Ficus.] 
CXXIX. URTICACEA2. 
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•5 in long. Figs about -3 in. through, globose flattened at top, 
white spotted purple (eventually black) sessile in pairs usually on 
leafless branches; umbo of about 3 broad scales, basal bracts small. 
Hab Singapore, Bedokj Bukit Timah; Chan Chu Kang. Pahang, 
Pekan- Kwala Tembeling. Malacca, Bukit Sabukor and Ayer 
Panas' (Derry). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang (Philipps); 
Tanjong Bunga (Curtis). _ _ r 7 
(32) F. Rumphii Bl. Bijdr. 437; Hook. fil. F.B.I. l.c. 512; 
King, l.c. 34, pi. 67B. 
A big tree; shoots (glabrous or) hairy. Leaves ovate cuspidate, 
base shortly narrowed, glabrous, thinly coriaceous, 4 in. long, 
3 in. wide; petioles slender, 2 in. long. Figs sessile in axillary 
pairs globose, -5 in. through, white with black spots, at length all 
black basal bracts round, small. Hab. Not common, on rocks 
near the sea. Pulau Adang on Pulau Tengah. Distnb. India and 
Malay islands. 
Resembles F. religiosa, but the leaves are narrowed at the base. 
(33) F. religiosa Linn. Hort. Cliff. 47 1 * Hook. fil. F.B.I. 
l.c. 513 J King , l.c. 55, pi. 67A. 
A big tree with coriaceous ovate caudate leaves, base round, 
5- to 7-nerved, 4*5 to 7 in. long, 3 to 4*5 in. wide; petioles 3 to 4 in. 
long, slender. Figs in axillary pairs sessile depressed spheroidal, 
dark purple, ’5 in. through. Basal bracts broad, round. 
A native of India, now gradually spreading round Singapore and other 
towns, frequently planted as a roadside tree. The Bo-tree, sacred to 
Buddha. 
(34) F. infectoria Roxb. FI. Ind. iii. 550; Hook. fil. l.c. 515; 
King , Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 60, pi. 75 to 79. 
Glabrous tree. Leaves membranous, ovate acuminate, base 
round (rare narrowed); nerves slender, about 7 pairs; 4-5 to 
c in long 2-25 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles slender, 2*25 to 2*5 in. 
long Figs globose, sessile in pairs below the leaves, white flushed 
and dotted red or orange. Basal bracts 3 , ovate, round minute. 
Hab. Singapore, Bukit Timah. Malacca (Griffith); Pulau Besar. 
Pahang, Pekan. Dindings, Pulau Sembilan, var. Lambertiana with 
big orange figs. Penang, Balik Pulau. Lankawi. Perlis, Kanga. 
Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 77 r ? „ „. 
( 35 ) F. vasculosa Wall. Cat. 44 ^ 2 > Hook. fil. F.B.I. l.c. 5*7 > 
King, l.c. 65, pi. 86. T . 1 x , , 
Small tree. Leaves thin coriaceous, bright green when dry 
oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, blunt acuminate, base narrowed; 
nerves fine, 6 to 12 pairs, slender, slightly elevate below, conspicuous 
both sides; 4 to 4*5 in. long, 1-5 to i *75 m- ^de; petioles slender, 
-4 in long. Figs in lower axils pear-shaped, bright yellow, base 
narrowed, -25 in. long; peduncles slender, -5 in. long. Hab. 
Common. Singapore, Changi; Grange Road; Bukit Timah, etc. 
FI.M.P., 3. Z 
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