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basi glabris exceptis parce stellato-piibescens ; tubus 1*6 cm. longus, 

 4-5 mm. diametro ; lobi medio reflexi, 2 cm. saltern lougi, angusti, 

 apice acuti. Filamenta 7 mm. longa, glabra, loborum circiter 

 medium affixa, antheris 5 mm. longis. Stylus stamina paullo 

 superans, glaber, stigmate parvo capitate. — Craih, Kew Bull. 1911, 

 p. 453. 



Chiengmai, Doi Sootep, 300 m., Kerr, 949 — on Pentacme 

 siamensis. 



Loranthus Parishii, Hook./., F.B.I.. v. p. 205. 



Chiengmai, Doi Sootep, 750 m., Kerr, 1763. 



Distr. Tenasserim. 



Hosseus, ii. p. 386 records L. pulcher from Doi Sootep, 850 m. and 

 remarks that his plant is identical with Scortechini, 281 from Perak. 

 This latter plant the writer has failed to trace in Herb. Kew but 

 judging from the geogra])hical distribution of the two species he 

 thinks it probable that Hosseus' plant may be L. Parishii. 



Loranthus pentandrus, Liim. — F.B.I., v. p. 216 ; For. Fl. Burma, 

 ii. p. 320 ; Williams, Bull. Herb. Boiss., iv. (1904) p. 1028 ; 

 Hosseus, ii. p. 386. 



Chiengmai, 300 m., Kerr, 819 ; Doi Sootep, 900-1050 m., 

 Hosseus, 499 (Herb. Kcav ! et Copenhagen !), 262 ; Bangkok, 

 Schomburgk, 222, 313. 



Distr. Indo-China, Malaya. 



The writer has seen no specimen of L. Zimmermannii, Warb., 

 PI. nov. Herb. Hort. Then., t. 82 but the plate and description 

 point to its being very closely allied to L. pentandrus. 



Loranthus pentapetalus, Roxh. — F.B.I., v. p. 206 ; For. Fl. 

 Burma, ii. p. 322 ; Williams, Bull. Herb. Boiss., iv. (1904) p. 1028. 



Chiengmai, Doi Sootep, 1350 m., Kerr, 619 ; Chantaboon, 

 Murton, Q5. 



Distr. Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Yunnan, Hainan, Malaya. 



Loranthus scurrula, Linn. — F.B.I., v. p. 2t)8 ; For. Fl. Burma, ii. 

 p. 318. 



Chiengmai, in open jungle on Doi Sootep, 1590 m,, Kerr, 1377. 

 Distr. India, Assam, Burma. 



Loranthus siamensis, Knrz — F.B.I., v. p. 223 ; For. Fl. Burma, 

 ii. p. 320 : Williams, Bull. Herb. Boiss., iv. (1904) p. 1028. 

 Kanburi, Tet/smann. 



Loranthus sootepensis, Craib, a speciebus indicis ob indumentum, 

 inflorescentiae praeclare, e pilis longiusculis verticillatim ramosis 

 densissimis constitutum distincta. 



Ramuli juventute pilis verticillatim ramosis dense albido- 

 tomentosi, mox glabri, cortice brunnescente lenticellato obtecti. 

 Folia ovata vel ovato-lanceolata, apice obtusa, basi rotundata, 

 5'5-10 cm. longa, 2*5-6 cm. lata, rigide chartacea, supra juventute 

 pilis stellatis et verticillatim ramosis instructa, matura glabra, 

 subtus costa nervisque indumento plus minusve persistente ut 

 ramulis novellis, cetera pilis stellatis et praeterea pilis paucis 

 verticillatim ramosis instructa, nervis lateralibus utrinque 5-7 

 pagina utraque sicco prominulis ; petioli circiter 1 cm. longi, ut 

 ramulis juvenilibus tomentosi. Inflorescentia axillaris, congesta, 



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