262 CXIX. LORANTHACEE (SPRAGUE). [ Loranthus. 
10. Cuputatt. Umbels axillary, fascicled, 3-8-flowered, more rarely many- 
flowered ;* bract obliquely cupular, or unilaterally developed from a cupular 
or saucer-shaped base; flowers pentamerous, gamopetalous. Calyx cupular. 
Corolla capitate in bud, angular ; lobes spathulate, revolute. Filaments involute. 
Anthers cuneate or oblong, not divided transversely. Disc annular, 5-lobed. Style 
skittle-shaped above ; stigma ellipsoid, cushion-shaped or peltate-—Globimetula, 
Van Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, xiii. 264. 
Leaves (or at least some of them) several-nerved 
from the base . . cC c 5 . - 60. LZ. anguliflorus. 
Leaves not several-nerved from the base. 
Lateral nerves 2-3 on each side of the midrib and 
running sub-parallel with it, arising below 
the middle of the leaf. 
Leaf-base cuneate; nerves not visible on the 
upper surface. : ‘i c 4 . 54. L. opacus. 
Leaf-base obtuse or rounded; nerves visible 
on the upper surface . . 55. L. Dinklaget. 
Lateral nerves 4—5 on each side of the midrib, not 
running parallel with it. 
Umbels about 20-flowered; stigma cushion- 
shaped, 4—3 lin. in diam. . ‘ 3 3 
Umbels 4-8-flowered ; stigma distinctly peltate, 
3-1 lin. in diam. 
Leaves opposite. 
Leaves elliptic or suborbicular, cordate or 
rounded at the base. 
Leaves 4-64 in. long, 24-41 in. broad; 
bract obliquely cupular, ventral mar- 
gin suberect . . : c “ 
Leaves 14-4 in. long, 4-3 in. broad ; 
bract unilaterally developed from a 
saucer-shaped base, ventral margin 
56. ZL. oreophilus. 
57. L. mayombensis. 
patulous . ‘ < ‘ . 58. ZL. Braunit and var. 
Zenkeri. 
Leaves elliptic or elliptic-oblong, obtuse 
at the base . : : ; : . 58. ZL. Braunit, var. 
Laurentii. 
Leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse at the base . 58. LZ. Braunit, var. 
Descampsii. 
Leaves ovate or ovate-oblong, rounded at : 
the base . f 4 ‘ ‘ . 58. ZL. Braunit, var. 
unguiformis. 
Leaves ternate . 3 ‘ . : - 59. L. mweroensis. 
Imperfectly known species of this section ‘ - 61. L. cupulatus. 
11. LAXIFLORI. Racemes azillary, solitary; bract unilateral; flowers 
pentamerous, gamopetalous. Corolla in bud subcylindric, densely clothed with 
rusty verticillate-branched hairs; tube not split unilaterally ; lobes ascending, 
patulous above. Stamens inserted above the base of the corolla-lobes ; filaments 
erect ; anthers linear, not transversely divided. Style not skittle-shaped ; stigma 
capitate.—C£dina, Van Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, xlii. 249. 
Only species ° . . . ° . - 62. ZL. erectus. 
12, AMBIGUI. Racemes avillary, solitary or fascicled; bract unilateral ; 
flowers pentamerous, gamopetalous. Corolla-tube narrowly funnel-shaped from @ 
