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CXIX. LORANTHACE^ (sPRAGUE). 



[Loranthits. 



Corolla suhcylindric in the hud, glabrous outside ; tube split unilaterally, more or 

 less swollen at the base ; lobes erect. Filaments dejlexed, produced above into a 

 toothinfront of the anther ; anthers linear, not transversely divided. Disc annular. 

 Style more or less skittle-shaped ; stigma capitate. — Dentimetula, Van Tiegh. 

 in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, xlii. 265. 



Leaves linear-lanceolate ..... 



Leaves obovate to ovate-oblong. 



Stamens inserted towards the middle of the 

 corolla-lobes ....... 



Stamens inserted at the base of the corolla-lobes. 

 Leaves 1-2 in. long, 7-10 lin. broad ; jietioles 

 shortly pubescent ; bract minutely greyish- 

 pilose outside ...... 



Leaves l|~4in. long; petioles glabrous. 



Leaves tliickly coriaceous ; calyx ciliate with 

 rusty hairs ...... 



Leaves thinly coriaceous. 



Lateral nerves rather indistinct ; corolla 

 aboilt 1 in. long ..... 



Lateral nerves well marked; corolla 1-i^-lj 

 in. long ...... 



123. L. dodonecefolius. 



12-4. L. glaucoviridis. 



125. L. irangensis. 



126. L. Eylesii. 



127. L. Jcilimandscharicus. 



128. L. TanganyikcB. 



26. CONSTRICTIFLORI. Umbels or heads axillary, solitary or fascicled, 

 several-fiowered ; bract cupular or unilaterally developed from a cupidar or 

 saucer-shaped base. Calyx tvithout an intramarginal ring. Corolla in bud with a 

 distinct apical swelling; tube split unilaterally, with a distinct basal sivelling ; 

 lobes much shorter than the tube, reflexed. Filaments deflexed or involute, tapering 

 upwards, produced into a tooth in front of the anther. Anthers oblong or oblong- 

 linear, not transversely divided. Disc annular. Style skittle-shaped; stigma 

 capitate. — Acrostephanus, T'an Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, xlii. 267. Tapi- 

 nanthus, Van Tiegh. I.e. partly. 



Corolla glabrous outside. 

 Buds 5-horned at the apex. 



Leaves sessile, amplexicaul .... 



Leaves petioled. 



Peduncle with ;ui apical cup-shaped depres- 

 sion round which the flowers arise in a 

 circle ....... 



Peduncle without an apical cup. 

 Leaves rounded at the base 

 Leaves obtuse at the base 



129. L. coronatns. 



130. L. Farmari. 



131. L. ogotcensis. 



147. L. lanceolatus, var. 

 corniculatus. 



Buds not horned. 



Buds distinctly truncate or depressed-truncate. 

 Leaves linear-lanceolate, falcate ; buds de- 

 pressed-truncate ..... 132. L. dependens. 

 Leaves ovate to lanceolate. 



Calyx not bent outwards ; leaves subacute 133. L. Kimuenza. 

 Calyx slightly bent outwards by the ex- 

 pansion of the base of the corolla ; 

 leaves rounded at the apex ; lateral 

 nerves opposite, 2 pairs, the upper 

 arising shortly above the base and 

 running to the apex . . . . 13i. L. mangheensis. 



