6^ G. King — On some New Species of Ficns from Sumatra. [No. 1, 



Ficus Forhesii, King. A tree, the young branches, petioles and 

 midribs of the leaves covered with dense short tawny tomemtum ; leaves 

 thickly membranous, shortly petiolate, elliptic or obovate-elliptic, the 

 apex suddenly and shortly cuspidate ; gradually narrowed from above 

 the middle to the blunt, 3-nerved base ; the edges entire ; primary 

 lateral nerves 12 to 20 pairs, prominent on the lower surface as are the 

 midrib and straight transverse secondary nerves, the whole of the rest 

 of the lower surface sparsely covered with stellate tawny hairs ; length 

 of blade 12 to 15 inches ; petiole stout, '25 in. long. Receptacles in lax 

 umbels from long, leafless, glabrous, little divided branches which issue 

 from the stem near its base, pedunculate, globose, glabrous, "25 in. 

 across, slightly umbonate at the apex, the base constricted into a short 

 stalk at the junction of which with the peduncle proper are 3 ovate 

 acute bracts ; male and gall florets not seen ; female flower without obvious 

 perianth ; ovary obovate, about half as long as the style. 



Sumatra, Mr. H. O. Forbes (Herb. Forb. without number). 



The receptacular branches ramify very little ; at their apices there 

 are whorls of stipule-like, lanceolate, bracteoles. The stellate pubescence 

 is very peculiar. This species comes very near F. ribes, Reinw., from 

 which it differs chiefly in its leaves. The female flowers of this 

 are exactly like those of F. ribes. I have been able to find no male flowers, 

 and I think it probable that, like ribes, this species is practically 

 dioecious, male flowers occurring only in the receptacles of certain indi- 

 vidual trees. The species is known only from Mr. Forbes^s specimens, 

 which were probably all collected from one tree. 



Ficus dimorphay King. A small tree, the young shoots deciduously 

 hispid-tomentose ; leaves petiolate, sub-coriaceous, inequilateral, 

 elliptic or obovate-elliptic ; the apex acute, shortly cuspidate ; the edges 

 rather remotely dentate ; the base rounded, slightly auricled on one side, 

 3-nerved, with an additional minute nerve on the auricled side ; primary 

 lateral nerves 6 or 7 pairs, not prominent ; the under surface dull, 

 harshly pubescent, especially on the midrib and nerves, the reticulations 

 indistinct ; upper surface glabrous and shining ; length of blade 4*5 to 

 6 inches ; petiole '5 to '75 in., pilose ; stipules ovate- lanceolate, slightly 

 pubescent externally, '7 in. long. Receptacles pedunculate, in small 

 fascicles from the stem and larger branches, of two forms (a) those 

 containing gall and male flowers which are pyriform, truncate at the 

 apex, gradually constricted at the base into a long, thin, stalk at the 

 union of which with the peduncle proper are 3 deciduous bracts, 

 wrinkled, verrucose, pubescent ; total length 2*5 inches, of which the 

 stalk forms more than half ; breadth at apex 1 inch, peduncle proper 

 5. in., male flowers numerous under the bracts of the mouth, stamen 1 j 



