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Stigma (in the Australian species) undivided, peltate, oblique or oblong. 

 Leaves alternate, or opposite, entire, toothed or lobed, often deciduous. Re- 

 ceptacles axillary or on the old wood. 



Leaves smooth, at least on the upper side, or scarcely scabrous. — 2. F. 

 coronulata. 



Leaves very scabrous. 



Leaves all alternate, pubescent or villous underneath. Receptacles 

 villous, the orifice broad with exserted bracts. — 13. F. scabra. 



Leaves frequently opposite. Receptacles globular, glabrous or rarely 

 pubescent. 



Branches glabrous. — 9. F. orbicularis. 

 Branches hirsute or pubescent. — 1. F. aculeata. 



Leaves entire or sinuate-crenulate, not aculeate. — 14. F. scobina. 



Section III. Male perianth of 3 or 4 broad segments enveloping each other, 

 enclosing 1 large anther with distinct cells. Female perianth very small or more 

 rarely exceeding the stipes of the ovary. Style glabrous, short, -with a peltate 

 or oblique stigma. Leaves usually large. Stipular scar prominent. Re- 

 ceptacles chiefly on the old wood. 



Leaves all opposite. Receptacles |- to 1 in. diameter, not ribbed. — 6. F. 

 hispida. 



Leaves all alternate, glabrous and smooth. Receptacles 1 to 1|^ in. 

 diameter; not ribbed. Stigma oblique. — 4. F. glomerata.' 



1. F. aculeata, A. Cunn. — Near Head of Kilgour River, G. F. Hill (No. 

 554), 2/9/1911. 



Providence Knoll to Roper River, Gilruth and Spencer, July- August, 1911. 

 Recorded. S. Goulburn Island, A. Cunningham ; Nichol Bay, Ridley's 

 Expedition ; King's Sound and Collier Bay, Chapman. 



2. F. coronulata, F. v. M. — Victoria and Fitzmaurice Rivers, F. v. M 

 Mueller. 



3. F. eugenioides, F. v. M. ( Var. puherula, Benth.). — York Sound, N.W. 

 Coast, A. Cunningham. 



4. F. glomerata, Willd. — Fitzmaurice River, F. v. Mueller. 



Cluster Fig. In Bombay the sap is a popular remedy which is locally 

 applied to mumps and other inflammatory glandular enlargements. 



5. F. Henneana, Miq. — Maria Island and Caledon Bay, GuUiver. 

 Yields a fruit suitable for preserving. 



6. F, hispida, Linn. — Brunswick Bay, N.W. Coast, A. Cunningham. 



7. F. leucotricha, Miq. — Sandstone Range, Borroloola, G. F. HiU (No. 

 597), 2/10/1911. 



Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown ; Sea Range, F. v. Mueller. 



8. F. nesophila, Miq. — Cambridge GuK and Enderby's Island, N.W. Coast, 

 A. Cunningham ; Nichol Bay, Gregory's Expedition ; King's Sound and Col- 

 lier Bay, Chapman ; Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown, GuUiver ; 

 Port Darwin, Schultz (No. 652, 882, 887). 



9. F. orbicularis, A. Cunn. — Near Darwin, Gilruth and Spencer, July- 

 August, 1911. 



Recorded. Cadeening Bay, Enderby Island and Dampier's Archipelago, 

 N.W. Coast, A. Cunningham ; King's Sound, Hughan ; Nichol Bay, Gregory's 

 Expedition ; Victoria and Fitzmaurice Rivers, F. v. Mueller ; Port Darwin, 

 Schultz (No. 407). 



