Ficus.) URTICACE®, 973 
oes sessile or rarely (I. glabella sometimes) with short 
peduncles -1--2 in. long :-—{p. 
ra always rather longer than the petioles 
Leaves broadly elliptic or subobovate igi, apex shortly 
‘T5-1°5 i les 1-1°75 ] 
cuspidate ; petiole in.; stipules in. long; 
young parts and leaves beneath at first ie adie base of 
leaf 3~-5-nerved, rounded altissima var. laceifera, 
Leaves narrowly elliptic or senha apex obtuse ; petiole 
*5—75 in., stipules ‘75-1 in. long; all parts glabrous; base 
ty obtusi 
Stipules never longer than the petioles, rarely (F. eerie 
F’. retusa) equalling the petioles, usually seen shor 
Receptacle large, -75 in. across or more; leaves acute :— 
Leaves ea than = in. longs erin nerves very numerous, 
primary ubequal, all slender, close, straight; 
petiole a in., diigiibes -5 in. long; all parts glabrous ; 
receptacles 75 in. across, with small basal bracts 
Benjamina var, comosa, 
ves 5-8 in. long; lateral primary nerves pal pairs, 
as below, much stronger than secondary, somewhat 
ee base 7-9-nerved ; petiole -75~1:25 in., arti 
*25—5 in. long ; young shoots rusty-tomentose ; receptacles 
1-25 in. aeross, with large basal bracts 
mysorensis var. subrepanda, 
Receptacles smaller, -5 in. across or less :— 
Leaves obtuse, puberulous beneath re young, at length 
glabrous ; young shoots grey-pubescent; basal nerves 3-7, 
primary lateral about 5 pairs, maak pr than secon- 
; petiole -5-1:5, rarely 2 in. long, stipules ‘5-1 in. 
long ; receptacle -4—-5 in. long, basal bracts lar 
bengalensis. 
Leaves sharp-pointed :— 
Leaf-base rounded or somewhat cordate, 5-7-nerved, 
ts 
‘75-1 in. long, stipules -3—--5 in. long; receptacle °5 in 
across, basal bracts large tomentosa 
se cuneately narrowed towards the petiole, 
Sneed. glabrous beneath; primary lateral nerves 
hardly appreciably stronger than secondary ; receptacle 
smooth, 3 in. across, basal bracts small ;— 
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