148 LXV. CORNK.E. 



nerved, glabrous and glossy above, tomeutose beneath. Twigs and inflores- 

 cence rustj^-tomentosQ. Panicles terminal, nmch-branclied ; flowers minute, 

 hairy. 



Order LXVI. LORANTHACE^. 



I'lowers bisexual or unisexual, regular. Calyx bracted at 

 base, adnata ; limb short, often obsolete. Petals 4-8, separate 

 or more or less cohering, valvate in bud. Stamens as many as 

 the petals and opposite them ; filaments adhering to the base 

 or claw of the petal ; anthers 2- or many-celled. Ovary infe- 

 rior, 1-celled, with a solitary erect ovule adnate to the Avails 

 of the ovary ; style filiform or ; stigma capitate. Emit a 

 succulent, 1-seeded berry. Embryo in fleshy albumen. — 

 Shrubby parasites, chiefly found in hot countries. Leaves 

 quite entire, opposite or alternate, coriaceous or fleshy, without 

 stipules. Elowers variously disposed, minute or very showy. 

 Flowers bisexual. Petals linear or clawed, partly united 



in a ttibular corolla. Style filiform 1. Loeanthus. 



Flow^ers unisexual, minute. Petals sessile, free or connate 



at base. Style or very short 2. Visccji. 



1. LOHANTHUS, Linn. 



Elowers bisexual. Calyx-limb short, truncate or toothed. 

 Petals 4-8, with slender claws, more or less united in a tubu- 

 lar corolla. Stamens inserted on the claws of the petals ; 

 filaments subulate ; anthers 2-celled. Style filiform ; stigma 

 capitate. Berry usually crowned by the limb of the calyx. — 

 Fl. Gap. ii. 'p. 574 ; Thes. Cap. t. 30. 



A large, chiefly tropical genus. Flowers usually brightly -coloured, yellow 

 orange or scarlet, rarely white. — 12 (or perhaps more) Cape species, all 

 natives, either of the Eastern district or of jVatal. 



2. VISCUM, Linn.' 



Elowers unisexual. Calyx-limb obsolete. Petals 3-4, short, 

 triangular or ovate. — Male : Anthers sessile on the face of the 

 petals, opening inwards by several pores. — Eemale : Stamens 

 0. Style very short or ; stigmas capitate. Berry viscid, 1- 

 seeded.— i^/. Cap. ii.p. 578. 



Parasitic shrubs, natives of the warmer parts of the Old World. Stems 

 forked, often jointed. Leaves opposite or 0. Flowers minute, greenish, 

 axillary, tufted, or soHtary. — 11 Cape species, dispersed, but the majority 

 Eastern. 



Order LXVIL RUBIACE^. 



Elowers regular, mostly bisexual. Calyx-tube adnate ; limb 

 4-6-lobed or toothed. Corolla monopetalous, epigynous, 4-6- 



