K. Krause, Die Loranthaceen Papuasiens. 485 
Bismarck-Archipel: Neu-Pommern; bei Mandoes (ScaLecater n. 13765. 
— Blühend im November 1901). 
21. L. articulatus Krause n. sp. — Frutex parasiticus ramis tenuibus 
teretibus ad nodos paullum incrassatis atque complanatis glabris, 2,5— 
3,9 mm crassis, cortice griseo obtectis. Folia opposita, 2—4 mm longe 
petiolata, rigida coriacea supra nitidula utrinque glaberrima, late ovata vel 
late elliptica apice acuta vel subobtusa, basi in petiolum contracta, 3,5— 
6 cm longa, 3—4 cm lata, nervis vix conspicuis. Pedunculi axillares vel 
e toto ambitu nodorum fasciculati saepe uniflori articulati; cupula oblique 
patelliformis uno latere in dentem acutum producta; ovarium cylindroideum 
£—5 mm longum; calyculus cupulatus truncatus; perigonii hexameri lobi 
anguste lineares acuti in toto 3,9 cm longi; filamentorum libera pars 6 mm 
longa, antherae lineari-oblongae 4 mm metientes; stilus tenuis filiformis, 
perigonii lobis aequilongus, stigmate parvo globoso coronatus; fructus ellip- 
soideus, 5—6 mm longus, 3—4 mm crassus, calyce persistente accrescente 
coronatus. 
Nordöstl. Neu-Guinea: In den Wäldern am Keneyia, um 450 m 
ü. M. (Scargcuter n. 18380. — Blühend und mit jungen Früchten im Ok- 
tober 1908). 
22. L. squarrosus Krause n. sp. — Frutex parasiticus, 4—1,2 m altus, 
Squarroso-ramosus, ramis tenuibus teretibus ad nodos paullum complanatis 
cortice pallide griseo dense minute lenticelloso praeditis. Folia opposita, 
Opaco-viridia petiolo 2—5 mm longo supra canaliculato insidentia, tenuiter 
coriacea utrinque glaberrima, ovato-oblonga vel ovato-lanceolata, apice acuta 
vel subacuminata, basi angustata, 1—1,3 dm longa, 3,8—4 cm lata, nervis 
lateralibus pluribus supra obsoletis subtus manifestius prominentibus per- 
cursa. Pedunculi e toto ambitu nodorum fasciculati, breves; cupula obliqua 
Uno latere producta; ovarium ovoideum, 3 mm longum; calyculus bre- 
vissimus truncatus; perigonii hexameri lobi pallide sanguinei apice rosei 
anguste lineares acuti in toto 3,2—3,4 cm longi; filamentorum libera pars 
7 mm longa, antherae lineares 5 mm longae; stilus tenuis paullum com- 
planatus, 3,5 cm longus. 
Nordöstl. Neu-Guinea: Sepikgebiet; im lichten Bergwald am Lord- 
berg, um 4000 m ü. M. (LepERnMANN n. 10377. — Blühend im Dezember 4912). 
. 23. L, vertieillifolius Krause n. sp. — Frutex parasiticus ramis tere- 
tibus nodosis glabris, 3—6 mm crassis, cortice griseo obtectis. Folia magna 
plerumque ad 4 verticillata petiolo brevissimo crasso vix 2—4 mm longo 
Insidentia, rigida coriacea utrinque glaberrima, elongato-lanceolata Æ+ fal- 
calim curvata, apicem versus longe sensimque acutata, basi angustata, 
1,2—2 dm longa, 2,5—3,5 cm lata, costa media basi distincte prominente 
Sursum sensim evanescente percursa, nervis lateralibus obsoletis. Flores 
* nodis fasciculati hexameri; cupula obliqua; ovarium ellipsoideum, 3— 
