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Sumatra, — 8ig. Beccarij Bccc. Herb. P. S. 1G5. Mount Dempe, in Eastern Sumatra, at 

 an elevation of 7,500 ft., — II. 0. Forbes. 



This species is related to F. alba and F. dumosa, but is in my opinion separable from 

 both. I have named it in honor of my late lamented friend, Dr. liudolph Scheffer, Director 

 of the Botanical Garden at Buitenzorg, in Java. 



Plate 192. — F. Scheferiana, King. Branch with mature receptacles. 1 & 2, lobed 

 leaves from another specimen ; 3, apex of a receptacle; 4, base of the same; 5, stipules 

 of natural size; 7, unexpanded male flower; 8, one piece of the perianth of male flower 

 9 the two stamens; 10, gall flower; 11, ovary of the same, the perianth having beci 

 removed : all enlarged. 



177. Ficus variolosa, Lindl. Benth. in Book. Land. J own. Bot. i. 492; Berth. Fl. 



Hong-Kong 328 ; Mia. in Ann. 3fus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 294 ; Maxim. Bull. Acad. 



St. Petersb. xi. 336. 



A glabrous shrub. Leaves thinly coriaceous, petiolate, oblancoolate or oblong-lanceo- 

 late • the apex sub-acute or obtusely acuminate; edges entire, recurved; base cuneate, not 

 3-nerved ; lateral primary nerves 8 to 1 pairs, rather horizontal ; reticulations wide, indistinct ; 

 length of blade from 2-5 to 4-5 in. ; petioles -3 to -4 in. ; stipules ovate-acuminatc, about 



•3 in Ion-. Keceptacles pedunculate, axillary, in pairs, globular; the apex nmlonatc, 



especially when young; the umbilical bracts large ; basal bracts 3, ovate triangular, spread- 



i* K , united below; when ripe glabrous and more or less verrucose, about -4 in. across; 



peduncle slender, -3 to -5 in. long. Male flowers not seen. Fertile female flown pedicel- 

 or sub-sessile ; the perianth of 3 or 4 distinct pieces; achene trigonous, minutely wr-»kl, 



the style long, lateral. ,„,,-. * T ™i n 



Hon°--Kono- ; Perak, in the Malayan Peninsula,- JTm/s Collector, Ivo. 701'.. 



Piat° E 193!-Branch of F. variolosa, Lindl., with mature receptacles. I, receptacle 



2, apex of the same; 3, stipules-«tf ./ natural size; 4, fertile female flower; 5, achene 



6, perianth : enlarged. 



nkled 



178. Ficus fobmosana, Maxim, in Bull. Acad. St. Petersb 



331 



A small tree ? The young branches sparsely pilose when very young, but ultimately 

 ^^Ti~~ Palate, membranous, oblanceolate, ore f^^^ 

 Lm above the middle to the acute 3-nerved base ; the apex rather suddenly cuspmate , the 



almost 



torn auove u.e mi« u « , j 2 3 ir8 almos 



dges entire or .innate ; primary lateral -rves 6 to 8 P s, *£*» adpre P s8 ed-liispid , 



horizontal, all prominent on the under surface and, like m* ,, ab*. J P 

 the lower surface pale in colour, minutely tuber uate nppe y°££« J 



25 to 3-5 in. ; petiole -4 in. long; st.pu es lanceolate g ab ous, 2o m. g P 



pedunculate, axillary, solitary, ovoid constrict dt oj"*^*^ • in> 8cross basal 

 prominent ; when young sparsely hispid ; when^dul g ab us and ab ^ ^ ^ ^ 



bracts 3, broadly ovate-acute, smooth. Male floweis pedicella* , P ^ 



pieces, diandrous. Fertile female flowers sessile ; ^^f^^icz) pedicellate, 



elongate, lateral; stigma narrowly ^" a ™ J Fema , eg (no doubt ga ,led, pedicellate or 

 achene, globose, sub-sessile. 



