SYCID1UM. 



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Leaves variable in shape, more or less ovate t often irregularly lobed. 



82. Ficus purpurascrns, Bl. Bijd. 471; Miq, FL Ind. Bat. i. P t. 2. ^>9; Choix 



de PL Bares de Buitenzorg, L 10; Ann. Mas. Lugd. Bat. iii. 271, 291. 



An erect shrub, the leaves purple beneath ; young parts with short stiff hairs. Leaves 

 petiolate, membranous, ovate-elliptic, slightly inequilateral; the edges coarsely sermte- 

 crenate sometimes sinuate or lobed and almost pinnatind in the upper half ; apex acuminate 

 base narrowed or rounded, 3-nerved; lower surface scabrous, upper Mil >-seabrid or snmotl 

 lateral primary nerves about 5 to 8 pairs; length 5 to 7 in.; petioles from * to 1 in 

 stipules ovate-lanceolate, small. Receptacles pedunculate, in axillary fasdoles, pyriform, yell 

 when ripe, from 25 to -5 in long ; peduncles 2 to -4 in. long. 



Forests of Java. 



Well figured by Miquel (my figure is a copy of his), but not veil represented 



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Herbaria. Evidently closely allied to F. humilis, Roxb., but distinguished from that by 

 its fasciculate pyriform receptacles and erect— not creeping-habit. 



Plate 93.— Fruiting branch of F. purpurascens, 131. 





83. Ficns Bhotanica, ne-v. spec 



A 



„.. erect shrub; the young branches tomentose. Leave* petaokte, membra*.... ■•l.W. 



obovate-oblong to broadly lyrate; the apex more or less acuminate; the . k - f. m irregnl rlj 

 3 toothed or lobed towards the apex to deeply lyrate; the base rounded or sub-trum-^ 



3-nerved: upper surface strigose-scabrid, lower tomentose; lateral _ nerve, about 5 pa .. 



tf-nerveu upper auntie oui 6 w , . «♦;„,, W 



length of blade 3-5 in. to 4-5 in., breadth 1-5 in. to 3- > ... .; pet.ole. •«. m. » ■ H 



ovatlaneeolate. searious, their midribs tomentose, -5 in. Ion, Receptacle. , „ .......late.j. 



pair 



; axillary, ' ovoid, with prominent, nmbonate, --**-«* »*- H 



„ neai; ; M0 „th 'when ri e; length -75 in., bread,,, • 5 in ; a ; a, ^ , - • 



Lrious; peduncles -2 in long, tomentose. Male flower. pediceUed; the ,,«««.«, o, lb* 



laneeola e pieces ; stamens 1 or 2 ; the anthers broadly ovate Gall flow,,, «th p. 

 n. rne nil es, but longer ; the ovary ovoid, sn.ooth ; the style -Imrt, - 1 -'""" 



female flowers with perianth like the males, but half as long ; achene tnangular, ronndul. 

 smooth ; the style lateral, shorter than the ovary. 



Eaten. Dooar of Bhotan, - ffrtftt ; plains of As am, in Lucknnporc,-!/ «,m, 



like the 



Darrana-, — G. Mann 



ang,— U. Mann. . ■ , , ; „f 



Previously to Mr. Mann's collecting good spccim,, s of ttu. «] ■ «j 

 Assam, it was 7 represented by imperfect specimens, wfcch m the Ca ,, > Hert «n« w re 



referred to * fcLpW. Linn. fil. 1 am now satrsfied that it « dlrtmct Son., 



male flowers have two stamens. mntnre 4, apex 



P LATE 205B.-F. AtaK King. Branch with receptee^ no «*"££ 4 " ' 



of receptacle; 5, base; 6, stipules,-** of natural size; 7, male flower; 8, gall now* , 



fertile female flowers : enlarged. 



84. Ficus heterophyixa, Lain. fil. S W- i f" f? i( , )7 . ^ Mm . L „ ud 



Land. Joum. Hot. vii. *31j Fl. Ind. But. i. pi. 2. , 



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