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' Paleomorphe. Malo fl. monandrous, containing a pistillodo in tho 

 same receptacle with tho gall flower. Fern. fl. in separate receptacles, 

 perianth gamophyllous, (except F. gibbosa). 



Small trees or sub-scandent shrubs. 



Leaves alternate, hispid, Recepta';les smalL yel- 

 low or purple, i in. peduncled, fascicled or in 

 pairs; basal bracts ... ... ... h F. gihhosa. 



Urostigma. Flowers unisexual. Males, females, and gall-flowers in 

 the same receptacles. Stamens 1, sometimes 2 in F. callosa. Stigma 

 elongate, usually acute. Trees or powerful climbers, epiphytic in early 

 life. Leaves alternate, coriaceous or sub-membranous ; petiole jointed 

 or not jointed to the blade. Receptacles axillary or from the scars of 

 fallen leaves ; base 3-bracteate. (Bracts at the base of the peduncle in 

 F» nervosa,) This section contains most of the western peninsular 

 species of FicuiS and includes the species between F, gihlosa, and F, 

 callosa. 



(S eries 1 .) Leaves coriaceous or sub-coriaceous, never j ointed to 

 the blade. 



Leaves alternate, smooth or tomentose ; petiole not 

 . jointed to the blade. Receptacles axillary, sessile 



or peduncled, tribracteate at the base. 



Leaves more or less tomentose. Receptacles sessile, 

 usually in pairs. 



Fruit pubescent, red. ^ in. in diameter ... 2. F. lengalensis. 

 Fruit pubescent, orange-yellow, 1 in. in diameter 3. F. mysorensis. 

 Fruit tomentose, grey, ^ in. in diameter ... 4. F, tomentosa. 



Leaves glabrous. Receptacles sessile, in pairs. 



Fruit blood- red, I in. in diameter ... ... 5. F, Benja?mna, 



Fruit small, J in. yellow or reddish ... 6. F, retusa. 



Fruit small, i in. greenish -yellow, dotted ... 7. F. Talhoti. 

 Leaves alternate, receptacles in peduncled axillary 

 pairs. Bracts at the base 0, but 3, small, free bracts 

 low down on the peduncle. 



Fruit globose, | in, in diameter, yellow ... 8. F. nervosa, 



(Series 2.) Leaves sub-coriaceous or membranous. Petiole 

 long, jointed to the blade* Receptacles sessile, in pairs ; basal bracts 

 3, small. 



Receptacles when young white with dark spots, 

 black when ripe ... ... ... 9. JP. RumpMi, 



Receptacles dark purple ; basal bracts broad, cori- 

 aceous ... ••• ••. .> 10. F, religiosa. 



Receptacles in pairs from tubercles, purple black 

 with greenish dots. Basal-bracts brown, mem- 

 branous ... ..- ... ... 11. Jl Arnottiana, 



\ Receptacles in clusters, small, dotted and whitish 



yellow ; basal -bracts 3, bifid ... ... 12. F. Tjahela. 



Receptacles crowded at the ends of the branches, 



purple black; basal-bracts 3, minute, scarious... 13. F. Tsiela, 



Receptacles in axillary pairs, globose, \ in, white, 

 ilushod with red and dotted j basal-bracts minute. 14. F, in/ectoria. 



