L(y)^anthu8.\ cxix. loranthace/E (sprague). 393 



Mozamb. Blstr. German East Africa: Ruanda District; Rugetje Forest, 

 Mildbraed, 1043 ! '. 



Probably a distinct species, but the single flower extant is abnormal. Similar 

 abnormal flowers occur in L. Ehlersii and L. woodfordioides. They are much 

 thicker and shorter than the normally developed flowers, and geiurally contain 

 insects or their larvae. 



215. L. kwaiensis, Engl, in Engl. Jahrh. xl. 522. Branches 

 sparingly lenticellate, nearly J J lin. in diam. 1 ft. below the apex; 

 internodes |-2 in. long. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 

 shortly acuminate to the acute apex, obtuse or subcuneate at the base, 

 3J-4| in. long, 1-2 in. broad, thinly coriaceous, glabrous, dull, pale 

 brown and finely wrinkled on both surfaces in a dried state ; lateral 

 nerves 5-7 on each side, patent or patulous, strongly arcuate, anasto- 

 mosing far from the margin, slightly raised on the upper surface, very 

 inconspicuous on the lower; petiole 1-1 J lin. long. Heads axillary, 

 subsessile, several together, 2-3-flowered ; peduncle 1-1 J lin. long includ- 

 ing the cupular sockets in which the bracts are inserted, sockets |-| lin. 

 in diam.; bract cupular, Ij lin. long, slightly and irregularly toothed, 

 sparingly ciliolate, umbonate. Receptacle J lin. long. Calyx tubular. 

 If lin. long, slightly toothed, ciliolate. Corolla IJ-IJ in. long, slender, 

 slightly broadened upwards ; tube 1 1-12 lin. long, split unilaterally about 

 4 lin. down ; lobes erect, linear-oblanceolate, 8-9 lin. long, broadened 

 into the base. Filaments inserted 1-1^ lin. above the base of the 

 corolla- lobes, linear, 5 lin. long, slightly thickened above, broadened 

 into the base, with numerous transverse grooves on the outer surface ; 

 anthers linear, 1 J lin. long, truncate. Disc 4-lobed, about \ lin. high. 



IVXozamb. Slstr. German East Africa : Usambara ; between Kwai and Gare, 

 5000-5300 ft., Engler, 2230 ! 



2. VISCUM, Linn.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. PI. iii. 213. 



Flowers monoecious or dioecious. Calyx absent or represented by a 

 mere rim. Corolla regular. Male flower trimerous or tetramerous : — 

 Receptacle more or less hollowed. Corolla polypetalous, but usually 

 appearing gamopetalous owing to the absence of demarcation between 

 the petals and the receptacular tube ; petals more or less triangular. 

 Anthers sessile near the base of the petals. Cells numerous, dehiscing 

 introrsely by pores. Female flower : — Corolla superior, polypetalous ; 

 petals 3-4, deciduous or persistent. Ovary inferior; style short or none ; 

 stigma thick, cushion -shaped. Berry crowned by the petals or not. 

 Seed albuminous ; embryos 1-3, terete. — Green leafy or, at first sight, 

 leafless shrubs, parasitic on other plants. Branches usually much forked, 

 jointed at the nodes ; internodes often compressed, angled or not. Leaves 

 opposite, well developed or represented by small scales. Inflorescences 

 axillary, or axillary and terminal, consisting of solitary or fascicled 

 flowers or cymules ; cymules peduncled or sessile, 3-9-flowered, with 

 the flowers in one plane. Flowers small, inconspicuous, green, yellow 

 or white. Berries red, orange, yellow or white. 



