Loranthus. | CXIX. LORANTHACEE (SPRAGUE). 37? 
lenticellate, lenticels appearing at an early stage; internodes }-2 in. 
long. Leaves opposite or subopposite, ovate-oblong or oblong, obtuse 
at the apex, rounded or subcuneate at the base, 13-3 in. long, }-1} in. 
broad, coriaceous, glabrous; lateral nerves 2-4 on each side, obliquely 
ascending, anastomosing rather indistinctly, slightly raised on both 
surfaces; petiole channelled, 3-6 lin. long. Umbels axillary, solitary 
or ternate, i0—12-flowered, rusty-pubescent ; peduncle about |? lin. long; 
pedicels 2-23 lin. long; bract saucer-shaped, with a shortly ovate dorsal 
lobe, rusty-pubescent outside, umbonate, dorsal margin } lin. long, 
ventral margin } lin. long. Receptacle and calyx together suburceolate- 
cupular, 14 lin. long, rather densely or sparingly rusty-pubescent. 
Calyx }-} lin. long; intramarginal ring 1-4 lin. high. Corolla over 
1} in. long, pubescent or puberulous outside, apical swelling of the bud 
strongly 5-keeled, 13 lin. long; tube split unilaterally 64-74 lin. down, 
basal swellingibroadly ellipsoid or ovoid, 2}-24 lin. long; lobes erect, 
spathulate-linear, 34—4 lin. long, upper part boat-shaped, 1} lin. long, 3-3 
lin. broad, 2-3 lin, deep, linear-lanceolate seen from within, hard inner 
layer very sharply demarcated below. Filaments inserted at the base of 
the corolla-lobes, inflexed or subinvolute, tapering upwards, 24-23 lin. 
long, tooth 4 lin. long; anthers narrowly oblong, { lin. long, connective 
not exceeding thecells. Disc }-}lin. high. Style skittle-shaped above, 
thickened part 24 lin. long, neck 3 lin. long; stigma ellipsoid, 3 lin. 
long.— PA. Ost-Afr. C. 167, t. 14, tigs. A-D; Glied. Veg. Usamb., 26. 
Mozamb. Distr, German East Africa: Tanga, Heinsen, 102! Amboni, Holst, 
2890! Bagamoyo, Stuhlmann, 137 ! 
Typical L. aurantiacus, Engl., as represented by Holst, 2890, has ovate-oblong 
leaves, rounded or very obtuse at the base, and a pubescent corolla; whereas Heinsen, 
102, has oblong leaves, subcuneate into the base, and a minutely puberulous corolla. 
In the last-mentioned character it agrees with L. celtidifolius, but I have referred 
it to L. aurantiacus on account of the shape of the corolla-lobes. 
L. avrantiacus, A. Cunn. (a native of Australia), has been reduced by Bentham, 
Fl. Austr. iii. 394, to L. pendulus, Sieb. 
178. L. Cecile, V. £. Br. in Kew Bulletin, 1906, 168. Branches 
elongated, about 14 lin. in diam. 1 ft. below the apex, rather pallid, 
Shortly pilose ; internodes 4-1} in. long. Leaves opposite, ovate, obtuse 
or rounded at the apex, cordate or subcordate at the base, 7-17 lin. long, 
5-11 lin. broad, coriaceous, glabrous, glaucous, bluish-green in a living 
State; lateral nerves about 3 on each side, obliquely arcuate, raised on 
the upper surface, rather indistinct on the lower ; petiole 14-3 lin. long, 
shortly rusty-pilose. Umbels axillary, solitary, 4-7-flowered ; peduncle 
and pedicels minutely pilose; peduncle 1-14 lin. long; pedicels 3 lin. 
long; bract ovate-saucer-shaped, rounded, minutely pubescent outside, 
dorsal margin 3-3 lin. long, ventral margin } lin. long. Receptacle and 
calyx together cupular, 1 lin. long, minutely and densely pubescent 
outside. Calyx 4-2 lin. long; intramarginal ring ,'; lin. high, glabrous. 
Corolla under 1} in. long, tinely pilose outside with spreading hairs, 
apical swelling of the bud oblong-ellipsoid, pentagonal, 1} lin. long, 
1} lin. in diam., rounded at the apex, angles ribbed ; tube split 9 lin. 
