Loranthus. | CXIX. LORANTHACEE (SPRAGUE). 343 
long, densely pubescent. Heads sessile, 1-3-flowered ; axis over 1 lin. 
long, densely pubescent, sockets cupular ; bract cupular, 13-2} lin. long, 
pubescent outside, dorsal lobe 2 lin. long, truncate or subretuse. 
Receptacle and calyx together subcylindric, 44 lin. long. Calyx 
irregularly toothed, sparingly ciliolate, 34 lin. long. Corolla 24-24 in. 
long, purplish; tube cylindric-funnel-shaped, basal swelling incon- 
spicuous, subovoid, 14 lin. long; lobes erect, linear, acute, 8 lin. long. 
Filaments inserted at the base of the corolla-lobes, tapering upwards 
from a broad base, 33 lin. long, deflexed, tooth 2 lin. long; anthers 
linear, 3 lin, long. Disc slightly lobed, } lin. high. Style skittle-shaped 
above, neck about 3 lin. long.—Pf. Ost-Afr. C. 166, t. 13, figs. E-H ; 
Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. i. 133; Engl. Jahrb. xxx. 302. 
L. Pritiwitzii, Engl. in Engl. Jahrb, xl. 527. 
Mozamb. Distr. German East Africa: Mpapua District; west of Ivangi, 
Stuhlmann, 4230! Ussangu; Chimala River, Goetze, 1022! Utengule, Prittwitz, 
173! 
126. L. Eylesii, Sprague. Branches stout, 24-2? lin. in diam., 
brownish, rather coarsely and densely lenticellate ; internodes 3-1} in. 
long, Leaves opposite or subopposite, broadly elliptic or ovate-elliptiec, 
rounded at the apex, rounded and then abruptly cuneate into the base, 
2-34 in. long, 14-22 in. broad, thickly coriaceous, glabrous, subglaucous, 
nerves and veins prominent; lateral nerves irregular, 2-3 on each side, 
the upper ones oblique, running nearly to the apex ; petiole stout, 2-33 
lin. long. Heads axillary, sessile, several together, 2-flowered; axis 
13-1} lin. long, sockets very oblique, saucer-shaped ; bract very obliquely 
cupular, 14-12 lin. long, more or less 2-lipped, ciliate, dorsal margin 
$-1 lin. long, ventral margin about 3 lin. long. Receptacle and calyx 
together narrowly campanulate, slightly constricted about the middle, 
27-23 lin. long. Calyx irregularly toothed, rusty-ciliate, 14-1} lin. 
long. Corolla red-orange (Lyles), about 1} in. long, basal swelling 
ellipsoid-oblong, 3-34 lin. long ; tube narrowly funnel-shaped above the 
swelling, split unilaterally ; lobes erect, linear, 44 lin. long. Filaments 
Inserted $ lin. above the base of the corolla-lobes, tapering upwards, 
2 lin. long, deflexed, tooth 4 lin. long; anthers linear, 1} lin. long. 
Disc very distinctly lobed, 3 lin. high. Style skittle-shaped above, neck 
about 14 lin. long. 
Mozamb. Distr. Rhodesia: Buluwayo, 4500 ft., Eyles, 1194! 
127. L, kilimandscharicus, Lngl. P/l. Ost-Afr.C. 166. Branch- 
lets stout, flexuous, nodose, ashy-grey, conspicuously lenticellate, 2 lin. 
in diam. 1 ft. below the apex ; internodes short. Leaves ternate or 
more often alternate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, obtuse at the apex, 
sometimes shortly acuminate, obtuse and unequal at the base, 23-4 in. 
long, 1-2 in. broad, rather thinly coriaceous, glabrous, dull and finely 
wrinkled in a dried state; lateral nerves 4—5 on each side, rather 
oblique, anastomosing a considerable distance from the margin, slightly 
raised on both surfaces ; petiole 3-8 lin. long. Heads axillary, subsessile, 
5-6-flowered ; axis about 14 lin. long, sockets irregularly saucer-shaped ; 
