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Plate 191.— F. Silhetensis, Miq. A: branch with young ovoid receptacles. B: branch 

 with mature, globular, unibonate receptacles. C : leaf of the form with attenuate base and Ion"-- 



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petiolate leaves. 1, apex of a receptacle ; 2, base of the same ; 3, stipules— all of natural 



size; 4, male flower; 5, gall flower {from the same receptacle as the male) ; 6, perianth of 

 fertile female flower ; 7, fertile achene : enlarged. 



180. Fictts duriuscula, nov. spec 



A tree. All parts glabrous, but rather harsh and sub-scabrid. Leaves petiolate, mem- 

 branous, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate ; the apex rather shortly acuminate ; the edges 

 undulate, sub crenate ; the base boldly 3-nerved, biglandular ; primary lateral nerves 4 

 to 6 pairs, thin but strong as are the midrib and secondary nerves; reticulations 

 minute, very distinct on the lower surface ; both surfaces glabrous, the lower harsh to the 

 touch ; length of blade 5 to 10 in. ; petioles swollen at either extremity, varying in length 

 from 5 in. to 1 in. ; stipules lanceolate, glabrous, '25 in. long. Receptacles axillary or in 

 fascicles of from 3 to 6 from small, broad, flat, ebracteate tubercles from the stem and larirer 

 branches, pedunculate, globose ; their sides slightly ridged towards the sub-umbonate apex, 

 glabrous, muriculate-scabrid, '5 in. in diam. ; the base slightly constricted, ebracteate ; 

 peduncle thin, *4 in. to *8 in. long, with a few scattered small bracteoles, ecabrid. 

 Male flowers with 2 stamens and a 5- or 6-cleft, hairy, perianth ; gall flowers with a 

 perianth similar in shape, but not hairy ; the ovary ovoid ; the style short, lateral. Fertile 

 female flower with the achene ovoid, smooth, mucilaginous externally; when ripe ; the style 

 lateral, longer than the ovary, curved ; the stigma obovate ; the perianth as in the 



gall flower. 



Soron, New Guinea,— Sig. Beccari (Herb. Becc. P.P. No. 188); H. Forbes, No. 765. ' 

 A species allied to F. Madurensis, Miq., and to the Australian F. magnifolia. Mull, but 

 with shorter petioles and more muricate receptacles. This also comes near brevicuspts 

 but its leaves are not obovate and their bases are not cordate, as in that species. They are, 

 moreover, longer, more pointed, and have shorter petioles. This also resembles F. balica, 



Miq , and F. copiosa, Steud. 



The receptacles in Forbes's specimens are axillary, and are more muricate than in 

 Beccari's No. 188. The leaves are also rather longer. It is possible that when better material 

 shall be forthcoming the two forms may be found to be separable specifically : at present 

 I include them under one species. 



Plate 195.- F. durimcula, King. 1, apex of leafy branch ; 2 fascicles of mature recep- 

 tacles from the stem-*/ ««W size; 3, ^ K ce V t^-dightly enlarged ; 4, a st.pu h-mncfi 

 enlarged ; 5, male flower ; 6, gall perianth j 7, gall ovary from the same receptacle (Men 

 from Beccari P. i>. No. 188) ; 8, fertile female achene: enlarged. (From Forbes « No. 76o.) 



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181. FlCUS MACILENTA, UOV. Spec 



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A shrub. The young shoots with a few scattered short, stiff hairs, ultimately glabrous. 

 Leaves unequally petiolate, thinly membranous, narrowly elliptic ; the apex shortly 

 acuminate: the edges with a few distinct teeth ; base rounded, boldly 3-nerved ; primary 



horizontal ; both surfaces glabrous when adult except the stout 



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lateral nerves about 8 pah 



midrib which has a few scattered hairs in the young leaves ; all the nerve, sparsely 



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