Loranthus.] cxix. LORANTHACEiE (sprague). 269 



Calyx distinctl}' bent outwards and split 



by the expansion of the base of the 



corolla ; lateral nerves neither opposite 



nor arisi!)g very near the base. 



Leaves mostly cordate at the base, 



acute at the apex .... 135. Z. Poggei. 

 Leaves mostly rounded at the base, 



obtuse or rounded at the apex . . 142. L. constrictifiorus, var. 



Icaraguensis. 

 Buds not distinctly truncate. 



Corolla about 2|- in. long, apical swelling 



strongly 5- winged 136. i. Preussii. 



Corolla about \h in. long or less, apical 

 swelling winged or not. 

 Apical swelling conspicuously winged. 

 Leaves cuneate into the base ; corolla 



nearly If in. long .... 137. L. alafus. 

 Leaves rounded or obtuse at the base ; 

 corolla under l.j in. long. 

 Leaves 1-2^ in. long; branchlets 



pallid 138. L. Pentagonia. 



Leaves 2^-3|- in. long ; branchlets 



dark brown 139. L. senegalensis. 



Apical swelling not conspicuously winged. 



Corolla conspicuously speckled . . 140. L. gxittatus. 

 Corolla not speckled. 



Leaves very obliquely nerved, the 

 uppermost pair of nerves running 

 subparallel to the midrib. 

 Leaves ovate . . . 141. i. syringifolius. 



Leaves narrowly lanceolate . . 142. L. constrictijiortis. 



Nerves less oblique, the uppermost 

 pair not running subparallel to 

 the midrib. 

 Leaves linear-lanceolate or linear- 

 oblanceolate, attenuate into the 

 base, 5-7 times as long as their 



breadth 143. L. glohiferus, var. 



salicifolius. 

 Leaves broader in proportion. 

 Leaves 1-3^ (4^) in. long, |— 

 1^ in. broad. 

 Leaves varying from elliptic- 

 oblong to oblanceolate, 

 cuneate or obtuse at the 



base 143. L. glohiferus. 



Leaves varying from ovate- 

 oblong or elliptic to lanceo- 

 late-oblong, rounded or 



obtuse at the base ; . 143. L. glohiferus, var. ver- 

 rucosus. 

 Leaves 2-7 in. long, |-4i in. 

 broad. 

 Apical swelling of the bud 



ellipsoid . . . 144. L. hangwensis. 



