ICtlS. 



414 LXVII. URTICACEiE. \F\ 



this manner by epiphytic Ficus are called Nyaungthat in Burma. The Toddy 

 palm (Borassus flabelliformis) is often seen thus encircled by the Ficus, the 

 crown alone appearing. 



2. F. tomentosa, Willd. j Eoxb. 1. c. 550 ; Wight Ic. t. 647. Syn. 

 Urostigma tomentosum and obversum, Miquel; Hook. Journ. Bot. vi. 

 (1847)573. 



A large tree, throwing out roots from the branches, which do not, how- 

 ever, grow large ; branchlets, petioles, and under side of leaves grey-to- 

 mentose. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic- or obovate-oblong, acute, base cor- 

 date, lateral nerves 6-8 pair, the lowest pair basal ; transverse and intra- 

 marginal veins distinct; blade 3-7, petiole J-1J in. long. Eeceptacles 

 axillary, in pairs, tomentose. Fruit J in. across, grey, woolly, supported 

 by 3 large tomentose bracts. 



Banda district, Behar, and probably Satpura range. Western Ghats of Canara 

 and Mysore. 



F. mysorensis, Roth Syn. Urostigma mysorense and dasycarpum, Miq., is 

 closely allied, but has larger oblong fruit and 12-15 pairs of main lateral nerves. 

 A large tree, yielding excellent shade, in Malabar, Canara, and the Konkan. 

 Ceylon. Common in the western forests of Mysore. 



3. F. infectoria, Willd. j Eoxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 551 ; Wight Ic. t. 665. 

 Syn. F. venosa, Ham. ; Urostigma infectorium and U. Tjakela, Miq.l. c. 566, 

 567. Sans. Plakslia. Vern. War, var, batbar, jangli pipli, paldkh, trim- 

 bal, Pb. ; Filklian (also in Pb.), ramanjir, N.W.P. ; Pakhar , pakharia, 

 Oudh, N.W. and C.P. ; Keol, kaim, khabar, pakri, sohun pdkar, C.P. 



A large tree, young shoots slightly pubescent. Leaves coriaceous, 

 glabrous, shining, abruptly acuminate; main lateral nerves 8-12 pair, 

 alternating with shorter intermediate nerves, the lowest pair from the 

 base ; blade 4-8 in., petiole 2-3 in. long. Eeceptacles sessile, axillary, in 

 pairs, each supported by 3 small bracts. Style filiform, stigma long, peni- 

 cillate. Fruit globose, \ in. diam.. white when ripe. 



Not uncommon on the lower hills of the Suliman range trans-Indus, in the 

 Salt range, the Siwalik tract, and outer Himalaya, ascending to 4000 ft. in the 

 Panjab, to 5000 ft. in Kamaon. Common in the Oudh forests, Bengal, Burma, 

 and the Central Provinces. West side of the peninsula from the Konkan to 

 Malabar. The leaves are renewed between Feb. and April ; the fruit ripens 

 May, June, and often remains on the tree until the ensuing year's fruit is formed. 

 Attains 40-50 ft., trunk short, irregularly shaped, not rarely sending down single 

 roots from stem or branches. Often found as an epiphyte on other trees. Bark 

 grey, even, but exfoliating in long strips ; inner substance fibrous, tough, milky. 

 Wood reddish- or brownish- white. The cub. ft. weighs 30 lb. Not durable. 

 The young shoots are eaten in curries, and the leaves are used as fodder for 

 cattle and elephants. A good avenue-tree, grows rapidly, quicker than Siris. 



4. F. Wightiana, Wall. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 327. Syn. Urostigma 

 Wightianum and perseatfolium, Miq. in Hook. Journ. Bot. vi. (1847) 566, 

 567. 



A large tree, wholly glabrous. Leaves ovate-oblong, shortly acuminate ; 

 main lateral nerves 6-8 pair, with intermediate slender ones, the lowest 



