. F. morantensis Britton Mss. ; leaf papery, glabrous, dotted 

 with cystoliths on both sides, narrowly elliptical, subacuminate, 

 base obtuse, lateral nerves about eleven on each side, spreading ; 

 fig depressed-globose, conspicuously broader than long, soft, larger 

 than a cherry, with two bracts at base, not connate, minutely 

 puberulous, mouth broad, neither projecting nor immersed. 



Coastal thicket, Morant Point, Britton 4115 ! 



Leaf 10*5 cm. 1., 4 cm. br., nerves somewhat prominent on both sides ; 

 petiole 1*5 cm. 1. Figs 2*5 cm. in diam., 1*7 cm. 1. 



9. F. Grabhamii Britton Mss. ; stipules minutely puberulous 

 or almost glabrous ; leaves parchment-like, glabrous, dotted with 

 cystoliths on both sides, elliptical-oblong to elliptical, subacumi- 

 nate, base subacute to rounded, lateral nerves 7-9 on each side, 

 spreading, almost straight ; figs obovoid-globose, umbonate, 

 glabrous, hard, as large as a cherry, with two bracts at base, not 

 connate, minutely puberulous ; mouth very deeply immersed in 

 the umbo. 



Park Mount, near Port Antonio, Britton, 2604 ! Silver Hill to Hardware 

 Gap, Harris d Brittonl Mabess River, Harris \ Fl. Jam. 7704, 10,547. 



£ 2 



