150 URTICACEM. [Ficus. 



Fie. 14. F. Benjamina, Willd. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii, 550. Vern. 

 Kamrup. Leaves 2-5 in. long, ovate or rhomboid-elliptic ; recept- 

 acles usually whitish. Siwalik range at about 3,000 ft. (Kanjilal) y 

 and in the forests of N. Oudh (R. Thompson, Duthie). Distrib. : 

 Along the base of Himalaya from Kumaon eastwards ; also in Bengal, 

 Assam, Khasia Hills, extending to Burma and China. A very 

 handsome evergreen tree and suitable for planting in gardens if 

 sufficient space be allowed for the development of aerial roots from 

 the lower branches. 



5. F. glaberrima, Blume Bijdr. 451 ; King Sp. Fie. 37, t. 43 ; 

 F. B. I. V., -506 ; Kanjilal For. Fl. (ed. 2), 370 ; Gamble Man. 640;: 

 Prain Beng. PL 980 ; Brandis Ind. Trees 600. F. angustifolia,. 

 Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii, 554. Vern. Kakri, durla (fide Brandis). 



A tall tree, glabrous except the branchlets and lower surface of leaves ; 

 bark light yellowish-brown, lenticellate. Leaves subcoriaceous r 

 5-8 in. long, elliptic oblong or ovate-lanceolate, bluntly acuminate, 

 entire, glabrous and shining above, puberulous beneath ; base acute, 

 rarely rounded. 3-nerved ; lateral nerves 8-10 pairs, nearly .hori- 

 zontal, not very prominent ; petiole f -1 J in., slender ; stipules J- in. 

 linear-lanceolate, glabrous, fugacious. Receptacles stalked, in axil- 

 lary pairs, \-\ in. in diam., smooth and orange-coloured when ripe ; 

 basal bracts 3. MALE FLOWERS, a few near the mouth of the recep- 

 tacle, subsessile. Sepals 4, lanceolate. Stamen 1 ; filament short.. 

 GALL FLOWERS sessile or nearly so. Perianth 4-fid. FERTILE 

 FLOWERS : Perianth none. Achenes viscid when ripe. 

 Swampy ground in Dehra Dun (Duthie), and in the Sub-Himalayan tract 

 eastwards. Receptacles ripen in Feb. -March. DISTRIB. : Tropical 

 Himalaya, in shady ravines from Garhwal and Kumaon to 

 Bhutan ; also in Burma, the Andam'ans and the Malay Islands. The 

 leaves and young shoots afford excellent fodder. 



6. F. religioaa. Linn. Sp. PL 1059 ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. Hi, 547 ; 

 Royle III. 337 ; Brand. For. FL 415 ; Ind. Trees 601 ; King Sp. Fie. 

 55, t. 67 A ; F. B. I. F., 513 ; Watt E. D. ; Comm. I rod. Ind. 538 ; 

 Kanjilal For. FL (ed. 2), 371 ; Gamble Man. 644 ; Collett FL SimL 

 459 ; Prain Beng. PL 980 ; Cooke FL Bomb, ii, 649.- Vern. Pipal, 

 pipli (Hind). 



A large glabrous tree usually at first epiphytic ; bark grey, exfoliating 

 in roundish irregular flakes ; branches without aerial roots. Leave* 

 coriaceous, shining, long-petioled, drooping, 4-7 in. long, ovate- 



