Loranthus. | LORANTHACEZ (Harv.) 575 
Corolla quite glabrous (or very minutely downy) : 
Leaves petiolate : 
Twigs, petioles and peduncles hispid ; leaves 
DORIS 5G re ne eS ee 
Twigs and all parts quite glabrous : 
Lobes of the corolla erect ; peduncles ax- 
illary, 1-flowered ... ... ... ... .. (5) Natalitius, 
Lobes of the corolla spirally revolute ; pe- 
duncles umbellate... ... ... ...  ... (6) oleefolius. 
Leaves sessile, cordate at base ; corolla 4-5-petaled (7) undulatus. 
Unopened corolla strongly constricted above the urceolate or 
swollen base : 
Flowers sessile, in subsessile, 3-5-flowered heads ; lobes 
of corolla reflexed ... 0.0... 42. cee cee) vee wee (8) Namaquensis. 
Flowers pedicellate, in pedunculate or subsessile umbels ; 
lobes of corolla erect : 
Leaves opposite, ovato-lanceolate, long-petioled ; 
flowers quite glabrous... ec tun sen nee. we 
Leaves alternate, ovate, long-petioled; flowers mi- 
(4) Zeyheri. 
(9) Kraussianus. 
nutely puberulous ... 0... cee vee vey vee eee (40) prunifolius, 
Leaves alternate, short-petioled ; flowers glabrous, : : 
WHY HORNER os ease ss Ba genera, 
1. L. Dregei (E. & Z.! 2284); the twigs, young leaves and peduncles 
covered with ferruginous, stellate pubescence; leaves opposite or nearly 
so, petiolate, elliptic-oblong, obtuse at both ends, penninerved, minutely 
pulverulent-rugulose; peduncles short, 2-3—4-flowered ; flowers sessile ; 
calyx hirsute; corolla densely clothed with long, silky, erect or appressed, 
smooth hairs, subcylindrical, semi-5-cleft, the narrow linear segments 
at length reflexed. JZ. oblongifolius, E. Mey.! in Herb. Drege. 
Has. Bodasberg, £. ¢ Z./ Morley, and between Omtata and Omsamwubo, Drege! 
pe | gt te Natal, frequent, Sanderson! Gerrard § McKen! Gueinzius/ &c. (Hb. 
Robust ; fas older branches with a rough, — bark, spreading. Leaves 
pal , 2-3 inches long, $-1-1} inch wide; petioles about 4 inch long. Pedun- 
cles {-4 inch long, or very short. cup-shaped, obliquely-ovate. The pubes- 
cence of the young parts looks powdery, on oj it is stellate, and though it 
soon rubs off, is sometimes long-persistent 0: nnder surfaces of the leaves, 
Corolla pale-yellowish green and red, slender, nfprly 2 inches long. 
2. L. ovalis (E. Mey.!); branches, twigs, leaves, and pedicels densely 
clothed with powdery and somewhat furry, glaucous indument ; leaves 
scattered, shortly-petiolate, oval or elliptical-obovate, obtuse, acute at 
base, thick, densely-pulverulent, without conspicuous nerves ; peduncles 
axillary, 1-flowered, solitary or in pairs, ver¥*short ; bract oval ; calyx 
shaggy, truncate ; corolla densely clothed with brittle, deciduous, scabrous 
(spinuliferous) hairs, subcylindrical-clavate, 4-lobed, the tube splitting, 
the short, spoon-shaped lobes reflexed. 
Has. Kaus and Natvoet, Gariep, Drege/ Namaqualand, A. Wyley/ (Hb. D. Sd.) 
- Nearly related to LZ. glaucus, but with broader and more oval leaves, and a differ- 
ent indument, especially that of the flowers. The hairs on the corolla are fully a 
line long, yellowish or creamy, and curiously whorled at short intervals with minute 
+ Spo Leaves { inch long, 4 inch wide. Flowers 1} inch long; peduncles 1-2 
es long. 
3. L. glaucus a Cap. p. 295); the twigs, leaves, pedicels, and 
flowers densely clothed with minute, powdery, glaucous scales; leaves 
