258 OXIX. LORANTHACEE (SPRAGUE), | Loranthus, 
Corolla in bud obtusely or acutely quadrangular in its lower 
part, not winged. 
Leaves ovate-oblong, elliptic-oblong or elliptic, 13-23 
times as long as their breadth; petals 2} lin. long. 6. L, rosaceus. 
Leaves narrowly oblong, lanceolate-oblong or oblan- 
ceolate-oblong, 3-5 times as long as their breadth ; 
petals 3}-5} lin. long. 
Leaves chartaceous or thinly coriaceous, margin not 
; distinctly reflexed ; petals 3} lin. long. . 5. L. sublilacinus. 
Leaves coriaceous, margin distinctly reflexed ; petals 
43-54 lin. long. 
Leaves opposite, upper surface glossy, base obtuse 
or rounded; racemes shorter than the leaves z 3. L. Mannii. 
Leaves ternate or alternate, dull, base subcuneate ; 
racemes longer than the leaves . . . . «4. LD. ternatus. 
2. AcRosTACHYS. Racemes terminal and axillary; bract unilateral ; flowers 
tetramerous, polypetalous. Calyx very short, truncate. Petals often more or less 
plicate on the inner surface below the insertion of the stamens, lower part erect, 
upper part reflered or twisted. Stamens erect ; anthers linear or oblong-linear, not 
transversely divided, Disc annular. Style quadrangular,’ subtruncate or obtuse.— 
Acrostachys, Van Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, xii. 504, genus. 
Racemes secund. : 4 < : 5 : 7. L. Thomsonit. 
Racemes not secund. 
Petals 2-4 lin. long . z 5 : : i 5 8: Karke, 
Petals 6-7 lin. long. E : : “ ‘| . 9. L. huillensis. 
3. LeprpoTePALtuM. Umbels axillary, solitary; bract obliquely cupular ; 
flowers tetramerous, polypetalous. Calyx cupular. Petals bearing a small flap 
on the inner surface a short distance above the base. Stamens erect ; filament 
inserted near the middle of the petal; anther narrowly linear, not transversely 
divided. Dise annular, quadrangular. Style quadrangular, subtruncate. 
Only species . é . . . . ° : . 10. ZL. periclymen- 
oides. 
4. Puicoprtatus. Umbels axillary, solitary or fascicled, or terminating leafy 
short-shoots ; bract unilaterally developed Srom a saucer-shaped base, or quite wni- 
lateral ; flowers pentamerous, polypetalous.” Calyx short, truncate, Corolla arcuate 
in bud, narrowed from the base to the middle, clavate above. Petals plicate on the 
inner surface below the insertion of the stamens. Stamens arcuate above; anthers 
linear, not transversely divided. Disc absent. Base of style sunk in a depression ; 
stigma capitate—Plicosepalus, Van Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, xli. 504. 
Leaves sessile, more or less dimorphic, all or some of them 
cordate or sagittate at the base; umbels usually 
terminating leafy short-shoots, or leafy at the base. 
Umbels 2-flowered ; receptacle 4—5 lin. long ; sae with 
a double bend shortly above the base . - ll. LZ. undulatus. 
Umbels 3-5-flowered ; receptacle ie lin. long ; "style 
without a double bend . . 12. L, sagittifolius. 
Leaves shortly petioled, not dimorphic, cuneate, obtuse or 
rounded at the base; umbels axillary, not le: ify at the 
base. 
Receptacle and calyx campanulate or urceolate, 14-2 lin. 
long; leaves 2-5 lin. broad. 
Umbels 3-flowered ; peduncle hardly longer than the . 
pedicels ‘ ; ‘ i ‘ c : . 14. ZL. Fauroti. 
