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6. P. gracilipes (fruit-stalks slender), Bail. But. Bull. 3. A small tree of 

 a somewhat drooping habit, and semi-deciduous like F. Cunnim^hatnn, glabrous, 

 or the stipules and young shoots slightly hoary ; bark light-coloured ; branchlets 

 slender. Leaves on petioles of 1 to l^in., ovate or oblong-elliptical, very shortly 

 and obtusely acuminate, rounded at the base, 2J to 4in. long, IJ to 2Jin. broad, 

 deep green on both sides, coriaceous, glossy above, midrib prominent, primary 

 veins almost transverse and parallel but not conspicuous, the reticulation between 

 them fine and close. Stipules narrow, under ^in. long. Eeceptaeles axillary, 

 solitary or in pairs, smooth, globular, about lin. diameter, of a deep purple when 

 ripe, red with prominent light-coloured spots before maturity, the spots not so 

 conspicuous in the ripe fruit. Peduncles slender, 4 to 5 lines long, with a minute 

 brown bract at the base. Male flowers few, near the orifice ; perianth sessile, 3- 

 lobed ; anthers large, reniform, not exceeding the perianth. Stigma long, often 

 much dilated towards the base. Gall flowers stipitate and often much elongated; 



Hab.: Southern Queensland, Rev. B. Scortechini ; Brookfield, Arthur Exley, 

 An excellent fruit for perserving. 



7. r. validinervis (nerves prominent), F. v. M. Herb. ; Benth. Fl. Austr. vi. 

 166. A small tree, quite glabrous. Leaves elliptical or oblong, abruptly acumi- 

 nate, entire, rounded or cuneate at the base, 4 to Sin. long, 1| to 2J broad, 

 coriaceous, the primary rather distant veins and the smaller intervening ones as 

 well as the transverse reticulations very prominent underneath, the basal pair 

 not very different from the others, the petiole thick, not above 2 or 8 lines long. 

 Receptacles in the lower axils on peduncles of about 1 line, globular, 4 to 5 lines 

 diameter, the internal structure apparently the same as in F. Cimninghamil, and 

 the styles certainly those of JJrostigma. 



Hab.; Rockingham Bay, Ballaclnj. 



This has the short petioles of F. pJdlippinensis, but is evidently an Urostigma, and is 

 remarkable for the very prominent venation of its very coriaceous leaves. I could find, 

 however, no male fiowers in the only receptacle I could open, not a perfect one. — Benth. 



8. F. retusa (blunt), Linn. Mant. 129 : Benth. Fl. Austr. vi. 166. 

 " Tunduli," Cape Grafton, Pi.ot1i. A small or large tree with a widely spreading 

 head, quite glabrous. Leaves on rather broad petioles of 2 to 3 lines, varying 

 from broadly obovate or almost orbicular and very obtuse or retuse to oval- 

 elliptical or almost oblong, rounded or very shortly contracted at the base, 2 or 

 Sin. long and 1 to 2in. broad, coriaceous, the transverse primary veins fine and 

 parallel but not very numerous and frequently anastomosing. Receptacles sessile, 

 in pairs, globular, attaining about -l^in. diameter when ripe, the external bracts 

 nearly orbicular, about 1 line diameter. Perianths and stigma entirely those of 

 Uro.itigma. Anther not exceeding the perianth. — F. nitida, Thunb.; Wight. Ic. 

 t. 642 ; Urostirpna pisiferum, U. ovoideum, U. nitidum, and U. retusum, Miq. in 

 Hook. Lond. Journ. vi. 580, 581, 582. 



Hab.: Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown ; Rockingham Bay, Balluchy. 

 Fruit eaten by aboriginals. — Roth, Ic. 



This species extends over East India, the Archipelago, and New Caledonia, reaching ucrth- 

 ■ward to the Philippines and South China. 



9. F. Thynneana (after the Hon. A. J. Thynne, M.L.C.), Bail. Ql. Arjri. 

 Journ. i., part 8, iviih Plate. " Banyan." A rather dwarf glabrous tree, with 

 dense spreading head, the horizontal branches extending often a distance of 30 or 

 more feet, and emitting roots in abundance, which ultimately become additional 

 stems of the tree (I counted twelve of such stems to one tree). Branchlets flattish- 

 triangular. Leaves oblong, 2^ to 5in. long, 2 to 8in. broad or sometimes much 

 smaller ; apex rounded or shortly acuminate, base more or less cuneate, rather 

 pale on the under surface, lateral nerves numerous, patent, looping near the 

 margin ; petioles flattened, seldom exceeding Jin. ; stipules narrow, acuminate, 



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