8 



PAL^OMOEPHE 



in 



This species resembles F. Decaisneana, but in that the leaves are not so much papillose 

 in this, and the receptacles of that are glabrous, while in this the receptacles are pubescent ; 

 that there are no basal bracts, in this there are 3 at the junction of the constricted 



part of the receptacle with the peduncle proper. 



Plate 4.— Branch of F. adenosperma, Miq., with ripe receptacles. 1, receptacle; 2, 

 apex of the same ; 3, stipules—^// of natural size ) 4, male flower; 5, gall pistil and rudimentary 

 anther within the same perianth; 6, insect-attacked ovary; 7, perianth of fertile female 

 tlower ; 8, fertile achene : all enlarged. 



• 



5. Ficus aurita, Reinw. JBL JBiJd. 462 ; Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat iii. 274, 292. . 



A shrub, the young branches softly puberulous ; leaves almost sessile, oblong or elliptic, 

 htly inequilateral, rather suddenly contracted at the apex into a long narrow tail nearly 

 inch long ; edges entire, slightly wavy ; narrowed below the middle to the faintly 4-nerved 

 base, which is slightly auricled on the outer side, the auricle being decurrent on the short petiol 



primary lateral nerves 9 to 12 pairs, like the midrib prominent beneath and diverging from 

 the latter at rather a high angle ; lower surface of a pale yellowish-green when dried softly 

 puberulous, the reticulations distinct, rather open; upper surface glabrous ; petiole tomentose 

 only about 2 in. long; stipules lanceolate, convolute, pubescent; receptacles in pairs from the 

 axils of fallen leaves, shortly pedunculate, globose, apex slightly umbonate ; when ripe smooth, 

 •25 in. across ; without basal bracts; peduncles about -25 in. long; male flowers (only in recep- 

 tacles with gall flowers) with an irregularly o-cleft perianth, 1 short, broad stamen 

 insect-attacked pistil ; perfect (fertile) achenes unknown. 



Ambom^-Tettsmann ; Moluccas, -Rdnwardt {fide Blume); New Guinea, -Z/ppel (fide 

 Miquel). ri w 



t ./ hi t SPedeS iS VerV badl7 re P resented in collections. In the Royal Herbarium at 

 Leiden there are good fruiting specimens collected by Reinwardt, and from one of these the 



and 



fore e _^ 



description was drawn up. In the Buitenzorg Herbarium there 



are specimens 



n New G ' 77 M " . A f .T, MIqUel ^ ^ U) menti0 - 8 P~* -»e * 

 m New Guinea by Zippel which he believes to belong to this. In Blume's original description 



the species is described as scandent, but it is probably sometimes epiphyteiand 



grows in the ground 



sometimes 



l^^ZStt?*?* Rei " W - '' !~!** — '™ the side; 2, apex 



of the same; 3 <, stipuks-all of natural size ; 4, male perianth; 5, stamen and 

 pistil ot male flower: enlarged. 



attacked 



6 



Ficus sdbuiata. Bl. Bijd. 461 ; Mia . Ft Ind Tinf 5 «/ o sn a lf r , 



T>„t -; ore tin,i „ ' u P l - •«• 311 ; A»n Mus. Lugd. 



Y«Zi \f ~f ~^> Ro ^ Fl. Ind. iii. 538 ; Wall. Cat. 4478— 

 Bl. bJT 5 4 ^ PL JUngL 62 - R «**> ■*»• (-t of Miq.). in 



^^S^^Z^XS^^ youn \ pam puberuIous; ■•"• ***** 



ineouilateral ; ^^l^^ZjS^T^^ ^^ *»* 



3-nerved (with occasionally several J££y Xd U) Z^ ' ^ '"" "■* 



^ -eraions; ^m&.^^^J*£ t£ 



