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LORANTHUS T.iiin. 

 Loranthus halconensis Merrill ii. sp. S Dcndro)>lhoc. 



Foliis oblongo-lanceolatis coriaeeis vertieillatis uscinc ad IT) em. longis; 

 floribiis ad 2.5 cm. longis, G-meris. i)ul)("rnlis, dt'iise fasciculatis ; fas- 

 cieulis axillaribiis, pednncnlis ad 1 mm. loiigis, ;?-tt()ris. 



. Scandent, glabrous except tbe puberident inflorescence, the branches 

 stout, terete, light gray. Leaves in whorls of (5, oblong lanceolate, coria- 

 ceons, glabrous, brown when dry. 10 to 15 cm. long, 3.5 to 5 cm. wide, 

 acute'or obtuse, the base acute, the midrib stout, the Uiteral nerves 5 to 6 

 on each side of the midrib, obscure, the reticulations obsolete; petioles 

 1 cm. long or less. Inflorescence on the branches l)el(nv tlie leaves in the 

 axils of fallen leaves, fasciculate, puberulent, 5 to (I or more peduncles 

 in a fascicle, each about 1 mm. long and bearing three flowers, the pedicels 

 about 1 mm. long. Flowers yellow, al)out 2.5 cm. long, not inflated. 

 Calyx densely puberulent, cylindrical, truncate, 3 mm. long, the basal 

 bract broadly ovate, small. Corolla 6-merous, the lol)es united for the 

 lower 1.5 to 3 mm., pul)erulent outside, linear, 1.5 mm. wide, the reflexed 

 portion above the insertion of the stamens lanceohite, acute, G mm. long. 

 Filaments 1.5 mm. long: anthers 3 mm. long. 



Parasitic on Flcu. mwahassae along the Alag Rivor at K.O n,. alt. (No. 5G64). 

 ^^>ll oharaeterized by its whorled leaves, densely fascicled Howers Uom the 

 larger branches and fi-nierons corolla. 



Loranthus mearnsii .Merrill n. sp. ^ Unnlr„,>thoc. 



Foliis oppositis vel subalternis, elliptico-ovatis. ohtusis, basi acutis, 

 5 ad 8 cm. longis, glaberrimis ; racemis solitariis, axillaribus, ferrugmeo- 

 puberulis, 3-5-floris; floribus usque ad 2.? cm. longis; calyce 4-dentato; 

 corolla irregulariter 4-lobata, tubo gibbo angulato. 



Glabrous except the inflorescence. Branches brownish gray, terete, 

 alabrous, lenticellate. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, opposite or subal- 

 ternate, elliptical-ovate, the apex obtuse, sometimes roun<led, the base 

 acute, 5 to 8 cm. long, 3 to 5 cm. wi.le ; lateral nerves 3 to 4 on each side 

 of the midrib, ascending; petioles 1 cm. long, or less. Racemes lew, 

 solitary from the leaf-axils or from axils of fallen leaves, few-flowered, 

 the rachis pedicels and calyces ferruginous puberulent; pedicels 2 mm. 

 long, the basal bract of the calyx ovate, acute or acuminate about as long 

 as the calyx tube. Calyx tube cylindrical, 2 mm. long, the Innb 1.5 mm. 

 lone, spreading, 4-toothed. Corolla 2.5 cm. long, green except the tips 

 of the lobes which are red, the tube sonu-what inflated, 4-angled, about 

 lU mm long, the lobes 4, irregular, the rellexed portion above the inser- 



