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PAL^OMOEPHE. 



F. anonafolia, Zipp. MSS. and probably F. acuminatissima, Miq. Lond 



Journ. Bot. vii. 233.— .F. Tadjam, Miq. PI. Jungh. i. 62 ; Fl. Ind. Bat. i. 



. 2. 312. tab. xxc— F. microtis, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Supp. 174, 428; 

 Ann. Mus. Lngd. Bat. iii. 273, 292.— F. hypsophila, Miq. (in part) 

 PL Jungh. 60 ; Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2. 303.— F. leucoxylon, Miq. PL Jungh. 61. 



F. tondana, Miq. FL Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2. 305.— F. exasperata, Roxb. 

 FL Ind. iii. 555 ? 



A shrub or small tree, the young branches scabrid-hispid ; leaves shortly petiolate, 

 membranous or almost coriaceous, inequilateral (the side next the stem being the narrower), 

 elongated, sub-obovate or oblanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, the apex acuminate or shortly 

 cuspidate; margin remotely serrate-dentate, repand or sub-entire in the upper half, almost 

 entire towards the 3-nerved, very unequal, narrowed base ; lateral primary nerves 3 to 5 

 pairs, prominent and pale-coloured below; the whole of the lower surface sub-scabrid, minutely 

 punctate, the reticulations distinct ; upper surface smoother than the lower, the midrib and 

 nerves puberulous, length from 4 to 7 in. ; petioles *2 to *3 in. long ; stipules 2 from the base 

 of each leaf, lanceolate, acuminate, puberulous externally, from -2 to *3 in. long, persistent ; 

 receptacles pedunculate, numerous, in fascicles of 4 to 10, mostly from the axils of fallen leaves, 

 globose, with umbilicus often sub-apert, scabrid or minutely verrucose ; basal bracts usually 

 absent; when ripe, red with yellowish dots and about *2 to '25 in. across; peduncles *3 to 4 

 in. long, slender, scabrid, occasionally with 1 or 2 scattered wart-like bracts ; male flowers, 

 only near the mouth of the receptacles containing gall flowers, with 1 stamen and an abortive 

 or gall pistil, perianth of 4 pieces united by their bases; gall flowers with a perianth of 

 3 linear-lanceolate pieces, ovary obovoid, smooth, stipitate ; style short, lateral ; stigma clavate ; 

 perfect female florets in separate receptacles from the males, their perianth deeply 4-cleft 

 achene ovoid, style nearly terminal, stigma capitate. 



Malayan Peninsula and Archipelago. Very common and variable. 



This is very closely allied to F. rostrata, Lamk. in externals, but the structure of the 

 flowers is different. The chief external marks to distinguish this from rostrata are that the 



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leaves of this are more unequal -sided, the receptacles are more hispid and more generally 

 pedunculate, and the habit is shrubby or arboreous. 



The specimens named F. gretv ice folia, BL, in Blume's Herbarium at Leiden belong mostly 

 to this, but a few of them are referable to F. ampelas, Burm. ; and (although Blame's name 

 fjreiv ice folia is the older) I have therefore taken Wallich's name of pin/era for this species. 

 The specimens of F. remblas, Miq., at Leiden and Utrecht are partly referable here and 

 partly to F. obscara, BL 



I think it highly probable that F. exasperate, Roxb. (of which a good MS. di 



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made under Roxburgh's supervision exists in the Calcutta Herbarium) is the same as the 

 plant issued by Wallich a&pmfera. If this were absolutelv certain, Roxburgh's name would 

 of course take priority of Wallich's ; but no authentic Roxburghian specimen of exasperata 

 appears to be extant. 



Plate l.-F. pkifera, Wall.-Fruiting-twigs of three forms. 1, base of receptacle; 



apex of receptacle ; 3, stipules -all of natural size ; 4, male flower with 1 stamen and 1 trail 



pistil; 5, gall flower from the same receptacle; 6, perfect female flower from another 



receptacle : 7, achene of the same : Nos. 4 to 7 enlarged. 



2. Ficbs gibbosa, Bl. Bijd. 466 ; Miq. PI. Jungh. 62 ; Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2. 308 



