Ficus] 0, MOEACEiE 601 



shoots velvety. JL. dark green, shining above, ovate, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, short- 

 acnminate, blade 4-8, pet. ^-1 in. long, sec. n. 8-12 pair, arching, prominent beneath, 



Syn. F. cinerascens^ Thw. Vern. Nireti mara, Kan. ; Koli-M, Tarn. Evergreen forest 

 of the Western Coast and Grhats, from the Konkan southwards, in the Kans of Sorub 

 and on the Bababudan hills, Mysore. In Travancore common up to 3,000 ft. Anda- 

 3nans. Lower Burma. — Ceylon. Java. A large smooth-barked tree, aerial roots 0, 

 fruiting at an early age (Kurz). L. elliptic, obtuse or shortly and obtusely acuminate, 

 blade 6-11, pet. 1-2 in. long, sec. n. 10-12 pair, distinct on the upper side, prominent 

 below, the lowest pair basal, tert. n. distinct. Stamens 1 or 2. Fr. usually solitary, 

 sometimes in pairs, pubescent, yellow when ripe, 1 in. diam., narrowed into the 

 peduncle which is hairy and |-1 in. long, basal bracts 3, small, rounded. 13. F. 

 vasculosa, Wall. 5 King, Ann. i. t. 86. Tenasserim. — Malay Penins. and Archip. 

 China. A moderate-sized evergreen tree, 1. elliptic-lanceolate, blade 3-5, narrowed 

 into slender angular ;pet. l-f in. long, sec. n. slender, 8-10 pair, confluent under the 

 margin, intermediate joined to transverse n. by reticulate veins. Stamens 2. Fr. in 

 axillary pairs, jDale yellow, J-J in. diam., glabrous, bracts 3, minute. 



/5. Mature 1. velvety or tomentose beneath. 



14. F. Balliousise, Miq. ; King, Ann. i. t. 11. Nilgiris, 2-3,000 ft. A moderate-sized 

 umbrageous tree, branchlets at j&rst softly pubescent, afterwards glabrous. L. thinly 

 coriaceous, as well as petioles velvety beneath, upperside glabrous or i^uberulous, 

 broadly ovate, acute or shortly acuminate, base cordate, blade 4-9, pet. 1-2| in., sec. n. 

 12-15 pair, prominent, the lowest pair basal, stipules ovate-lanceolate, much acuminate, 

 |-1 in. long. Fr. obovoid, J in. long, shortly pedunculate. 15. F. tomentosa, Eoxb. ; 

 Wightlc. t.647; King, Ann.i.t.18. Bundelkhand. Banda. Behar. Chutia Nagpur. 

 Central Provinces. Western Peninsula. A large shady tree, thin aSrial roots from 

 the branches, young shoots, petioles and underside of young 1. clothed with grey 

 usually short tomentum. L. glabrous above, ovate, ovate- sometimes obovate-oblong, 

 acute, base often cordate, blade 3-7, pet. J-2 in., sec. n. 5-7 pair, the lowest pair from 

 the base, often extending nearly to the middle of blade. Pr. globose, J- J in. diam., 

 tomentose, with glabrous darker coloured scales closing the mouth. 



16. F. mysorensis, Heyne ; King, Ann, i. tt. 14, 15. Bhurvar, Mar. ; Go7ii, Kan. Sub- 

 himalayan tract and lower hills, from Sikkim eastwards, ascending to 3,000 ft. Assam. 

 Khasi hills. Chittagong. Eng forests east of Toungoo. Western Peninsula. — Ceylon. 

 A large tree, trunk usually short, aerial roots few, young shoots, petioles and under- 

 side of young 1. densely clothed with soft grey or tawny, sometimes rust-coloured 

 omentum. L. glabrous above, and often also on the underside when old, elliptic or 

 •ovate, usually shortly acuminate, base often cordate, sec.'n. 10-15 pair, joined by intra- 

 marginal n., the lowest pair basal, tert. n. parallel, those proceeding from two adjoining 

 sec. n, often meeting half-way at an angle. Pr. ovoid or oblong, sessile, pubescent, 1 in. 

 long. 17. F. pilosa, Peinw. Upper Tenasserim (Kurz). Chindwin 1,500 ft. (Muriel, 

 Pebr. 1889). — Malay Penins. and Archip. Closely allied to 16 and probably not speci- 

 fically distinct. L. inclined to be obovate. 



(&) Petioles long, one-third to one-half the length of blade. 



18. F. religiosa, Linn. ; Wight Ic. t. 1967 ; Bedd. PL Sylv. t. 314; King, 

 Ann. i. t. 67. The Pec]jul tree. Sans. Fippala, Vern. Fipal, Hind. ; 

 AsvaWia, Beng. ; Borhm\ Cacb. ; Ashvatha^ Mar. j Hissa^ Kol ; All, Gond. ; 

 Ai'asUj Mai. ; Arasi, Tarn. ; Arali, Kan. ; Bavij Eagij Tel. ; Nyaimg haiodi^ 

 Burm. 



A large entirely glabrous tree, trunk irregularly shaped, branches wide- 

 spreading, often epiphytic. L. broad-ovate, margin undulate, tail 1-3 in. 

 long, J the length of the whole blade, pet. 3-4 in. Male fl. few, near the 

 mouth, in many receptacles none. Er. sessile, h in. diam., dark purple, basal 

 bracts broad, coriaceous. 



Indigenous in the subhimalayan tract and the Pegu Yoma (Kutz). Cultivated 

 throughout India, in the outer Himalaya as high as 5,000 ft. Pare in the arid region 

 of North -West India. Common on and destructive to buildings in Bengal. Leafless 

 during a short time during the H. S. Pr. April, May, sometimes (in the Centr. Prov.) 

 a second crop Oct., Nov. Sacred to Hindus and Buddhists. 19. F. RumpMx, Blume ; 

 King, Ann. i. t. 67. — Syn. F, cordifolia, Eoxb. ; Wight Ic. t. 640; Brandis P. PI. t. 48. 

 Yern. Pllkhan, Khobar^ Hind. 5 Galasvattha, Beng.; Sathur, Cach. ; Payar^ Asht, Mar. ; 

 Nyaung bi/ti, Burm. Subhimalayan tract and outer hills, ascending to 5,000 ft., from the 

 Ohenab eastwards. Merwara. Assam. Lower Bengal. Singbhum. Both Peninsulas. 



