Loranthus.] cxix. loranthacetE (sprague). 378 



lenticellate, lenticels appearing at an early stage ; internodes i-2 in. 

 long. Leaves opposite or subopposite, ovate-oblong or oblong, obtiise 

 at the apex, rounded or subcuneate at the base, l|-o in. long, J-1 }, in. 

 broad, coriaceous, glabrous ; lateral nerves 2-4 on each side, obliquely 

 ascending, anastomosing rather indistinctly, slightly raised on both 

 surfaces; petiole cliannelled, ;^-6 lin. long. Umbels axillary, solitary 

 orternate, 10-1 2-flowered, rusty-pubescent; peduncle about 1| lin. long; 

 pedicels 2-2^ lin. long; bract saucer-shaped, with a shortly ovate doi-sal 

 lobe, rusty-pubescent outside, umbonate, dorsal margin J lin. long, 

 ventral margin J lin. long. Receptacle and calyx together suburceolate- 

 cupular, 1^ lin. long, rather densely or sparingly rusty-pubescent. 

 Calyx J-J lin. long; intramarginal ring -yjj-i lin. high. Corolla over 

 IJ in. long, pubescent or puberulous outside, apical swelling of the bud 

 strongly 5-keeled, IJ lin. long; tube split unilaterally <^J-7-J lin. down, 

 basal swellingjlbroadly ellipsoid or ovoid, 2J-2J lin. long; lobes erect, 

 spathulate-linear, oJ-4 lin. long, upper part boat-shaped, 1| lin. long, ^-f 

 lin. broad, f-J lin. deep, linear-lanceolate seen from within, hard inner 

 layer very sharply demarcated below. Filaments inserted at the base of 

 the corolla-lobes, inflexed or subinvolute, tapering upwards, 2^-2'^ lin. 

 long, tooth ^ lin. long ; anthers narrowly oblong, | lin. long, connective 

 not exceeding the cells. Disc J- J lin. high. Style skittle-shaped above, 

 thickened part 2 J lin. long, neck | lin. long ; stigma ellipsoid, | lin. 

 long.— Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 107, t. 14, tigs. A-D; Glied. Veg. Usamb. 26. 



Mozaznb. Distr. German East Africa : Tanga, Heinsen, 102 ! ^Vjnboni, Hoist, 

 2890 ! Bagiunoyo, Sfuhlmann, 137 ! 



Typical L. anrantiacus, Engl., as represented by Hoist, 2890, has ovate-ohloiig 

 leaves, rounded or very obtuse at the base, and a pubescent corolla ; whereas Heinsen, 

 102, lias oblong leaves, subcuneate into the base, ajid a minutely puberulous corolla. 

 In the last-mentioned character it agrees with L. celtidifolina, but I have referred 

 it to L. aitranfiactis on account of the shape of the corolla-lobes. 



L. aiirantiacns, A. Cunn. (a native of Australia), has been reduced by Benliiam, 

 Fl. Austr. iii. 394, to L, pendulus, Sieb. 



ITS. L. Cecilse, X. E, Br, in Kew Bulletin, 1906, 168. Blanches 

 elongated, about 1 J lin. in diam. 1 ft. below the apex, rather ^jallid, 

 shortly pilose ; internodes J-1 J.in. long. Leaves opposite, ovate, obtuse 

 or rounded at the apex, cordate or subcordate at the base, 7-17 lin. long, 

 5-11 lin. broad, coriaceous, glabrous, glaucous, bluish-green in a living 

 state; lateral nerves about o on each side, obliquely arcuate, raised on 

 the upper surface, rather indistinct on the lower ; petiole 1 J-3 lin. long, 

 shortly rusty-pilose. Umbels axillai y, solitary, 4-7-flowered ; peduncle 

 and pedicels minutely pilose; peduncle 1-1 i lin. long; pedicels \ lin. 

 long ; bract ovate-saucer-shaped, rounded, minutely pubescent outside, 

 dorsal margin ^-| lin. long, ventral margin \ lin. long. Receptacle and 

 calyx together cupular, 1 lin. long, minutely and densely pubescent 

 outside. Calyx \-\ lin. long ; intramarginal ring y^- lin. high, glabrous. 

 Corolla under 1 J in. long, tinely pilose outside with spreading hairs, 

 apical swelling of the bud oblong-ellipsoid, pentagonal, IJ lin. long, 

 IJ lin. in diam., rounded at the apex, angles ribbed ; tube split 9 lin. 



