144 URTICACEM. [ FICUS. 



Leaves bluntly apiculate, persis- 

 tently tornentose ; petioles -1 in. 

 long ; receptacles globose, \-\ in. 

 in diam., grey-tomemtose.- A large 

 tree with a few aerial roots from 

 the main branches . . . 3. F. tomentosa. 

 Leaves small, glabrous on both sur- 

 faces ; nerves close, the primary 

 lateral ones hardly stronger than the 

 secondary ; receptacles about J in. in 

 diam., smooth, yellowi&h or red 

 when ripe. A large evergreen tree 

 with usually a few aerial roots from 

 the lower branches, often epiphytic . 4. F. retusa. 

 Receptacles distinctly stalked ; leaves 

 elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, bluntly 

 acuminate at the apex and narrowed to 

 the 3-nerved base, glabrous and shin- 

 ing above. A tall evergreen tree . . 5. F. glaberrima. 



Petioles rarely less than 2 in* (See F. infec- 

 toria), sometimes jointed to the blade : 



Leaves 5-7 nerved at the base : 



Leaves terminating at the apex in a 

 slender tail about i the length of the 

 blade ; base rounded or truncate ; 

 stipules minute . . . 6. F. religiosa. 



Leaves narrowed at the apex into a 

 cusp about J the length of the blade ; 

 stipules J-l in. long. : 



Base of leaf truncate or slightly nar- 

 rowed into the petiole, usually 

 5-nerved ; receptacles sessile, in 

 pairs, axillary or from leaf-scars. 

 A medium-sized tree . . . 7. F. EumpTiii. 



Base of leaf usually cordate, never 

 narrowed into the petiole, always 

 7-nerved ; receptacles usually 

 shortly stalked, in pairs or clusters 

 from below the leaves. -A small 

 glabrous tree or shrub, often epi- 

 phytic . . . . . 8. F. Arnottiana. 



