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LXVII. UKTICACE^. 



[Ficus. 



infectorict. 

 Wightiana. 



5. F. religiosa. 



6. F. cordifoUa. 



7. F. retwsa. 



Miquel, are now reunited with. Ficus in the enumeration of species published 

 by Miquel in the third volume of Annalea Musei Bot. Lugduni Batavi, ISBV. 



I. Receptacles axillaiy, usually in pairs ; the ripe fruit often in 

 the axils of fallen leaves. 

 Receptacles sessile or suhsessile ; leaves glabrous or hairy, 

 never rough ; male fl. monandrous ; stigma elongated, 

 feathery (subgenus Urostigma). 

 Main lateral nerves 4-16 pair, prominent. 



Petioles short, less than one-fourth the length of blade. 

 Roots from branches numerous, growing into sup- 

 ports and secondary stems ; fruit pubescent, red 



when ripe 1. F. hengalemis. 



Roots from branches not numerous ; fruit tomentose, 



grey when ripe 2. F. tomentosa. 



Petioles one-third or one-half the length of blade. 

 Fruit sessile ; main lateral nerves 8-12 pair ; fruit 

 white when ripe ...... 



Fruit on short peduncles ; main lateral nerves 6-8 pair 

 Petioles long, exceeding half the length of blade ; fruit 

 black when ripe. 

 Point (acumination) of leaf linear, 1-3 in. long ; petiole 



generally as long as greatest breadth of leaf 

 Point of leaf subulate, 4 to 1 in, long ; petiole shorter 

 than greatest breadth of leaf .... 



Main lateral nerves numerous, slender .... 



Receptacles pedunculate ; leaves generally rough ; male fl. 

 often 2-3-androus ; stigma generally bifid. (These spp. 

 belong to various subgenera, the characters and limits 

 of which are not yet exactly defined. ) 

 Petioles between one-fourth and one-half the length of 

 leaf. 

 Leaves generally lobed ; branchlets pubescent or gla- 

 brous i. F. Carica. 



Leaves dentate, not generally lobed ; branchlets to- 

 mentose . . . . . . , . 9. F. mrgatctt. i 



Petioles less than one-fourth the length of leaf. 

 Leaves elliptic-oblong or ovate. 



Leaves elliptic-oblong ; main lateral nerves 7-10 pair 10. F. pwrasitica. 

 Leaves ovate ; main lateral nerves 4-6 pair . . 11. F. scandens. 

 Leaves oblong-lanceolate, long-aouminate . . . 12. .F. trachycmfa 

 II. Receptacles on leafless racemose or paniculate branches from the 

 old wood, generally on the trunk ; male fl. generally monan- 

 drous, perianth of 3-4 large hyaline segments, enveloping 

 each other ; female perianth none or small, or veiy thin and 

 transparent (subgenus Covellia). 

 Leaves alternate. 

 Leaves short-petiolate, very unequal-sided, the lower 



lobe of the base rounded, projecting . . . 13. .F. Cunia. 

 Leaves not unequal-sided ; petioles 1-4 in. long. 

 Leaves lanceolate . . . . . .14. 



Leaves broad-ovate, with deeply cordate base . 15. 

 Leaves opposite 16. if. hispida. 



1. F. bengalensis,* Linn. — Syn. F. indiea, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 539 ; 



* There is some doubt as to what tree was intended by Linnaeus under the name of 

 F. indiea,^ and I follow Miquel in calling the Bcmytm, F. bengalensis, though Roxburgh 

 referred it to F. indiea, Linn. The tree which Miquel refers to P. indiea, Linn., is 

 mentioned at p. 416. 



F. glomerata. 

 F. Boxbwrghii 



