54. LOUANTBACE&. [1. Lobaki-hus. 



their functions assumed by the flattened green branches. Fls. 

 from very small, regular and incon9picuous, to brightly 

 coloured and with a tendency to zygomorphy, 1-2 sexual. 

 Ovary completely sunk in the floral axis and united with it, 

 the axis sometimes growing up as an entire or toothed ring 

 f" caly cuius "). Perianth sepaloid or petaloid of 4-6 leaves 

 free or on a perianth tube. Stamens as many as the per. 

 leaves and opp. to them. Ovule and placenta not differen- 

 tiated, completely filling the ovary, with usually 1 rarely 2-3 

 embryo sacs. Fruit baccate, rarely drupaceous with a viscid 

 inner layer, by means of which it becomes adherent to the 

 future host. 



Calyculus present. Fls. 2-sexual, often conspicuous . 1. Loranthus. 

 -Calyculus 0. Fla. 1-sexual, inconspicuous . • .2. Viscum. 



1. Loranthus, L. 



L. opp. or alternate usually broad. Perianth usually 

 more or less tubular with free or connate tepals, St. epiphyl- 

 lous. Anthers adnate or versatile. 



A. Fls. in tomento8e fascicles or sub-racemose. Bracte- 



oles 0. (Bracts present in all). 



L. under 3'' broad, base rarely sub-cordate usually 



cuneate 1. scurrula. 



L. over 3'' broad, base cordate or rounded . . • 2. cordifolius. 



B. Fls. distincly raoemed. 



Bracteoles 0. Calyculus tubular toothed . . .3. longiflorus. 

 Bracteoles 2 connate. Calyculus entire . . .4. globosus. 



1. L. SCUrmla, L. Huring sum, K. ; Banda, S., R. 



A tufted epiphytic shrub, young parts with a brown 

 stellate or scaly tomentum. L. ovate-oblong or elliptic 2" by 

 1" to 4* by 2 J", young rusty, mature often glabrous. Fls. in 

 sub-racemose fascicles or contracted racemes axillary and 

 clustered at the old nodes. Perianth tomentose |-f" l° D g 



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