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main stem being often much smaller than those from bram-hes near its ap *, and ... ■■ asionally 



different in for 



The forms presented by this species may be arranged into two groups : 



(a) Forma typica. Leaves oblanceolate, slightly unequal-sided, end gradually 



narrowed to the base. This is the typical F. punc'a of Thunberg. 



(b) Var. falcata. Leaves oblong, subrhomboidal, not tapi ring to the base. Tills it 



the typical F. falcata of Thunberg, and Syiuwia falcata and scrjtens of Miquel 



Plate 88. — F. punctata, Thunb. Typical form, with separate figures of roc ptaeles oi 

 various ages, and of a stipule : all of natural size. 



Plate 89.— F. punctata, Thunb. var. falcata. Leafy branch and stcim with rec- ptaele* 

 in various stages of maturity : all of natural size. 



Plate 101A. — F. punctata. 1, male flower; 2, gall flower (from the suae receptaele); 

 3, fertile female flower ; 4, pistil, the perianth having been removed; 5, neuter flower 0111 

 the same receptacle as the fertile female, closed; 0, the sanu . opened: all muck eiuury*/. 



79. Ficus callicarpa, Miq. Aim. Afus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 21 S, 289, t. 10. Jhj. 13. 



Syncccia Sumvtrana, Miq. FL Ind. Bat. i. pt.2. 329.— J', pomfera, Kun 

 For. Flora Brit. Burm. ii. 454. 



A strong creeping or scandent shrub; all parts glabrous when adult; main Mem 

 flattened. Leaves shortly petiolate, coriaceous, obovate or somewhat rhomhoid-ohovatc, 



slightly inequilateral ; the apex blunt, slightly and obtusely mucronate, gradually riarrowe 

 the slightly unequal, obscurely 3-nerved base; edges entire, and slightly rerun d; lat 

 primary nerves 3 to 4 pairs, not very prominent; upper surface shilling, smooth, th< 



eticulations obsolete; under surface smooth, or with a few scattered strigo hairs specially 

 on the midrib and main nerves; reticulations very distinct, enclosing numerous depletions 

 which are filled with minute hairs ; length of blade 2*5 in. to 4 in. ; petioles scurfy, Z in. to ~> 

 in. long ; stipules linear-lanceolate, glabrous, 2 for each leaf, shorter than the petioh persist at. 

 Receptacles large, solitary, pedunculate, from the branches or main stem, s! htly umhonate 

 sub-globular, pyriform or obovoid, gradually narrowed at the base into the short, thiel 

 peduncle, smooth or {fide Miquel) muricate-papillose ; when ripe yellowish, mottled, from I 

 in to 2-35 in. long; peduncle about -5 in. long, with 3 ovate-acute spreading bracts 

 about its middle, which being united by their bases form a wide gaping cup : pedunde 

 inserted into a more or less knotted, many-bracteolate tubercle (abortive branch). Hide 

 flowers numerous, stipitate, filling the upper third of the reccr 

 large, broad, and thick, the perianth of 3 linear distinct pieces. Gall flowers tfpttf 



le; stamen 1 ; the anther 



the perianth of 3 very long and narrow distinct pieces ; the ovary ..moth 



1 



with short 



wun „n, thick terminal style and slightly dilated sti ,„a. Fertile fenude Bower. , »ri* 1 



T^f^X ^Z^ZL, Neulr flows as ._» « tl, I rile ■_ 

 H £ZSlX?V^ <* « short linear leaves , anther and p*l *~ 



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