Ficiis] 0. MOEACEiE 599 



I. Eeceptaoles axillary or above the scars of fallen L, solitary or in pairs, rarely 

 on tlie old wood : I. PalcBomorphe, III. S^ncBcia, IV. St/cidium, YI. Misyce. 



A. L. lanceolate or oblong, width as a rule less than one third the length. 



{a) L, entire: 2. subulata, 39. sihhimen^is^ 62. siUietensis, 64. pyriformtSj 



65. nemoralis, 

 (b) L. serrate or lobed : 45. quercifolia, 59. chrysocav^a. 



B. L. elliptic-ovate or obovate, width as a rule more than one third the length. 



{a) L. entire or nearly so: 37. callicarpa, 60. lepidosa^ 61. erecta^ 63. 



glanduVifera^ 'o^, cliartacea^ 68. ramentacea, 69. crininervia, 70. seem- 



dens^ 71. IcBvis. 

 (b) L, denticulate, dentate or lobed: 4. hrevicusjns, 42. asperrhna, 46. 



nigrescefis, 55. paJmata^ 56. fulva^ 57. Carica. 



C. L. variable, from lanceolate to broadly ovate : 47. heterophyUa^ 58. /itr/a. 



D. L. lyrate, deeply lobed : 50. hhotanica. 

 E L, very unequal-sided : 41. dbscura. 



F. L. as a rule caudate-acuminate, tertiary nerves very prominent : 1. gihhosa 

 3. urophylla, 38. clavata, 44. rostrata, Q7,foveoIata, 70. seandens. 



II. Eeceptaoles in axillary pairs, mostly sessile. Large trees, epiphytic while young, 



often stem-clasping, 1. alternate : IT. Urostigina (sp. 4-36). 

 III. Eeceptaoles in dense clusters on tubercles or on leafless racemose or panicled 

 branches, from the trunk or larger branches. L. sometimes opposite : 

 V. CovelUa (sp. 48-54), VII. Neomorphe (sp. 72-79). 



Sect. I. Palmomorphe. $ fl. monandrous, containing a mdimentary pistil, 

 ia the same receptacles with gall fl. J fl. in separate receptacles. 



1. F. gibbosa, Blume ; King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. I. t. 2. — Syn. F- 

 Allimeeralooy Eoxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 650 ; F. Ampelos^ Roxb. ; Wight Ic. t- 

 652 ; F. tuberculataj Soxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 651 ; F, parasitica^ Koenig ; 

 Brandis F. Fl. 420 ; F. excclsa^ Vahl; Kurz F. FL ii. 451. Vern. Chancliri. 

 Garhwal ; Majnij Jabalpur ; Chirwal^ Satpnra range ; Datiri, Datri, Mar. ; 

 Itthij Tarn. ; Nyaung thabye, Burm. 



A small, at times a large tree, often epiphytic or climbing, enclosing the 

 trunks of trees in a perfect network of branches, or creeping along walls 

 and on the sides of wells. L. thinly coriaceous, smooth above, roLigh beneath, 

 elliptic, more or less acuminate, often very unequal-sided, angular and with 

 a few large teeth, blade 3-6, pet. I in., sec. n. 4-6 pair, joined^ by arching 

 intra-marginal veins, the lowest pair from the base usually running near the 

 edge, intermediate and tertiary n. distinct. Eeceptaoles minutely hairy, |-J- 

 in. diam., peduncle up to | in. long, bracts at base of peduncle. Ovary in 

 fertile fl. sessile. Fr. yellow when ripe. A variable species, two varieties : 

 a. cuspidifera^ L elongate, acuminate, nerves pellucid, /?. parasitica, 1. broad 

 rhomboid, nerves opaque. 



Subhimalayan tract fi-om the Jumna eastwards. Assam. Chittagong. Andamans. 

 Lower Burma. Behar. Chutia Nagpur. Centr. Prov. Western Peninsula. Fr. 

 Jan.-May.— Ceylon, low country, common. Malay Penins. and Arcliip. China. 2. 

 F. subulata, Blume; King, Ann. i. t. 6. Chittagong. Pegu Yoma, eastern slopes. 

 Martaban.— Malay Penins. and Archip. China. A large dioecious shrub, the 6 erect, 

 the 9 climbing, young shoots minutely pubescent. L. membranous, glabrous, entire, 

 margin undulate, elliptic-lanceolate or oblanceolate, blade 4-10, pet. J-J in. long, 

 sec. n. 10-20 pair, stipules sxibulate J-1 in. PL : <? (containing a rudimentary pistil) 

 and gall fl. in ovoid, the $ in globose" receptacles on different plants, perianth gamo- 

 phyllous, hairy, with 4 oblong lobes. Pr. orange-yellow with white dots. 8. R uropHyUa, 

 Wall. ; King, Ann. i. t. 9. Assam. Khasi hills. Chittagong. Burma.— Malay Penins. 

 An erect shrub or small tree, 1. subcoriaceous, ovate or elliptic, the apex with an abrupt 

 narrow tail, blade 2^-4, pet. -J in., stipules minute. Beceptacles shortly pedunculate^ 

 scabrid-hispid, reddish-yellow when ripe. Very similar to F. rostrafa, Lamk,, which 

 is climbing, has larger 1. and 6 fl. without a pistillode. 



Sect. II. Urostigma. (J fl. as a rule monandrous, in the same receptacle 

 with 9 and gall fl., stigma elongate, usually acute and feathery. Large trees, 

 the majority of species evergreen, as a rule epiphytic when young, frequently 

 producing aerial roots, which either descend straight into the ground, develop- 

 ing into secondary stexns, or form a network, enclosing the trunk of the tree 



