COVELLIA. 



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This is the plant which Miqucl described as Covellia caulocarpa, but as he had alrcadv 



described a" Urostigma caulocarpa, it became neccssaiy to find a new name for it, and 1 hav< 



taken the opportunity of re-naming it after this distinguish ed botanist. 



Plate 137.— F. Miquetii, King. 1, apex of leafy branch; 2, part of t receptacular 

 branch with immature receptacles; 3, part of the same with mature receptacles; 4, apex 

 of a receptacle; 5, base of the same showing the basal bracts; 6, stipules -«// of natural 

 size; 7, male flower; 8, gall flower; 9, fertile female flower: enlarged. 



126. Ficus boteyocabpa, Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii, 233, 296 



A tree; the young shoots deciduously pubescent. Leaves scattered, distant (sometime* 



opposite, fide Miquel), short-petioled, membranous, elongate, lanceolate or oblaneeolato; aj x 

 acute; edges entire; base obscurely 3- nerved; lateral primary nerves 5 or 6 pairs, nut 

 prominent; both surfaces dull, thickly covered, but especially the upper, with minute wlii 



papillae, almost glabrous, except the midrib and larger nerves which are sparsely adpressed- 



pilose , beneath ; length of blade 3*5 to 5 in.; petiole '25 in., adprcssed-pilose ; stipules ovate- 





lanceolate, pilose externally, *75 in. long. Receptacles on long, paniculate, almost smooth 

 little-branching, leafless, bracteate branches issuing from the stem and larger branch 

 solitary or in pairs, pedunculate, depressed-globose when ripe; the umbilicus concav* ; the 

 base constricted, with a short stalk at the junction of which with the peduncle proper are 

 3 small bracts; the sides smooth, about '65 in. across. Male and gall flowers not seen. 

 Fertile female without perianth; carpel ovate-rhomboid; style curved, lateral. 



Celebes, — Teysmann. 



This species is represented in the Dutch collections by only a few specimens. It is 



w T ell distinct from anything else. 



Plate 138.— F. botryocarpa, Miq. 1, leafy branch; 2, branch bearing receptacles 



3, base of receptacle; 4, apex of the same; 5, stipules -all of natural size; 6, carpel: 



enlarged. 



127. Ficus myriocai.pa, Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat iii. 230, 296. 



Probably a tree; the bark of the young branches dark-coloured and with many 

 stout, adpressed bristles. Leaves membranous, petiolate, rotund-ovate with acute apex, 

 minutely serrate edges, and cordate, 5- to 7 nerved base; lateral primary nerves 7 to 9 

 pairs, prominent; intermediate nerves rather transverse and little curved; reticulations 

 minute, all distinct on the lower surface which is hispid pubescent ; upper surface 

 scabrid-hispid, pubescent on the midrib and main nerves; length 7 to 10 in., breadth 

 5-5 to 8 in. ; petioles covered with stout, spreading bristles, varying in length from 1 in. 

 to 2-5 in. ; stipules persistent, large, flaccid, linear-lanceolate, sparsely setuh.se externally 



e s internally, 2-5 in. long. Receptacles shortly pedunculate, in pairs or small 



fascicles from long, thin, scurfy, pubescent, leafless branches which issue from the trunk, 

 sub globose, slightly constricted towards the minutely- tribracteate base, shortly ftdvotM 

 tomentose-pubescent, '2 in. across when ripe ; peduncles about -25 m. long; t erti e ema e 

 flowers surrounded by many hairs which arise from the receptacle, sessile without 

 perianth ; carpel rotund ; style long, sub-terminal in the young state. Gall and male no**. 

 not seen. 



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