ADDENDA. 1033 
159a, Loranthus pubiflorus, Sprague in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, 
Iviii. Mém. viii. 201. Branchlets finely grooved and minutely pilose, 
especially in a young state, }-} lin. in diam. near the apex, 1 lin. in 
diam. 1 ft. below the apex, the older parts inconspicuously lenticellate ; 
internodes 1-23 in. long. Leaves opposite or subopposite, elliptic or 
ovate-elliptic, usually rounded at the base (the lowest on a branchlet 
sometimes obtuse at the base, the uppermost sometimes emarginate), 
rounded or very obtuse at the apex, 2}-34 in. long, 1}-2 in. broad, 
thinly coriaceous, glabrous, dull, slightly rough with raised points in a 
dried state; lateral nerves 3-4 on each side, rather oblique, anasto- 
mosing far from the margin, raised on both surfaces ; petiole 34-5 lin. 
long. Umbels axillary, fascicled, 8-10-flowered, pubescent; peduncle 
about 12 lin. Jong, with a deep apical depression, round which the 
pedicels are arranged in a circle; pedicelsabout } lin. long ; bract ovate 
from a saucer-shaped base, truncate, dorsal margin 2 lin. long, ventral 
margin 4 lin. long, Receptacle and calyx together campanulate, nearly 
1 lin. long, minutely pilose outside. Calyx ascending, 3 lin. long, subtrun- 
cate, shortly and irregularly split. Corolla red oryellow, about 14 in. long 
in bud, minutely pilose outside, apical swelling oblong-ellipsoid, 14 lin. 
long, nearly 1 lin. in diam., pentagonal, angles not ribbed, faces faintly 
3-nerved, basal swelling ellipsoid, 1? lin. long ; tube split unilaterally 
73-84 lin. down; lobes reflexed, spathulate, 23-3 lin. long, upper 
enlarged part about 14 lin. long, hardly ? lin. broad. Filaments inflexed, 
2 lin. long, tapering upwards, grooved on the inner surface, tooth 
stout, obtuse, 4 lin. long; anthers oblong-linear, 1 lin. long, 3-4 lin. 
broad. Dise } lin. high. Style skittle-shaped above, thickened part 
1}-2 lin. long, neck 4 lin. long; stigma pear-shaped with a minute 
apical depression, 3 lin. long, lower half gradually thickened upwards 
into the base of the ellipsoid upper half. 
Upper Guinea. Ivory Coast: Bingerville, on Ficus sp., Chevalier, 16047 ! 
16059 ! 
L. pubifiorus has the facies of L. lanceolatus, Beauy., from which it may be 
distinguished by the pilose corolla and branchlets and the large central depression 
at the apex of the peduncle. Described from specimens in Dr. Chevalier’s herbarium. 
174a. Loranthus Stolzii, Lngl. d Krause in Engl. Jahrb. xv, 
291. Branches terete, rather stout, 23-3 lin. in diam. 16 in. below the 
apex, glabrous, slightly wrinkled, slightly striate longitudinally, clear 
brown. Leaves oblong or ovate-oblong, more rarely ovate-lanceolate, 
obtuse at the apex, subacute at the base, 2-3 in. long, 1-1} in. broad, 
thinly coriaceous, rigid, glabrous; petiole fairly stout, channelled, 3-6 
lin. long. Umbels axillary, 5-9-flowered; peduncle 3}-5} lin. long ; 
sockets of the pedicels saucer-shaped ; pedicels slender, 3-5 lin. long ; 
bract unilaterally developed from a saucer-shaped base, ventral margin 
3 lin. long, dorsal margin over } lin. long. Receptacle and calyx to- 
gether urceolate-obovoid, over 1} lin. long, 1 lin. in diam. Calyx } 
lin. long. Corolla orange-red, 2 in. long, basal swelling ellipsoid, nearly 
3 lin. long ; lobes lanceolate-linear, nearly 5 lin. long, sharply incurved 
at the apex, upper half strongly keeled dorsally, § lin. deep, with 
