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CXXIX. URTICACEiE. 
[Ficus. 
axillary tubercles, hairy orange yellow, *3 in. through; peduncles 
•1 to *3 in. long, villous. Hob. A common pest on trees, Singapore 
Gardens; Bukit Mandai; Changi. Malacca, Jasin to Chabau; 
Batang Malacca (Derry). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur; Batu Caves. 
Perak, Tapah and Relau Tujor (Wray); Goping (Kunstler). 
Penang, Road to Balik Pulau; West Hill (Curtis). Distrib. Malay 
isles. Native name : Ara Buluh. 
The creeping shoots of young plants with thinner leaves and very villous 
branches are the Ficus barbata Wall. 
(65) F. diversifolia Bl. Bijdr. 456; Hook. fit. F.B.I. v. 259; 
King. l.c. 139, pi. 174 and 175. 
A terrestrial bush or epiphyte. Leaves coriaceous, sessile 
obovate, oblanceolate or spathulate blunt, sub-acute or retuse at 
tip, narrowed to base usually yellow beneath; midrib forked or 
simple and penni-nerved; 1 to 4*6 in. long and wider or more 
rarely narrower. Figs small, *1 in. through, yellow, to -5 in. through, 
pink; peduncles *3 in. or more long, slender. 
One of the most variable plants I know—the leaves often being quite 
different from each other on the same bush, yet it does not seem possible 
to separate the forms specifically. 
var. A. ovoidea, F. ovoidea. Jack. Mai. Misc. ii. (7), 71, F. 
sideroxylifolia, Griff. Notulce, iv. 389. A terrestrial bush 3 to 4 ft. 
tall. Leaves spathulate longer than broad, yellow beneath, midrib 
forking halfway, 2 in. long, *75 in. wide. Figs. -15 in. through, yellow; 
peduncles slender, -2 to *5 in. long. Hah. Abundant on sea shores 
in sandy spots, Singapore, Changi. Johor, Batu Pahat. Malacca, 
Tanjong Kling (Griffith). Native name: Ara Juluteh. 
var. B. deltoidea , F. deltoidea. Jack. l.c. Epiphytic and 
terrestrial in low country. Leaves obovate obcuneate, 1*5 to 
2 in. long, 1 to 175 in. wide; midrib forking. Figs globose, 
•15 in. through on slender peduncles. Hab. Seashores and sandy 
lowland country, Singapore, Selitar; Changi (Hullett). Johor, 
Batu Pahat, Pahang, Tahan River. Malacca, Ayer Keroh and 
Mt. Ophir. Selangor, Klang Gates. Perak, Relau Tujor (Wray). 
Dindings, Pulau Sembilan; Lumut. 
var. C. lutescens. Epiphyte on high mountains. Leaves narrow- 
lanceolate penni-nerved, acuminate; midrib not branching. Figs 
larger sub-pyriform. Hab. Growing with spathulate form. Malacca, 
Mt. Ophir (leaves linear). Pahang, Kiuang Terbang (Barnes); 
Gunong Tahan. Selangor, Bukit Hitam; Semangkok (leaves 
lanceolate). Perak, Thaiping Hills at 4200 ft. altitude (Kunstler), 
leaves oblanceolate blunt; Gunong Kerbau at 4000 ft. altitude 
(Robinson). Distrib. Java. 
var. D. Kunstleri, King, l.c. Creeping or erect epiphyte. Leaves 
obcuneate-obovate often retuse, broad at tip, 3 in. long, 2-5 in. 
wide; midrib forked. Figs over -5 in. long, ovoid, pink or red. 
