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nent beneath; 3 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles 75 to 1-2 in. long, 
scurfy. Figs in axillary pairs or solitary or caulme and fascicled, 
globose, smooth, red mottled light yellow, -5 in. through. Bracts 
connate, 3; peduncles slender, nearly 1 in. long. Hab. Rare, Pahang, 
Gunong Tahan. Perak, Kinta (Kunstler). Distrib. Java, Sumatra. 
(61) F. recurva Bl. Bijdr. 457; Hook. fil. Ic. 527; King. l.c. 
^Epiphytic and rock climber; shoots villous. Leaves thinly 
coriaceous, elliptic-oblong or ovate to lanceolate acute, base round 
or short, narrowed, glabrous or pubescent beneath; nerves 2 or 3 
pairs elevate, slender; 3 to 4 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles -2 in. 
long. Figs sessile or short peduncled, solitary or paired m axils, 
depressed globose generally glabrous, orange yellow, -2 in. through. 
Hab. Very common on trees and rocks, Singapore, Bukit Timah; 
Chan Chu Kang. Johor, Kota Tinggi. Negri Sembilan, Rantau 
(Cantley). Dindings, Telok Sera; Gunong Tungul. Perak, Water¬ 
fall, Thaiping (Wray); Goping; Bernam River and Chandenang 
(Kunstler). Penang, Road to Balik Pulau and West Hill (Curtis). 
Distrib. Malay isles. Native name : Akar Dahara. 
(62) F. ramentacea Roxb. FI. Ind. iii. 547; Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 
528; King. l.c. 135, pi. 169. 
Stout climber, glabrous except the stipules. Leaves coriaceous 
elliptic, acute or ovate, base round, often cordate; nerves 7 pairs, 
sunk above, strongly elevate beneath; 2-5 to 8 in. long, up to 3-5 in. 
wide; petioles stout, -6 to 7 in. wide. Figs sub-sessile, solitary or 
paired, red, -2 to -3 in. through, globose narrowed at base to a stalk, 
glabrous Hab. Very common, Singapore, Bukit Timah; Chan 
Chu Kang; Tanglin. Malacca, Batu Tiga (Goodenough); Alor 
Gajah; Ayer Keroh. Selangor, Klang Gates; Batu Caves. Perak. 
Tupai (Wray); Ulu Temengoh; Thaiping Waterfall (Wray). 
Penang, Penara Bukit. Distrib. Burma, Malaya. Native name : 
S'padih. 
Latex yellow and bitter. 
(63) F. araneosa Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 529] King, Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. 136, pi. 170. 
Long slender epiphytic climber; branclilets white, woolly 
beneath, ovate-lanceolate acuminate, base round; nerves 3 pairs; 
2*5 to 3 in. long, 1*25 to 1-5 in. wide; petioles woolly, *i in. long. 
Figs white woolly, pyriform, -2 in. through; peduncles *12 in. 
long. Hab. Rare, Perak, Goping (Kunstler). 
(64) F. villosa Bl, Bijdr. 441; Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 529; King, 
l.c. 137, pi. 172. , , . , - , 
Strong climber; young parts, underside of leaves and figs red- 
brown tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, ovate acute, cordate; 
nerves and nervules sunk above, 7 pairs elevate beneath; 5 to 
10 in. long, 3 to 4 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long. Figs clustered on 
