Firm] C. MORACE.E 601 



shoots velvety. L. dark green, shining above, ovate, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, short- 

 acuminate, blade 4-8, pet. i-1 in. long, sec. n. 8-12 pair, arching, prominent beneath, 

 joined by strong intra-marginal nerves, intermediate n. few, tertiary n. reticulate. 

 Fr. globose, J-j in. diam., peduncles slender up to i in. long. Specimens in 1. only 

 Garhwal, D.B. Febr. 1875) very similar. 12. F. callosa, Willd. ; King, Ann. i. t. 85. — 

 Svn. F. cinerascens, Thw. Vera. Nireli mora, Kan. : Koli-dl, Tarn. Evergreen forest 

 of the Western Coast and Ghats, from the Konkan southwards, in the Kaus of Sorub 

 and on the Bababudan hills, Mysore. In Travancore common up to 3,000 ft. Anda- 

 mans. Lower Burma. — Ceylon. Java. A large smooth-barked tree, aerial roots 0, 

 fruiting at an early age (Kurz). L. elliptic, obtuse or shortly and obtusely acuminate, 

 blade 6-11, pet. 1-2 in. long, sec. n. 10-12 pair, distinct on the upper side, prominent 

 below, the lowest pair basal, tert. n. distinct. Stamens 1 or 2. Fr. usually solitary, 

 -mil. -times in pairs, pubescent, yellow when ripe, 1 in. diam., narrowed into the 

 peduncle which is hairy and j-1 in. long, basal bracts 3, small, rounded. 13. F. 

 vaaculosa, Wall.: King, Ann. i. t. 86. Tenasserim. — Malay Penins. and Archip. 

 China. A moderate-sized evergreen tree, 1. elliptic-lanceolate, blade 3-5, narrowed 

 into slender angular pet. i-j in. long, sec. n. slender, 8-10 pair, confluent under the 

 margin, intermediate joined to transverse n. by reticulate veins. Stamens 2. Fr. in 

 axillary pairs, pale yellow, J-J in. diam., glabrous, bracts 3. minute. 



ft. Mature 1. velvety or tomentose beneath. 



1 1. F. Dalhousiae, Miq.; King, Ann. i. t. 11. Nilgiris, 2-3,000 ft. A moderate-sized 

 umbrageous tree, brancnlets at first softly pubescent, afterwards glabrous. L. thinly 

 coriaceous, as well as petioles velvety beneath, upperside glabrous or puberulous, 

 broadly ovate, acute or shortly acuminate, base cordate, blade 4-9, pet. 1— 2 1 in., seen. 

 12-15 pair, prominent, the lowest pair basal, stipules' ovate-lanceolate, much acuminate, 

 J-1 in. long. Fr. obovoid, A in. long, shortly pedunculate. 15. F. tomentosa, Boxb. : 

 Wight Ic. t. 647 ; King, Ann. i. 1. 18. Bundelkhand. Banda. Behar. Chutia Xagpur. 

 Central Provinces. Western Peninsula. A large shady tree, thin aerial roots from 

 the branches, young shoots, petioles and underside of young 1. clothed with grey 

 usually short tomentnm. L. glabrous above, ovate, ovate- sometimes obovate-oblong, 

 e, base often cordate, blade 3-7, pet. A-2 in., see. n. 5-7 pair, the lowest pair from 

 the base, often extending nearly to the middle of blade. Fr. globose, J-J in. diam., 

 tomentose, with glabrous darker coloured scales closing the mouth. 



16. F. myaorensis, Heyne ; King, Ann, i. it. 11.15. Bhurvar, Mar. ; 6roni,Kan. Sub- 

 bimalayan tract and lower hills, from Sikkim eastwards, ascending to 3,000 ft. Assam. 

 Khasi hills. Chittagong. Eng forests east of Toungoo. Western Peninsula. — Ceylon. 

 A large tree, trunk usually short, aerial roots few, young shoots, petioles and under- 

 side of young I. densely clothed with soft grey or tawny, sometimes rust-coloured 

 omentum. L. glabrous above, and often also on the underside when old, elliptic or 

 ovate, usually shortly acuminate, base often eon late, sec. n. 10-15 pair, joined by infra- 

 marginal n., the lowest pair basal, tert. n. parallel, those proceeding from twoadjoining 

 sec. n. often meeting half-way at an angle. I' r. ovoid or oblong, sessile, pubescent. 1 in. 

 long. 17. F. pilosa, Beinw. Upper Tenasserim (Kurz). Chindwin 1,500 ft. (Muriel, 

 Febr. 1889).— Malay Penins. and Archip. closely allied to 16 and probably nol speci- 

 fically distinct. I., inclined to be obovate. 



i> Petioles long;, one-third to one-half the length of blade. 



18. F. religiosa, Linn.: Wight Ic. t. 1967 : Bedd. PI. Sylv. t. 314 ; King, 

 Aun. i. t. 67. Z%< /'../.»/ tree. Sans. Pippala. Vern. Pipal, Bind.; 

 . isniitlm. Hong. ; Hur/mr, Cach. ; Ashvatha, Mar. ; Eissa, Kol ; Alt, Gond. ; 

 ArOsu, Mai.: Arasi, Tarn. ; Avail, Kan.; Ravi, Ragi, Tel.; Nyaung baicdi, 



r.iiini. 



A large entirely glabrous tree, trunk irregularly shaped, branches wide- 

 spreading, often epiphytic. 1.. broad-ovate, margin undulate, tail 1-3 in. 

 I mg, ' the length of the whole blade, pet. 3-4 in. Male ll. few, near the 

 mouth, in many receptacles none. Fr. sessile, .', in. diam.. dark purple, basal 

 bracts broad, coriaceous. 



indigenous in the subhimalayan tract and the Pegu Soma (Kurz). Culth 

 throughout India, i r • the out ei- Himalaya as high OS 5,000 ft. 1! a re in t he arid region 



of North-Wesl India. Comm n and destructive to buildings in Bengal. Leafless 



during n short time during the II. s. Fr. April. 3£ ay, someti 9 (in theCentr. Pi 



a second crop Oct., Nov. Sacred to Hindus and Buddhists, 19. F. Rumphii, Blume ; 

 King, Ann. i. t. i.7. Syn. F. cordifolia, Roxb. ; Wight let. 640; Brand is I' Pl.t. 18 

 Vera. Pit khan, Khobar, Mind.; Oaltuvatlha, Beng. ; Satbur, Cach. ; Payor, Atht, Mar. ; 

 Xh.iiiii,/ byu, Burm. Subhimalayan tract and outer hills, ascending to 5,000 ft., from the 

 Chenao eastwards. Merwara. Assam. Lower Bengal. Singbhum. Both Peninsulas. 



