290 CXIX. LORANTHACEH (SPRAGUE). | Loranthus. 
in diam., densely lenticellate ; nodes swollen; internodes $-1$ in. long. 
Leaves opposite, ovate-oblong or elliptic-oblong, obtuse or rounded at 
the apex, rounded at the base or more rarely subcordate, 1}—34 in. long, 
1-2 in. broad, stellate-lepidote in a young state, more especially on the 
lower surface, almost glabrous in the adult state, thickly coriaceous ; 
lateral nerves about 5 on each side, patulous or oblique, slightly raised 
on both surfaces or inconspicuous; midrib very prominent on the 
lower surface ; petiole 5-9 lin. long, fulvous-pilose with much-branched 
hairs in a young state. Flowers axillary, usually geminate ; pedicels 
1-13 lin. long; bract ovate or elliptic, 1-14 lin. long. Receptacle 
rusty-tomentellous, % lin. long. Calyx cupular, slightly lobed, $—# lin. 
long, puberulous outside. Corolla in bud with an ellipsoid apical 
swelling, 12 in. long, very narrowly cylindric-funnel-shaped, split 
unilaterally, stellate-puberulous outside, not distinctly swollen at the 
base ; lobes erect, lanceolate-spathulate, broadened into the base, 54 lin. 
long, ? lin. broad. Stamens inserted 4-2 lin. above the base of the 
corolla-lobes ; filaments: tapering upwards ; anthers oblong, 14-1} lin. 
long ; cells about 5 in each vertical row. Disc closely adherent round 
the enlarged base of the style. Style skittle-shaped above, neck nearly 
1} lin. long. Berry ellipsoid, about 44 lin. long, 3} lin. in diam., 
minutely stellate-lepidote. 
Mozamb. Distr. German East Africa: Mrogoro; on the Lukwangule 
Plateau, Uluguru Mountains, 8000 ft., on Agauria salicifolia, Hook. f., Goetze, 
278! Stuhlmann, 9119! 
35. L. berliniicola, Hngl. in Engl. Jahrb. xxviii. 382. Young 
branches rusty-pilose. Branches brown, very stout, 2-6 lin. in diam., 
the older densely lenticellate ; lenticels oblong or linear; internodes 
#2 in. long. Leaves opposite or subopposite, ovate-oblong or elliptic- 
oblong, obtuse or rounded at the apex, rounded or subcordate at the — 
base, 2-34 in. long, 1-2 in. broad, coriaceous, glabrous, slightly glossy 
and wrinkled in a dried state on the upper surface, dull on the lower 
surface ; lateral nerves 5-6 on each side, patulous, slightly raised on the 
upper surface, hardly visible on the lower; midrib broad, prominent on 
the lower surface ; petiole 3-4 lin. long. Umbels fascicled, subsessile, 
6—8-flowered ; peduncle 1 lin. long ; pedicels 8-3 lin. long, shortly and 
densely pubescent ; bract ovate, acute, 1 lin. long, puberulous outside. 
Receptacle slightly constricted at the apex, 14 lin. long, very densely 
stellate-pubescent. Calyx slightly ascending, 3 4 lin. long, obscurely 
lobed, sparingly ciliate. Corolla in bud with an ellipsoid apical 
swelling, orange, over 2 in. long, narrowly cylindric-funnel-shaped, 
unilaterally split, 34 lin. broad at the insertion of the stamens when 
flattened out, minutely rusty-puberulous outside towards the base, 
glabrous elsewhere ; basal swelling obliquely ovoid or ellipsoid, 24—3 lin. 
long ; lobes erect, spathulate, broadened into the base, 54 lin. long, 
3-2 lin. broad. Stamens inserted 4-2 lin. above the base of the corolla- 
lobes; filaments 3} lin. long, tapering upwards; anthers oblong, 
$-} lin. long. Dise pentagonal, conspicuous, more or less pilose on the 
inner surface. Style skittle-shaped above, neck § lin. long. 
