1886.] G. King — New Species of Ficus from New Ouinea. 403 



In foliage this species mucli resembles the Indian F. nervosa^ Heyne ; 

 but the receptacles of this are much larger. Its nearest ally is, however' 

 F. jpuhinervis, var. Teysmanni, which it almost exactly resembles in the 

 form, texture, and nervation of its leaves. The flowers, however, of the 

 two differ, and I have no doubt they are distinct species. 



Ficus Laivesii, King ; a tree, all its parts quite glabrous, the bark of 

 the young shoots pale and shining ; leaves petiolate, thickly membranous, 

 ovate-oblong or narrowly elliptic, entire, the base rounded 3-nerved, the 

 apex gradually narrowed to a very short blunt point ; lateral primary 

 nerves diverging from the bold midrib at a wdde angle, about 10 pairs, 

 not very prominent on either surface, the reticulations small and rather 

 distinct on the lower surface ; both surfaces quite smooth but rather 

 dull when dry ; length of blade 5 to 6 inches, width 2*5 in. ; petiole 1 in. to 

 1"25 in. ; stipules narrowly lanceolate, convolute, rather more than half 

 as long as the petiole ; receptacles crowded near the ends of the branches, 

 in pairs, sessile, cylindrico-globose, "5 in. in diam., contracted at the 

 base into a short thick pseudo-stalk, umbilicus composed of 3 large, 

 thick smooth triangular scales, the sides smooth ; basal bracts coalescing 

 into an irregular ring : gall flowers sessile, the ovary prismatic, conical, 

 smooth, style and stigma absent ; male and fertile female flowers un- 

 known. 



New Guinea: H. O. Forbes, No. 85. From its general /acie^, I 

 have no doubt that this is a Urostigma near nervosa. The receptacles, 

 however, in the only two specimens I have seen, are diseased ; and only 

 the gall flowers can be distinguished. 



I have named this after the Rev. W, G. Lawes, one of the devoted 

 band of missionaries settled on the south-eastern coast of N". Guinea 

 who have done so much in the way of collecting. 



Ficus casearioidesy King ; a glabrous tree, the leaves on long petioles, 

 thinly coriaceous, alternate, entire, broadly ovate-elliptic, tapering 

 much to either end, the base acute, 3-nerved, the apex suddenly and 

 shortly triangular-acuminate ; lateral primary nerves 8 to 10 pairs, nearly 

 at right angles to the midrib and like it strongly marked on the under 

 surface, which is minutely tuberculate-tesselate ; length of blade 5 to 6*5 

 in., breadth 2-75 in. to 3*25 in., petiole 1"5 in. ; stipules lanceolate sub- 

 convolute, "6 in. long ; receptacles axillary, in pairs, on long slender pedun- 

 cles, '5 in. in diam., depressed globular with a slight stalk-like construc- 

 tion at the base, smooth, basal bracts 3, minute ; peduncles 'To in. lono- . 

 male flowers sessile, the single anther broadly ovate, sub-sessile • the 

 perianth of 3 obovate pieces : gall flowers sub-sessile or pedicillafce the 

 ovary smooth with thick crustaceous walls, the style short, lateral* 

 the stigma infundibuliform ; perianth of 4 or 5 oblong pieces which closely 

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