Jjoranthns.'] cxix. loranthace^ (sprague). 377 



10 lin, broad, coriaceous, glabrous; lateral nerves about 4 on each .>-ide, 

 very oblique, raised on the upper surface, slightly raised or hardly visible 

 on the lower ; petiole 1 J-3 lin. long, rusty-pubescent. Umbels axillary, 

 solitary, subsessile, many -flowered ; axis rusty-pubescent, 1^-2 lin. long ; 

 pedicels |-| lin. long, rusty-pubescent ; bract ovate-elliptic from a cupular 

 base, ciliate, dorsal margin J lin. long, umbonate, ventral margin jV lin. 

 long. Receptacle and calyx together cupular or subcampanulate, ^ lin. 

 long, rusty -puberulous outside. Calyx suberect or patulous, J lin. long, 

 shortly 5-toothed ; intramarginal ring y^^ lin. high. Corolla 1^-1 1 in. 

 long, shortly rusty-pilose outside, apical swelling of the bud oblong, 

 pentagonal, 1| lin. long, faces shghtly grooved; tube split unilaterally 

 about yj lin. down, basal swelling subglobose, l^-lj lin. in diam. ; lobes 

 erect, spathulate, acute, 3J lin. long, upper part shallowly boat-shaped, 

 1J lin. long, |-y",y lin. broad, oblong-lanceolate seen from within, hard 

 inner layer sharply demarcated below. Filaments inserted slightly 

 iibove the base of the corolla-lobes, deflexed, IJ lin. long, tapering 

 upwards, thickened in the uppermost \ lin., tooth \ lin. long ; anthers 

 olilong-linear, | lin. long. Disc pentagonal, stout, J lin. high, shortly 

 lobed. Style skittle-shaped above, thickened part 1|-1| lin. long, neck 

 J lin. long; stigma subglobose, about J lin. in diam. 



Mozamb. Distr. British Central Africa : Uruugu ; Fwambo, Carson ! 



184. I,. Pungu, JJe Wild. Etudes Fl. Katanga, 175, t. 40, fujs. 

 1-5. Branches pubescent, about IJ lin. in diam. in. below the apex; 

 internodes 1-1 1- in. long. Leaves opposite or alternate, elliptic-oblong 

 or lanceolate, rounded at the apex, cuneate into the base, 3-4 J in. long, 

 1-H in. broad, coriaceous, rusty-puberulous chiefly along the midrib 

 on the lower surface, otherwise glabrous ; midrib raised on both sur- 

 faces; lateral nerves about 6 on each side, prominent on the upper 

 surface, slightly laispd on the lower, very distinctly anastomosing far 

 from the margin ; petiole :^J-3 lin. long. Umbels axillary, solitary, 

 15-20-flowered;, peduncle i^J-SJ lin. long, shortly pilose ; pedicels 

 inserted in ciliate sockets, shortly and densely rusty-pilose, | lin. long; 

 bract ovate from a cupular base, rusty-pilose outside, umbonate, ciliate, 

 dorsal margin f lin. long, ventral margin J lin. long. Receptacle and 

 calyx together cupular or campanulate, | lin. long, rusty-pubescent 

 outfMde. Calyx J lin. long, 5-toothed, ciliate; intramarginal ring -fVlin, 

 high. Corqlla lJ-1 J- in. long, finely pilose outside, apical swelling 

 slight, oblong, l^^^lf lin. long, obtusely pentagonal; tube split unilate- 

 rally jibout 6 J lin. down, basal swelling globose, about 1 lin. in diam. ; 

 lobes erect, spathulate, acute, 2| lin. long, upper part oblong-lanceolate, 

 1^ lin. long, -^ lin. broad, hard inner layer sharply demarcated below. 

 Filaments inserted about the base of the corolla-lobes, deflexed, 1^ lin. 

 long, tapering^ upwards, thickened towards the apex, tooth about -jij- lin. 

 long; anthers linear-oblong, |-| lin. long. Disc pentagonal, stout, 

 .shortly lobed, ^ lin. high. Style skittle-shaped above, thickened part 

 2\ lin. long, neck |-| lin. long; stigma subglobose, about \ lin. in 

 diam., with a minute apical depression. 



South Central. Jk'lgian Congo : Katanga; Lukafu, Verdick, ZS^\ 



