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basis of a new binomial, Loranthus scurrula Linn., but the earlier 

 specific name should be adopted. 



Fragments of recently collected material, cited above, were 

 sent to London and were critically compared by Doctor Stapf 

 with the Linnean type and with the type of Loranthus estvpitatus 

 Stapf. He writes under date of May 31, 1918, that as a result 

 of his comparison this Chinese form must be accepted as Loran- 

 thus scurrula Linn. [— L. parasiticus (Linn.) Merr.], but that 

 it is distinct from L. estipitatus Stapf. Loranthus chinensis DC 

 is closely allied, if not identical. 



LORANTHUS LEVIN El sp. nov. § Scurrula. 



Frutex parasiticus, ramis usque ad 60 cm longis, teretibus, 

 glabris, minute lenticellatis, ramulis dense ferrugineo-puberulis ; 

 foliis oblongis, coriaceis, obtusis, basi obtusis ad rotundatis, us- 

 que ad 8 cm longis, supra glabris, nitidis, olivaceis, subtus den- 

 sissime ferrugineo-puberulis vel tomentosis, nervis utrinque 4 

 ad 6, supra distinctis, subtus obscuris; floribus axillaribus, 4- 

 meris, fasciculatis, circiter 2.5 cm longis, curvatis, densissime 

 ferrugineo-tomentosis, pedunculis 1- ad 3-floris, 3 ad 4 mm longis. 



A parasitic shrub, the branches up to 60 cm in length, terete, 

 glabrous, dark colored when dry, with scattered minute lenticels, 

 the branchlets densely ferruginous-puberulent. Leaves opposite, 

 subopposite, and alternate, oblong, coriaceous, 6 to 8 cm long, 2 to 

 3.5 cm wide, obtuse, base obtuse to rounded, the upper surface 

 glabrous, olivaceous, shining, the lower densely ferruginous- 

 puberulent or tomentose ; lateral nerves 4 to 6 on each side of the 

 midrib, rather distinct on the upper surface, the reticulations very 

 lax, on the lower surface obscure or even obsolete; petiole 4 to 10 

 mm long, densely ferruginous-puberulent. Flowers axillary, fas- 

 cicled, 4-merous, curved, about 2.5 cm long, densely ferruginous- 

 pubescent or tomentose, the peduncles 1- or 2-flowered, 3 to 4 mm 

 long, when 2-flowered the pedicels about 1 mm in length. Calyx 

 oblong-ovoid, about 3 mm long, truncate, densely ferruginous- 

 tomentose, subtended by a small, ovate bract. Corolla in bud 

 curved, about 2.2 cm long, in anthesis split down one side, ex- 

 ternally densely ferruginous-tomentose, the tube about 1.6 cm 

 long ; lobes reflexed, about 6 mm long, somewhat spatulate. An- 

 thers continuous with the filaments, about 2 mm long. 



Kwangtung Province, Lin District, Lo Chi Chui, Levine 3321, 

 October 14, 1918, on trees along the river. 



This species belongs in the group with Loranthus parasiticus 

 Merr. and is perhaps most closely allied to Loranthus yadoriki 



