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slightly curved, very slightly inflated in the lower one-half, the 

 lobes 4. 



Luzon, Benguet Subprovince, Baguio, Williams 984, July, 1904. 



A species allied to Loranthus confusus Merr., and to L. sphenoideus, 

 differing from both in its longer flowers, and from the former also in its 

 ferruginous indumentum, larger leaves, and longer petioles. Like the 

 preceding species, the type was previously referred by me to L. sphenoideus 

 Blume. 



LORANTHUS SUBSESSILIS sp. nov. § Dendrophthoe. 



Glaber, ramulis teretibus; foliis oppositis, oblongo-ovatis, 

 acuminatis, petiolatis, coriaceis, usque ad 15 cm longis; floribus 

 sessilibus vel subsessilibus, e axillis defoliatis, solitariis vel binis, 

 6-meris, magnis, miniatis, circiter 7 cm longis, corolla falcata. 



A glabrous parasitic shrub, the branches up to 1 m in length, 

 the branchlets terete, slender, grayish or reddish-brown, the 

 ultimate ones 1 to 1.5 mm in diameter. Leaves opposite, the 

 internodes 3 to 9 cm long, coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, 8 to 15 

 cm long, 3 to 6 cm wide, acuminate, base narrowed, acute, rarely 

 somewhat rounded, rather pale and somewhat shining when dry; 

 nerves 6 to 8 on each side of the midrib, obscure, slender, often 

 nearly or quite obsolete; petioles about 5 mm long. Flowers in 

 the axils of fallen leaves, large, red, sessile or subsessile, solitary 

 or in pairs, each subtended by two bracteoles, the outer one 

 broadly o^sate, slightly apiculate, about 5 mm long, the inner one 

 similar but truncate. Calyx about 7 mm long, 4 mm thick, 

 slightly enlarged upward, truncate. Corolla 6.5 to 7 cm long, 

 distinctly curved, the tube 4 to 4.5 cm long, about 3 mm in di- 

 ameter at the base, gradually enlarged upward and 7 mm in 

 diameter at the throat, the lobes 6, 4 mm wide at the base, soon 

 narrowed, the reflexed part above the insertion of the stamens 

 2 cm long, lanceolate, acuminate, about 3 mm wide, much thick- 

 ened. Filaments 10 to 11 mm long, erect; anthers linear-lan- 

 ceolate, continuous, about 6 mm long. 



Mindanao, District of Zamboanga, Sax River, Merrill 8315, (type), 

 November 28, 1911, altitude about 900 m; Williams 2U25, March 5, 1905, 

 altitude about 600 m. 



A species characterized by its large flowers which are sessile or subsessile 

 in the axils of fallen leaves, solitary or in pairs. When in full flower the 

 plant is a very showy and striking one in the forests where it occurs. Its 

 flowers are larger than in any other known Philippine species. 



LORANTHUS PUBIFLORUS sp. nov. § Dendrophthoe. 



Frutex inflorescentiis exceptis glaber, ramis ramulisque tere- 

 tibus, crassis ; foliis crasse coriaceis, oblongis vel anguste oblongo- 

 ovatis, usque ad 15 cm longis, verticillatis, petiolatis, acutis vel 



