Ficus] CXVII. MORACE.E. 1009 



Pi!NO(i Andonco. — In primitive forests on the Calemba islands in 

 the river Cuanza, plentiful : fl. and fr. 12 ^larcli, IH.OT ; also about 

 Lombe and Condo, iMarcli 18^7, the matrix of /.onnit/tus niiulirrlnideH 

 Eniil. (Welw. herb. no. 4So2 ; "///-, p. ••27). No. 6359. 



F. jieiuUda Link, Enum. ii. p. 4.0O (1H22), has been reductid to 

 F. hetijiuniud L. 



19. F. brevicula Hiern, sp. nov. 



An erect .shrub, t ft. high ; stem.s den.sely ]iis].i.l witli short 

 whitish spreading hairs, simple in the ui)per lialf, leafy above ; 

 leaves alternate, obliciuely ovate ol)0\ate or oblong, irregularly 

 toothed excei)t the basal part or shortly lobi-d in a more or less 

 Hciforni manner, obtu.se or somewhat pointed at the apex, obtusely 

 narrowed or rounded at the unequal sub-triplinerved ba.se, thinly 

 and rigidly coriaceous, very roughly scabrous and greyish green 

 above, softly hairy, le.ss or but little rough and yellowish green 

 beneath, 2 to -i in, long by '■ to 2 in. broad, shortly petiohite ; 

 lateral veins about 4 or 5 on each side in addition to the sub-basal 

 nerves, .slender, shortly hairy beneath; net-veins pellucid; petioles 

 densely hispid, i to 5^ in. long, broad-based ; stipules ovate, obtuse, 

 broad-ba.sed, somewhat hairy on the back, about J. in. long ; recep- 

 tacles axillary, solitary, pyri form-globose, pilose, alx)ut .V in. long 

 (those which were examined contained female Hower.s only) ; basal 

 bracts small, caducous ; peduncle about ] in. long, pilose ; perianth 

 of the female flowers 5- or (i-partite ; .style long. 



HriLi.A. — In thickets at the outskirts of forests, near Catumba ; 

 fi. and young fr. end of March ISiJQ. No. 6371. 



20. F. pygmaea \\'elw. ms. in herb., sp. n. 



A dwarf shrublet, 1 to 2 ft. high, rarely taller; rhizome creep- 

 ing ; stems ascending or suberect, pilose or somewhat hispid, 

 branched below, leafy ; leaves alternate, obliquely ovate or some- 

 what oblong, irregvilarly toothed except the basal part or shortly 

 lol)ed about the middle, obtusely pointed at the apex, nearly 

 I'ounded at the unequal and sub-triplinerved base, coriaceous, 

 rigid, rough on both faces, pale yellowish green and somewhat 

 glossy above, hispid and bright yellowish green beneath, 1 to 2 in. 

 long by 3^ to 1 in. broad, shortly petiolate ; lateral veins about 

 5 or 6 on each side in addition to the sub-basal nerves, rather 

 slender, in relief and hispid beneath ; petioles densely hi.spidulous. 

 iV ^^ i ^^- ^o"o' broad-based ; stipules ovate, obtuse, broad-based, 

 hairy on the back, about y",, in. long; receptacles axillary, solitary, 

 shortly [)edunculate, ellipsoidal or somewhat obovoid, .scabrid, 

 when quite ripe as large as a small pigeon's egg or small cherry, 

 about ;r in. long by | in. broad, each containing male and female 

 flowers ; basal bracts small, deciduous ; ostiole broad, about \ in. 

 in diameter, surrounded with short bracteoles ; male perianth 

 mostly 5-cleft ; stamen usually solitary ; female perianth mostly 

 3 - cleft ; style rather long, minutely bilid at the apex. 



HriLL.v.— In bushy pastures near Lopollo and throughout nearly 

 the whole plateau of Huilla, plentiful ; fl. and nearly ripe fr. Feb. and 

 April 18G0. No. 6370. 



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