268 CXIX. LORANTHACE# (SPRAGUE). | Loranthus. 
Corolla subcylindric in the bud, glabrous outside ; tube split unilaterally, more or 
less swollen at the base; lobes erect. Filaments deflexed, produced above into a 
tooth in front of the anther ; anthers linear, not transversely divided, Disc annular. 
Style more or less skittle-shaped ; stigma capitate.—Dentimetula, Van Tiegh. 
in Bull. Soc, Bot. France, xiii. 265. 
Leaves linear-lanceolate : : : : - 123. L. dodoneefolius. 
Leaves obovate to ovate-oblong. 
Stamens inserted towards the middle of the 
corolla-lobes . : . 124, L. glaucoviridis. 
Stamens inserted at the base of the corolla- lobes. 
Leaves 1-2 in. long, 7-10 lin. broad; petioles 
shortly pubescent ; bract minutely gr ae 
pilose outside. . 125. L. irangensis. 
Leaves 13-4 in. long ; petioles glabrous. 
Leaves thickly coriaceous ; calyx ciliate with 
rusty hairs. ‘ : . . 126. L. Hylesii. 
Leaves thinly coriaceous. 
Lateral nerves rather indistinct; corolla 
about 1 in. long . . 127. L. kilimandscharicus. 
Lateral nerves w ell marked; corolla in -13 . 
in. long ‘: . C : : . 128. L. Tanganyike. 
26. ConsTRicTIFLORI. Umbels or heads avxillary, solitary or fascicled, 
several-flowered ; bract cupular ov unilaterally developed from a cupular or 
saucer-shaped base, Calyx without an intramarginal ring. Corolla in bud with a 
distinct apical swelling ; tube split unilaterally, with a distinct basal swelling ; 
lobes much shorter than the tube, refleced. Filaments deflexed or involute, tapering 
upwards, produced into a tooth in front of the anther. Anthers oblong or oblong- 
linear, not transversely divided. Disc annular. Style skittle-shaped; stigma 
eapitate.—Acrostephanus, Van Tiegh. in Bull, Soc. Bot. France, xlii, 267, Tapi- 
nanthus, Van Tiegh. l.c. partly. 
Corolla glabrous outside. 
Buds 5-horned at the apex. 
Leaves sessile, amplexicaul . ~ : - 129. ZL. coronatus. 
Leaves petioled. 
Peduncle with an apical cup-shaped depres- 
sion round which the flowers arise in a 
circle. = é - - 180. LZ. Farmari. 
Pedunele without an apical cup. 
Leaves rounded at the base. : . 131. LZ, ogowensis. 
Leaves obtuse at the base 4 F . 147. L. lanceolatus, var. 
corniculatus. 
Buds not horned. 
Buds distinctly truncate or depressed-truncate. 
Leaves linear-lanceolate, falcate; buds de- 
pressed-truncate . : 5 : - 132. L. dependens. 
Leaves ovate to lanceolate. 
Calyx not bent outwards; leaves subacute 133. L. Kimuenze. 
Calyx slightly bent outwards by the ex- 
pansion of the base of the corolla ; 
leaves rounded at the apex; lateral 
nerves opposite, 2 pairs, the upper 
arising shortly above the base and 
running to the apex , ‘ .. 134. L, mangheensis. 
