Loranthus. | CXIX. LORANTHACE (SPRAGUE). 393 
Mozamb. Distr. German East Africa: Ruanda District; Rugege Forest, 
Mildbraed, 1043 ! 
Probably a distinct species, but the single flower extant is abnormal. Similar 
abnormal flowers occur in ZL. Hhlersii and L. woodfordioides. They are much 
thicker and shorter than the normally developed flowers, and generally contain 
insects or their larve. 
215. L. kwaiensis, Lngl. in Engl. Jahrb. xl. 522. Branches 
Sparingly lenticellate, nearly 14 lin. in diam. 1 ft. below the apex ; 
internodes 3-2 in. long. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 
shortly acuminate to the acute apex, obtuse or subcuneate at the base, 
34-42 in. long, 1-2 in. broad, thinly coriaceous, glabrous, dull, pale 
brown and finely wrinkled on both surfaces in a dried state; lateral 
nerves 5-7 on each side, patent or patulous, strongly arcuate, anasto- 
mosing far from the margin, slightly raised on the upper surface, very 
inconspicuous on the lower; petiole 1-1} lin. long. Heads axillary, 
subsessile, several together, 2-3-flowered ; peduncle 1-1} lin. long includ- 
ing the cupular sockets in which the bracts are inserted, sockets §—} lin. 
in diam.; bract cupular, 1} lin. long, slightly and irregularly toothed, 
Sparingly ciliolate, umbonate. Receptacle ? lin. long. Calyx tubular, 
13 lin. long, slightly toothed, ciliolate. Corolla 14-12 in. long, slender, 
slightly broadened upwards ; tube 11-12 lin. long, split unilaterally about 
4 lin. down ; lobes erect, linear-oblanceolate, 8-9 lin. long, broadened 
into the base. Filaments inserted 1-1} lin. above the base of the 
corolla-lobes, linear, 5 lin. long, slightly thickened above, broadened 
into the base, with numerous transverse grooves on the outer surface ; 
anthers linear, 1} lin. long, truncate. Disc 4-lobed, about } lin. high. 
Mozamb. Distr. German East Africa: Usambara; between Kwai and Gare, 
5000-5300 ft., Engler, 2230! 
2. VISCUM, Linn.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. 213. 
Flowers monecious or dicecious. Calyx absent or represented by a 
mere rim. Corolla regular. Male flower trimerous or tetramerous :— 
Receptacle more or less hollowed. Corolla polypetalous, but usually 
appearing gamopetalous owing to the absence of demarcation between 
the petals and the receptacular tube ; petals more or less triangular. 
Anthers sessile near the base of the petals. Cells numerous, dehiscing 
introrsely by pores. Female flower :—Corolla superior, polypetalous ; 
petals 3-4, deciduous or persistent. Ovary inferior; style short or none ; 
Stigma thick, cushion-shaped. Berry crowned by the petals or not. 
Seed albuminous ; embryos 1-3, terete.—Green leafy or, at first sight, 
leafless shrubs, parasitic on other plants. Branches usually much forked, 
jointed at the nodes ; internodes often compressed, angled or not. Leaves 
Opposite, well developed or represented by small scales. Inflorescences 
axillary, or axillary and terminal, consisting of solitary or fascicled 
flowers or cymules ; cymules peduncled or sessile, 3-9-flowered, with 
the flowers in one plane. Flowers small, inconspicuous, green, yellow 
or white. Berries red, orange, yellow or white. 
