Loranthus.] cxix. LORANTHACEiE (sprague). 343 



long, densely pubescent. Heads sessile, 1-3-flowered; axis over 1 lin. 

 loDg, densely pubescent, sockets cupular ; bract cupular, l|-2^ lin. long, 

 pubescent outside, dorsal lobe f lin. long, truncate or subretuse. 

 Receptacle and calyx together subcylindric, 4 J lin. long. Calyx 

 irregularly toothed, sparingly ciliolate, 3J lin. long. Corolla - J--i in. 

 long, purplish ; tube cylindric-funnel-shaped, basal swelling incon- 

 spicuous, subovoid, IJ lin. long; lobes erect, linear, acute, 8 lin. long. 

 Filaments inserted at the base of the corolla-lobes, tapering upwards 

 from a broad base, 3| lin. long, deflexed, tooth | lin. long; anthers 

 linear, 3 lin. long. Disc slightly lobed, J lin. high. tStyle skittle-shaped 

 above, neck about 3 lin. long. — Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. IGG, t. 13, figs. E-H ; 

 Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. i. 133; Engl. Jahrb. xxx. 302. 

 L. Prittwitzii, Engl, in Engl. Jahrb. xl. 527. 



Mozaxnb. Dlstr. German East Africa: Mpapua District; west of Iraiigi, 

 Stnhlmann, 4230! Ussangu; Chimala River, Goefze, 1022! Utengule, Frifltcifz, 

 173! 



126. L. Eylesiiy Sp-agne. Branches stout, 2^-21 lin. in diam., 

 brownish, rather coarsely and densely lenticellate ; internodes |-lj in. 

 long. Leaves opposite or subopposite, broadly elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 

 rounded at the apex, rounded and then abruptly cuneate into the base, 

 2-3 J in. long, lj-2f in. broad, thickly coriaceous, glabrous, subglaucous, 

 nerves and veins prominent ; lateral nerves irregular, 2-3 on each side, 

 the upper ones oblique, running nearly to the apex ; petiole stout, 2-3^- 

 lin. long. Heads axillary, sessile, several together, 2-flowered ; axis 

 1 J-1^ lin. long, sockets very oblique, saucer-shaped ; bract very obliquely 

 cupular, IJ-lf lin. long, more or less 2-lipped, ciliate, dorsal margin 

 |-1 lin. long, ventral margin about J lin. long. Receptacle and calyx 

 together narrowly campanulate, slightly constricted about the middle, 

 2f-2J lin. long. Calyx irregularly toothed, rusty -ciliate, IJ-li Hn. 

 long. Corolla red-orange (Eyles), about 1| in. long, basal swelling 

 ellipsoid-oblong, 3-3J lin. long ; tube narrowly funnel-shaped above the 

 swelling, split unilaterally; lobes erect, linear, 4 J lin. long. Filaments 

 inserted J lin. above the base of the corolla-lobes, tapering upwards, 

 2 lin. long, deflexed, tooth J lin. long; anthers linear, Ij lin. long. 

 Disc very distinctly lobed, f lin. high. Style skittle-shaped above, neck 

 about IJ lin. long. 



Mozamb. Blstr. Rhodesia : Buluwayo, 4500 ft., Eyle-i, 1194 ! 



127. L. kilimandscharicus, EngLPji. Ost-Afr. C. 166. Branch- 

 lets stout, flexuous, nodose, ashy-grey, conspicuously lenticellate, 2 lin. 

 in diam. 1 ft. below the apex ; internodes short. Leaves ternate or 

 more often alternate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, obtuse at the apex, 

 sometimes shortly acuminate, obtuse and unequal at the base, 2|-4 in. 

 long, 1-2 in. broad, rather thinly coriaceous, glabrous, dull and finely 

 wrinkled in a dried state ; lateral nerves 4-5 on each side, rather 

 oblique, anastomosing a considerable distance from the margin, slightly 

 raised on both surfaces ; petiole 3-8 Hn. long. Heads axillary, subsessile, 

 f)-6-ilowered ; axis about \\ lin. long, sockets irregularly saucer-shaped ; 



