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COVELLIA. 



Amboina, — Teysmann. 



A very remarkable and distinct species, collected only by Teysmann. It has tl 

 habit of F. cunia, but has much larger leaves and smaller receptacles. 



Plate 139— Part of a leafy branch of F. myriocarpa, Miq. 1, fruiting -branch of the 

 same with mature receptacles; 2, terminal bud showing the large stipules* 3 base of 



ptacle; 4, apex of the same — all of natural size; 5, female flower: enlarged. 



128. Ficus Minahass^e, Miq. in Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 231, 296. Boss. 



cheria Minahasste, Teysm. et De Vriese in Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. 

 212-14. — Prismatosyce Minahassce, Herb. Teysm. 



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A tree, with its young shoots densely setose and its receptacles in capituliform 

 clusters. Leaves membranous, petiolate, broadly ovate -elliptic, with acute or minutelv 

 acuminate apex ; the edges with very minute callous serrations ; the base deeply 

 cordate, with 7 to 9 radiating nerves; lateral primary nerves 6 to 9 pairs* secondary 

 nerves nearly transverse, little curved; reticulations rather lax, — all rather distinct on 

 the lower surface, which is covered with long, stiff, spreading, tawny hairs ; the 

 surface scabrid-hispid ; the midrib and nerves pilose-hispid; length of blade 7 to 12 

 in.; petioles 1*5 in. to 2*5 in., setose; stipules large, persistent, oblong-lanceolate, 

 sparsely setulose externally, glabrous internally, 2 in. long. Eeceptacles small, sessile, 

 prismatic, obpyramidal; the apex flat, verrucose, and with a prominent umbilicus; the 

 base with 3 large, glabrous, adpressed bracts ; individual receptacles about *1 in. to *15 in. 

 across, collected into dense, rounded, sessile or bracteolate, pedunculate capitula, each 

 about 1 in. in diameter, which are attached along long, thin, leafless, scaly branches 

 which proceed from the stem and main branches. Male flowers few, near the apex of 

 the receptacles containing gall flowers. Females sessile, rounded ; the perianth of 3 or 4 



rounded, very concave pieces; anther 1, nearly sessile, lying in the hollow of one of 



the pieces of the perianth. Gall flowers sub-sessile ; the perianth of 3 rounded, stalked, 

 concave pieces ; the ovary ovoid, smooth ; the style short, thick, lateral ; stigma slightly 

 dilated. Fertile female flowers in separate receptacles from the former ; the achene obliquely 

 ovoid, slightly tuberculate; the style longer than the achene, thickened below, thin 



above; stigma infundibulif orm ; the interior of the receptacle lined with stiff hairs. 



Celebes, — Teysmann. 



This is another of the numerous magnificent things collected during' one of his 



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journeys in the Malayan Archipelago by the late indefatigable M. Teysmann. It has 

 apparently been collected by no one else. It is distinguished from all other known 

 species of Ficus by the extraordinary arrangement of its receptacles, of which the accom- 

 panying drawings give but a poor idea. 



The male flowers are few, and not easy to find. Miquel says he found only 

 remains of them ; and his description of the female flower shows that he had seen only 

 the insect-attacked form which occupies the receptacle with the males. I have, howeve 

 succeeded in finding perfect males. 



Plate 140. -i^. Minahassce, Miq. 1. apex of a leafv branch; 2, piece of a fruiting 

 branch showing the arrangement of the receptacles in canitules ; 3, stipules : of natural 



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Plate 14L— F. Minahassce, Miq. 5, apex of a fruitin^-branch bearing capitules of 

 mmature receptacles ; 6, a single receptacle ; 7, bracts from fruiting-branch-o/ natural 













