CXXlX. URTICACE^E. 
33S 
[Picus. 
Malacca, Ayer Keroli; Brisu; Sungei Hudang (Derry). Negri 
Sembilan, Bukit Senaling (Hudson). Selangor, Weld’s Hill, Kwala 
Lumpur. Perak (Kunstler). Province Wellesley, Tasek Gelugur 
(Fox). Penang Hill (Curtis). Dislrib. Tavoy, Bangka, Java, 
China. Native names : Ara Nasi; Supudi Tampang Burong. 
§ iii. Syncecia 
(36) F. aurantiaca Griff. Notulce iv. 394; Ic. PL As. t. 504; 
Hook. fit. F.B.I. l.c. 517; King, l.c. ii. 67, pi. 87. 
Scandent scabrid shrub. Leaves thickly coriaceous, elliptic- 
ovate, base and tip narrowed hispid, scabrid beneath; nerves fine 
8 to 9 pairs; 2-75 to 4 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long, 
rather thick. Figs ovoid-cylindric, solitary russet red, 2-25 in. 
long, 1-5 in. wide. Umbo-scales large. Peduncles *5 in. long. 
Bracts 3. Hab. Malacca (Griffith). Distrib. Chappedong (Wallich), 
Java. 
(37) F. punctata Thunb. Fic. 9; Hook. fil. F.B.I. l.c. 517; 
King, l.c. 68, pi. 88, 89. 
Woody creeper. Leaves coriaceous, oblong to oblanceolate or 
rhomboid, very inaquila-teral blunt or sub-acute, glabrous, tessellate 
beneath; nerves 2 to 4 pairs; 2 in. long, 1*5 in. wide (the leaves 
on barren form very much smaller and narrow); petioles -12 in. 
long. Figs pear-shaped, oblong, 2 in. long, 1*5 in. through, red 
with white marbling. Hab. Common on tree trunks and old 
stumps in open country. Singapore, Tanglin; Selitar. Perak, 
Tapah; Relau Tujor (Wray); Goping and Larut to 2500 feet 
altitude (Kunstler). Distrib. Malay isles. 
The young form, with small narrow close-set leaves, is cultivated to 
cover walls, like ivy. 
(38) F. callicarpa Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 268; King, 
l.c. 69, pi. 90. 
A strong woody creeper. Leaves thinly coriaceous, obovate 
tessellate, w r hite beneath; nerves 3 to 4 pairs; 2*5 to 4 in. long, 
1*5 to 2 in. wide; midrib prominent; petioles -5 in. long. Figs 
pear-shaped, obovoid, 2 in. long, red wdth whitish spotting; peduncles 
■2 in. long. Hab. Common in woods, Singapore, Sungei Lalang. 
Johor, Kangka Atang (King). Pahang, Pekan. Malacca, Chenana 
putih (Cantley). Perak, Simpang (Wray); Larut and Goping 
(Kunstler). Penang, Pulau Betong and Sungei Penang (Curtis). 
Dislrib. Tenasserim and Malay isles. Native names : Akar Jala- 
Jala; Akar Tunku Biawak hitam. 
(39) F. apiocarpa Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 269, 289. 
Hook fil. F.B.I. l.c. 518; King. l.c. 70, pi. 92. 
Stout climber; shoots pubescent. Leaves coriaceous, ovate or 
ovate-oblong, short acuminate, base narrowed or round; nerves 2 
to 3 pairs, prominent beneath; 6 to 7 in. long, 3-5 in. wide; petioles 
