ADDENDA. 1027 



elliptic, rounded at the apex, about IJ lin. long, over 1 lin. broad 

 pubescent outside, glabrous inside. Receptacle and calyx together sub-' 

 cylindric, about 1 lin. long. Calyx shortly toothed, J lin. long includ- 

 ing the teeth. Corolla If in. long, reddish-tomenteJlous outside with 

 much-branched hairs; tube split unilaterally 8-11 lin. down, glandular 

 within, basal swelling inconspicuous, ovoid-oblong, 3-4 lin. long, more or 

 less curved towards the base ; lobes erect, spathulate, :>-^ Hn. long 

 enlarged part ovate-elliptic, IJ lin. long, nearly 1 lin. broad. Filaments 

 inserted at the base of the corolla-lobes, about 4 lin. long; anthers 

 oblong, I lin. long, cells 4 in each row. Disc very small, rusty-pilose. 

 Style glabrous, skittle-shaped above, thickened part paler, 3 lin. long, 

 neck f lin. long ; stigma capitate, J lin. in diam. 



Upper Guinea. Southern Nigeria : Oban district, Talbot, 1281 ! 



Approaches L. emarginatiis, Engl., from which it may be distinguished by the 

 distinctly, though shortly, petioled acute leaves, larger tonientellous flowers, longer 

 corolla-lobes and more numerous anther-cells. 



25a. Loranthus luteovittatus, Engl, k Krause in Engl Jahrh. 

 xlv. 288. A pendulous bush, 2-2J ft. long. Branches pendulous, 

 terete, stout, nodose, nearly 3 lin. in diam. 12-14 in. below the apex, 

 rusty-tomentose with much-branched hairs in a young state, glabrous 

 when adult, dark grey or brown, coarsely lenticellate, lenticels 

 numerous, oblong. Leaves ovate, ovate- oblong or ovate-lanceolate, 

 obtuse at the apex, rounded, subtruncate or sometimes emarginate at 

 the base, 4-4| in. long, 2-2J in. broad, coriaceous, pubescent above in a 

 young state, quickly becoming glabrous, rusty-tomentellous beneath, 

 lateral nerves slightly raised on the upper surface, not visible on the 

 lower; petioles stout, channelled above, 7-10 lin. long, tomentellous 

 with branched hairs. Umbels axillary, subsessile, few-flowered ; 

 pedicels J-| lin. long, rusty-tomentellous ; bract sharply ascending, 

 subfoliaceous, oblong or elliptic-oblong, rounded at the apex, 

 2J-3 lin. long, 1-lJ lin. broad, tomentellous outside, puberulous 

 or nearly glabrous inside. Receptacle subcylindric, slightly narrowed 

 downwards, | lin. long, rusty-villous. Calyx obsolete. Corolla 

 about If in. long, apical swelling ovoid, subacute, 2 lin. long, penta- 

 gonal, angles ribbed; tube split unilaterally 8-9 lin. down, very 

 slightly enlarged towards the base, rusty-tomentellous outside with 

 short much-branched hairs, densely glandular within, red with yellow 

 stripes ; lobes erect, spathulate, 7 lin. long, upper enlarged part 2 lin. 

 long, hardly | lin. broad. Filaments inserted J lin. above the base of 

 the corolla-lobes, 5 lin. long; anthers oblong, slightly narrowed down- 

 wards, hardly 1 lin. long, cells 4-5 in each vertical row. Disc small, 

 acutely pentagonal, minutely and densely rusty-pilose. Style glandular, 

 skittle-shaped above, neck hardly 1 lin. long; stigma capitate, J lin. in 

 diam. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons : Tchape Pass, 4700 ft., Ledermann, 2681 ! 



Nearly related to L. angolensis, Engl., from which it differs in the broader 

 leaves, large bracts, obsolete cal^x and slightly longer anthers. 



