Lwanthus.'] cxix. loranthace^ (sprague). 275 



4. L. ternatus, Engl, in Engl, d: Prantl, PJlanzevfam. Nachtr. i. 



128. Young branchlets purplish-brown, densely and fint- ly lenticellate, 

 glabrous, IJ lin. in diam. 1 ft. below the apex. Leaves ternate or 

 alternate, lanceolate-oblong or oblaneeolate-oblong, 1|-2| in. long, |-J in. 

 broad, obtuse or subacute at the apex or shortly and obtusely acuminate, 

 subcuneate at the base, coriaceous, margin refiexed, dull on both surfaces, 

 midrib raised on the lower, lateral nerves inconspicuous ; petiole 3-3 J lin . 

 long. Racemes subequal to or longer than the leaves, 2-3 in. long ; 

 pedicels H-2 lin. long; bract broadly ovate, rounded, hardly -i lin. 

 long. Receptacle | lii. long. Calyx patulous. Corolla in bud rather 

 stout, obtusely quadrangular in its lower part; petals 4 lin. long, 

 lower part broadly oblong, 1 J lin. long, nearly 1 lin. broad, not ribbed, 

 densely papillate inside, upper part linear-subulate, 2| lin. long. 

 Stamens 2 J lin. long ; filaments | lin. long, minutely and sparingly 

 papillate on the inner surface; anthers 2 J lin. long. — Sycophila ternatay 

 Van Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, xli. 487. 



Iiower Guinea. Isla das Rolas [Turtle-dove Island], near the IsImiuI of St. 

 Thoma.s Qinntas, 140! 



5. L. sublilacinus, Sprague. Young branchlets purplish-brown, 

 more or less lenticellate, glabrous, about 1 lin. in diam. 1 ft. below the 

 apex. Leaves opposite, narrowly lanceolate-oblong, narrowly oblaneeo- 

 late-oblong or narrowly elliptic-oblong, 1J-3J in. long, \-l (-l\) in. 

 broad, obtuse or rounded at the apex, obtuse or narrowly cuneate into 

 the base, chartaceous or thinly coriaceous, glabrous, dull on botn surfaces, 

 lateral nerves slightly raised on both surfaces, midrib fairly prominent 

 especially on the lower surface ; petiole 3-4 lin. long. Racemes shorter 

 than or subequal to the leaves, about 2| in. long; pedicels about | lin. 

 long ; bract broadly ovate, more or less truncate, hardly \ iin. long. 

 Receptacle Ij lin. long. Calyx erect. Corolla in bud rather stout, 

 acutely quadrangular in its lower part; petals pale lilac, 3J lin. long, 

 lower part oblong, 1 lin. long, | lin. broad, not obviously ribbed, minutely 

 papillate inside, upper part linear-subulate, 2J lin. long. Stamens 

 1-| lin. long; filaments J lin. long, very minutely papillate on the inner 

 surface; anthers Ij lin. long. Style 2J lin. long. — L. rosaceus, Enal. 

 in Engl. Jahrb. xl. 521, as to Staudt, 757. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons : Jobann-Albrechtshohe, Staudt, 7571 Bipin le, 

 Zenker, 2518 ! 



6. L. rosaceus, E^igl. in Engl. Jahrh. xl. 521, with Jig. {excl. 

 Staudt, Ibl). Branchlets purplish-brown, lenticellate, glabrous, H lin. 

 in diam. 1 ft. below the apex. Leaves opposite, ovate-oblong, elliptic- 

 oblong or elliptic, 1 J-3 in. long, J-1 J in. broad, obtuse or rounded at 

 the apex, rounded or obtuse and more or less oblique at the base, 

 coriaceous, glabrous, dull and with slightly raised nerves on both 

 surfaces ; petiole 2-4 lin. long. Racemes about as long as the leaves, 

 1^-2 in. long; pedicels hardly J lin. long; bract broadly ovate, 

 obtuse, |-J lin. long. Receptacle 1\ lin. long. Calyx ascending. 

 Corolla in bud rather stout, quadrangular in its lower part; petalii 



