Loranthus. | CXIX, LORANTHACEE (SPRAGUE). 347 
pedicels $-$ lin. long; bract obliquely cupular, dorsal margin 3 lin. 
long, ventral margin 3-} lin. long. Receptacle and calyx together 
narrowly cupular or narrowly campanulate, nearly 2 lin. long. Calyx 
suberect, truncate, 1-1} lin. long. Corolla 14-12 in. long, truncate in 
bud, glabrous outside, basal swelling ellipsoid, 24-34 lin. long; tube 
split unilaterally ; lobes reflexed, spathulate-linear. Filaments inserted 
4 lin. below the apex of the corolla-lobes, involute through one circle, 
tapering upwards, 24 lin. long, tooth obtuse, 4 lin. long; anthers 
narrowly oblong, 1 lin. long. Dise shortly lobed, } lin. high. Style 
skittle-shaped, thickened part about 3 lin. long, neck { lin. long, 
broadened into the base of the stigma in the upper $ lin. 
+) pet Guinea. Lower Congo: Stanley Pool District; Kimuenza, Gillet, 
5! 
134. L. mangheensis, De Wild. Miss. H. Laurent, 77, t. 36. 
Branches terete, stout, 2-3 lin. in diam., glabrous, dark brown, densely 
lenticellate ; internodes 14-23 in. long. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceo- 
late, rounded at apex and base, 4-54 in. long, 1$-24 in. broad, coria- 
ceous, glabrous, dull; principal lateral nerves 2 on each side, very 
' oblique, distinctly raised, especially on the upper surface, the upper 
pair arising about 4 in. above the base, running subparallel to the mid- 
rib; petiole 5-6 lin, long. Umbels axillary, solitary, 2-4-flowered ; 
peduncle 1-2 lin. long; pedicels 1-1} lin. long; bract obliquely cupu- 
lar, dorsal margin { lin. long, ventral margin ;% lin. long. Receptacle 
and calyx together narrowly campanulate, 2} lin. long. Calyx ascend- 
ing, truncate, 1} lin. long. Corolla over 1? in. long, truncate in bud, 
with an oblong apical swelling 2 lin. long, glabrous outside, basal 
swelling obovoid, 3~34 lin. long ; tube split unilaterally ; lobes reflexed, 
Spathulate-linear, 4 lin. long. Filaments inserted 4 lin. below the base 
of the corolla-lobes, involute through one circle, tapering upwards, 
about 24 lin, long, tooth 3 lin. long; anthers narrowly oblong, 1% lin. 
long. Disc pentagonal, hardly lobed, 4-3 lin. high. Style skittle- 
shaped above, thickened part 3 lin. long, neck 14 lin. long. 
South Central. Belgian Congo: Kasai; Mange, on Manihot Glaziovii, 
Muell. Arg., Laurent ! 
135. L. Poggei, Engl. in Engl. Jahrb. xx. 116. Branchlets 
about 12 lin, in diam. 1 ft. below the apex, purplish, glabrous, finely 
and densely lenticellate; old bark. with many horizontal and vertical 
cracks; internodes 14-3 in. long. Leaves opposite, ovate or ovate- 
lanceolate, rather shortly acuminate to an acute apex, cordate or sub- 
cordate at the base, 4-54 in. long, 2-22 in. broad, coriaceous, glabrous, 
dull, finely wrinkled on both surfaces in a dried state; lateral nerves 
2-3 on each side, rather oblique, slightly raised on both surfaces, the 
Upper or uppermost pair running subparallel to the midrib; petiole 
about 3 in. long. Umbels axillary, 3-4-flowered ; peduncle 1}~1 lin. 
long; pedicels 3-3 lin. long; bract obliquely cupular, dorsal margin 
in. long, ventral margin $ lin. long. Receptacle and calyx together 
narrowly campanulate, 2 lin. long. Calyx ascending, truncate, 1 lin. 
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