Loranfhus.'] oxix. LORANTHACE.E (sprague). 347 



pedicels |-| lin. long ; bract obliquely cupular, dorsal margin | lin. 

 long, ventral margin f-J lin. long. Keceptacle and calyx together 

 narrowly cupular or narrowly campanulate, nearly 2 lin. long. Calyx 

 suberect, truncate, 1-1 J lin. long. Corolla l^-lf in. long, truncate in 

 bud, glabrous outside, basal swelling ellipsoid, 2J-3J lin. long; tube 

 split unilaterally ; lobes reflexed, spathulate-linear. Filaments inserted 

 4 lin. below the apex of the corolla-lobes, involute through one circle, 

 tapering upwards, 2\ lin. long, tooth obtuse, J lin. long ; anthers 

 narrowly oblong, 1 lin. long. Disc shortly lobed, \ lin. i>igh. Style 

 skittle-shaped, thickened part about 3 lin. long, neck J lin. long, 

 broadened into the base of the stigma in the upper ^ lin. 



Xiower Guinea. Lower Congo: Stanley Pool District; Kiuiuenza, Oillet, 

 1665! 



i:U. L. mangheensisy De Wild. Miss. E. Laurent^ 11, t. 36. 

 Branches terete, stout, 2-3 lin. in diam., glabrous, dark brown, densely 

 lenticellate ; internodes 1J-2J in. long. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, rounded at apex and base, 4-5 J in. long, 1|-2J in. broad, coria- 

 ceous, glabrous, dull ; principal lateral nerves 2 on each side, very 

 oblique, distinctly raised, especially on the upper surface, the upper 

 pair arising about J in. above the base, running subparallel to the mid- 

 rib ; petiole 5-6 lin. long. Umbels axillary, solitary, 2-4-flowered ; 

 peduncle 1-2 lin. long; pedicels 1-1 J lin. long; bract obliquely cupu- 

 lar, dorsal margin | lin. long, ventral margin y,^ lin. long. Receptacle 

 and calyx together narrowly campanulate, 2] lin. long. Calyx ascend- 

 ing, truncate, 1| lin. long. Corolla over 1| in. long, truncate in bud, 

 with an oblong apical swelling 2 lin. long, glabrous outside, basal 

 swelling obovoid, :!-:)J lin. long ; tube split unilaterally; lobes reflexed, 

 spathulate-linear, 4 lin. long. Filaments inserted J lin. below the base 

 of the corolla-lobes, involute through one circle, tapering upwards, 

 about 2|- lin. long, tooth f lin. long; anthers narrowly oblong, IJ lin. 

 long. Disc pentagonal, hardly lobed, ^\ lin. high. Style skittle- 

 fihaped above, thickened part 3 lin. long, neck 1| lin. long. 



South Central. Belg-itiii Congo : Kasai ; Mange, on Manihot Glaziovii, 

 Muell. Arg., Laurent ! 



135. L. Poggei, Enyl. in Engl. Jahrb. xx. 110. Branchlets 

 about If lin. in diam. 1 ft. below the apex, purplish, glabrous, finely 

 and densely lenticellate ; old bark with many horizontal and vertical 

 cracks; internodes 1^-3 in. long. Leaves opposite, ovate or ovate- 

 lanceolate, rather shortly acuminate to an acute apex, cordate or sub- 

 cordate at the base, 4-5J in. long, 2-2f in. broad, coriaceous, glabrous, 

 dull, finely wrinkled on both surfaces in a dried state ; lateral nerves 

 2-3 on each side, rather oblique, slightly raised on both surfaces, the 

 upper or uppermost pair running subparallel to the midrib ; petiole 

 about J in. long. Umbels axillary, 3-4-flowered ; peduncle ij-lj Hn. 

 long; pedicels J-J lin. long; bract obliquely cupular, dorsal margin 

 f lin. long, ventral margin | lin. long. Receptacle and calyx together 

 narrowly campanulate, 2 lin. long. Calyx ascending, truncate, 1 lin. 



