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second contraction before expansion into the limb, which is about 
a fourth the length of the tube, 5-parted, with reflexed seg- 
ments. Berry mealy, ovate, 1-seeded. This is a beautiful species. 
Flesh-coloured-flowered Scurrula. Shrub par. 
32 S. ELEGANS ; glabrous; branches terete; leaves oppo- 
site, or nearly alternate, oblong, obtuse, somewhat cuneated at 
the base, with undulated margins, almost veinless, coriaceous ; 
racemes axillary, short, twin or tern, erect, 5-7-flowered ; corolla 
terete, somewhat incurved, 5-lobed: lobes linear, spreadingly 
reflexed, nearly equal; style exserted beyond the anthers. k. 
P.S. Native of the East Indies, near Yenangenn. Loranthus 
élegans, Wall. cat. no. 530. Leaves 2 inches long, and 9 lines 
broad. Corolla glabrous, an inch and a half long, red. Anthers 
linear, erect. Calyx truncate. Bracteas lateral, small, one un- 
der each ovarium. 
Elegant Scurrula. Shrub par. 
83 S. CYLINDRICA; glabrous; leaves alternate, petiolate, lan- 
ceolate, acute at both ends, smooth, nerved; racemes axillary, 
stiff, length of the leaves; flowers pedicellate, rather distant 
from each other, each girded at the base by a bractea on 
the outer side; limb of calyx almost entire; limb of corolla 
much longer than the tube, which is cylindrical, with re- 
flexed segments. h.P. S. Native of Sumatra. Loranthus 
cylindricus, Jack, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 213. Schultes, syst. 7. 
p- 110, D.C. prod. 4. p. 305. Leaves 4-5 inches long; pe- 
tioles about an inch long, Corolla red, perfectly cylindrical, 
before expansion, 5-petalled; limb reflexed, 3 times as long as 
the tube ; petals linear, separating almost to the base. Ovarium 
cylindrical, 1-seeded. Flowers sometimes tetrandrous. 
Cylindrical-flowered Scurrula. Shrub par. 
84 S. I’ypica; glabrous; branches terete; leaves nearly op- 
posite, ovate-oblong, on short petioles, bluntish, feather-nerved ; 
racemes axillary, or nearly terminal, solitary, simple, shorter than 
the leaves; flowers on short peduncles, each peduncle bearing 
1-3 sessile flowers at the top, each flower propped by an ovate 
bractea; petals 5, linear, acute, hardly concrete at the base: the 
border reflexed ; anthers linear, erect. h. P.S. Native of the 
island of Timor, and probably elsewhere in India. Loranthus 
I'ndicus, Desr. in Lam. dict. 3. p. 601. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 149. 
D.C. prod. 4. p. 305. Lonicéra Zeylanica, Gærtn. fruct. 1. 
p. 137. t. 27.2 Corolla purple, glabrous, 7-8 lines long. 
Leaves 3 inches long, 1 or 14 broad, on petioles, which are 2-3 
lines long. Berry ovate. 
Indian Scurrula. Shrub par. 
35 S. tursina‘ta; glabrous; branches terete; leaves sub- 
alternate, on short petioles, oval or oblong, obtuse or acutish, 
thick; peduncles axillary, 2-3-cleft, much shorter than the 
leaves; bracteas ovate, one under each ovarium, which is turbi- 
nate; limb of calyx unequally and bluntly 5-toothed. h. P. S. 
Native of the East Indies, on the Nelligherry mountains, where it 
is called Mandjil, along with other species, by the natives. 
Loranthus turbinatus, D. C. prod. 4. p. 305. Leaves 3 inches 
long, and 12-16 lines broad ; petioles 3-6 lines long. Corolla 
unknown, and is only judged to belong to the present section of 
the genus in the calyx being said to be 5-parted. 
Turbinate-fruited Scurrula. Shrub par. 
36 S. Brcoror; glabrous; leaves nearly opposite, on short 
petioles, from oval to lanceolate, thick, undulated, hardly 
veined; racemes axillary, simple, solitary, many flowered ; 
bracteas concave, cordate, small, one adpressed to each ovarium 
on the outer side; calyx cup-shaped, with an entire border; 
corolla long, tubular, a little curved, swelling from the bottom 
to within a third of the mouth, then contracting a little, with a 
5-parted border : upper fissure much the deepest ; lobes linear, 
reflexed towards one side; stigma clavate; berry oblong, 
smooth, 1-celled, 1-seeded. k. P. S. Native of the East 
LORANTHACE, X. Scurruta. 
Indies, frequent on trees. Loranthus bicolor, Roxb. cor. 2. p. 
19. t. 139. fl. ind. 2. p. 205. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 109. D.C. 
prod. 4. p. $05. Flowers the size and appearance, and much 
like those of a honeysuckle, red at the base, and green at the 
apex, nearly 14 inch long. Anthers exserted, linear, fixed by 
the base. Leaves from 3-5 inches long, and from 4 to 1 inch in 
breadth. 
Tno-coloured-flowered Scurrula. Shrub par. 
37 S. ratca‘ra; glabrous; branches terete ; leaves oppo- 
site, on short petioles, linear, glaucous, coriaceous, obtuse, 
laterally faleate; racemes axillary, few-flowered ; bracteas short, 
one under each ovarium on one side; alabastra falcate, cylindri- 
cal, pentagonal at the apex: lobes of corolla 5; anthers linear- 
oblong, inserted by the base. h.P. S. Native of Madras. 
Loranthus falcatus, Lin. fil. suppl. 211. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 150. 
The flowers are fulvous according to Linneus. 
Falcate-flowered Scurrula. Shrub par. 
38 S. veNndsa; glabrous; branches terete; leaves subalter- 
nate or opposite, oval, attenuated at both ends, coriaceous, hav- 
ing the veins blood coloured beneath ; racemes axillary, much 
shorter than the leaves, rather canescent ; limb of calyx some- 
what 5-toothed ; tube of corolla more or less cleft on one side: 
lobes 5, reflexed, unilateral; berries oblong-conical. h. P. S. 
Native of Java, at Buitenzorg, upon trees. Loránthus venosus, 
Blum. bijdr. p. 668. bat. verhandl. 1823. p. 188. Corolla 4-5 
lines long. Leaves variable in form. Style a little longer than 
the stamens ; stigma capitate. Anthers linear, adnate. Blum. 
Ee: 
Veiny Scurrula. Shrub par. 1 
39 S. penra’ypra (Lin. mant. p. 63.) glabrous; peta 
terete; leaves alternate, on short petioles, oblong, bluntish, 
thickish ; racemes axillary, solitary, few-flowered, and are, as 
well as the flowers, covered with velvety mealy down ; we 
ovate, one under each ovarium ; limb of calyx bluntly 5-toothe ; 
bud of corolla cylindrical; petals 5, linear. k. P.S. mer 
of Java, on trees. Loranthus penténdrus, Lin, mant. Pi iG 
Blum. bijdr. p. 661. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 110. D.C, ee é 
p. 305. Leaves 4 inches long, and an inch broad. Corolla 
lines long, purplish inside. Anthers erect. : a 
Var. B, flavus (Blum. bijdr. p. 661. under Loránthus) racem 
crowded; tube of corolla inflated. h. P. S. Native of Java, 
on trees, about Buitenzorg. 
Pentandrous Scurrula. Shrub par. 
40 S. AMPLEXIFÒLIA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves pit 
sile, opposite, cordate at the base, orbicular, cornea m 
ginate; flowers racemose; bracteas rather concave, orbicu = 
one under each ovarium on one side; corolla cylindrical, ae” 
tracted under the apex; lobes oblong. R. P. S. Nau 
the East Indies, on the Nelligherry mountains, where 1t w pi 
lected by Noton. Loránthus amplexifòlius, D. C. Po n 
305. Loranthus amplexicaúlis, Wall. mss. but not of be 
Corolla 15 lines long, of a brownish purple colour. ae 
linear, erect. Calyx truncate. Upper leaves 2 inches 1n 
meter. 
Clasping-leaved Scurrula. Shrub par. Jar while 
41 S. HETERA'NTHA ; glabrous ; branches terete, angular E 
young; leaves alternate, on short petioles, elliptic or lanceo.: a 
somewhat attenuated at both ends, thick, and coriaceous G ee Te 
axillary, length of the leaves; pedicels twice the length a the 
calyx ; bracteas convex, short, one under each ovarium a ; 
outside ; bud of corolla nearly straight, somewhat pentag f the 
with 5 linear lobes; anthers erect, linear, twice the length pean 
filaments. h.P.S. Native of the East Indies, at Mart ches 
Loránthus heteránthus, Wall. cat. no. 537. Leaves 4 Calyx 
long, and 15-18 lines broad. Flowers 8-10 lines long. 
truncate. 
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