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LORANTHACE&:. VIII. DENDROPHTHOE. 



petioles, elliptic-lanceolate, at length glabrous ; flowers in fas- 

 cicles from the axils of the leaves, velvety from dense rufous 

 pubescence, as well as the racemules and peduncles ; bracteas 

 lateral, ovate, one under each flower ; limb of calyx hardly any ; 

 corolla tubular, arched : lobes 4, oblong ; anthers erect. Tj . P. S. 

 Native of the Burmese Empire, on Mount Taong-Dong, near 

 Ava. Loranthus obtectus, Wall. mss. Leaves 2 inches long 

 and an inch broad ; petioles 1| inch long. Corolla 4-cleft, 10- 

 1 1 lines long. Stigma hardly capitate. 

 Covered Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



1 4 D. RECU'RVUS ; branches terete, adult ones glabrous ; 

 leaves alternate, petiolate, elliptic, obtuse, acute at the base, 

 smoothish ; peduncles axillary and lateral, branched, 2-3- 

 flowered, and are, as well as the flowers, velvety ; flowers re- 

 curved ; bracteas broad, obliquely cupulate, one under each 

 flower; limb of calyx cup-shaped, toothed; alabastra terete ; 

 lobes 5, oblong ; flowers tetrandrous. t? . P. G. Native of the 

 East Indies, on the Nelligherry mountains, where it was collected 

 by Noton. Loranthus recurvus, Wall. mss. Leaves 2 inches 

 long and 15 lines broad ; petioles 3-4 lines long. Alabastra 6 

 lines long. Anthers oblong, inserted by the base. Style filiform. 

 Stigma hardly capitate. 



Recurved- flowered Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



1 5 D. LEPTA'NTHUS ; branches terete, while young as well as 

 the leaves white from velvety down ; leaves opposite, or rather 

 alternate, petiolate, oval, obtuse at both ends, at length glabrous ; 

 racemes short, axillary, and are, as well as the flowers, velvety 

 from white tomentum ; tube of corolla long, terete, somewhat 

 incurved : lobes 4, nearly equal, spreading; flowers tetrandrous. 

 Tj . P. S. Native of the Burmese empire, at the river Irrawaddy, 

 near Yenangenn. Loranthus leptanthus, Wall. mss. var. rotundi- 

 folia, D. C. coll. mem. vi t. 5. Corolla 4-cleft, 15-17 lines long. 

 Anthers linear, erect. The species is allied to D. pulverutentus. 



Delicate-Jlonercd Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



16 D. VERRUGI'NEUS ; branches long, pendulous, densely 

 clothed with ferruginous down when young, as well as the under 

 side of leaves, pedicels, calyxes, and corollas ; leaves opposite, 

 on short petioles, elliptic, obtuse, coriaceous, glabrous above ; 

 peduncles 1-4 together in the axils of the leaves, 2-6-flowered ; 

 bracteas small, adpressed to the ovavia, one to each ; corolla 

 tubular, deeply 4-parted ; berry ovate ; flowers tetrandrous. ^ . 

 P. S. Native of the East Indies, in Pulo-Penang, Singapore, 

 and Sumatra. Loranthus ferrugineus, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 207, 

 Jacq. mal. misc. 1. p. 9. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 98. Corolla 

 densely clothed with rusty hairs, 7 lines long. 



Rusty Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



17 D. GRACILIFLORUS ; branches compressed, at length terete, 

 glabrous ; leaves opposite, on short petioles, elliptic-oblong, 

 acute at both ends, at length glabrous ; racernules axillary, 5-7- 

 flowered, somewhat umbellate ; bracteas lateral, small, acute, 

 one under each flower ; corolla whitish from velvety down, 

 slender, 4-lobed : lobes linear. Tj . P. S. Native of the East 

 Indies, in Silhet. Loranthus graciliflorus, Wall. mss. Loranthus 

 gracilifolius, Schultes, syst. 7. p. 99. Leaves an inch and a 

 half long, and 6-9 lines broad. Corolla 5 lines long, 4-cleft, 

 with the tube tetragonal at the base. Anthers inserted by the 

 base. Allied to D. liguslrlnus. 



Slender-flowered Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



18 D. HE'VNEI ; branches terete, glabrous in the adult state ; 

 leaves opposite, on short petioles, oval, bluntish, rather velvety 

 beneath from rufescent down ; peduncles axillary, in fascicles, 

 or branched, much shorter than the leaves, and are, as well as 

 the flowers, clothed with rufous velvety down ; bracteas lateral, 

 small, one under each flower; corolla very slender, tubular, 

 terete, 4-lobed : lobes oblong, short. Tj. P. S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Loranthus Heynei, Wall. mss. 



Heyne's Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



19 D. ATROPURPU'REUS : branches nearly terete, somewhat 

 canescent ; leaves nearly opposite, oval, obtuse at both ends, 

 rather oblique at the base, obsoletely and undulately repand, 

 white from scurf beneath ; racemes crowded, axillary ; limb of 

 calyx quite entire, very short ; flowers 4-parted ; fruit subco- 

 nical. Jj . P. S. Native of Java, upon trees. Loranthus atro- 

 purpureus, Blum. bijd. p. 669. fl. jav. 2. t. 1. exclusive of var. 

 /3, batav. verhandl. 1823. p. 186. ex litt. 1829. Flowers small, 

 clothed with white scurf on the outside, but dark purple inside. 



Dark-purple Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



20 D. REPA'NDUS ; branchlets somewhat compressed, clothed 

 with rusty lepidotted down ; leaves nearly opposite, oval or ob- 

 ovate, obtuse, equal at the base, repand, clothed with lep- 

 rous fuscescent down beneath ; racemules crowded, axillary ; 

 corolla slender, 4-toothed, covered with brown scurf on the out- 

 side : lobes or teeth short, equal. Jj . P. S. Native of Java, 

 about Batavia, on trees. Loranthus repandus, Blum, in litt. 

 1829. Blum. fl. jav. 2. t. 3. This species comes very near 

 D. atropurpureus, but differs in the leaves being more attenuated 

 at the base, and in the flowers being smaller. 



/?e/)ond-leaved Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



21 D. SCHULTE'SII ; branches terete, clothed with lepidotted 

 rusty down at the top ; leaves nearly opposite, obtuse at both 

 ends, or rather cordate at the base, pale, and ochraceously lepi- 

 dotted beneath ; racemes crowded, axillary ; flowers 4-parted, 

 rusty on the outside. Tj . P. S. Native of the interior of Java, 

 in temperate places. Loranthus lepidotus, Schultes, syst. 7. p. 

 100. but not of Blume. Loranthus melanost&mon, Reinw. ined. 

 ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 100. Loranthus Schultesii, Blume, in 

 litt. 1829. fl. jav. 2. t. 2. Flowers brownish. Anthers black. 



Schultes's Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



22 D. SPHENOIDES ; branches terete, glabrous ; leaves nearly 

 opposite, cuneiform, roundly obtuse, when young covered with 

 rusty scurf, at length glabrous on both surfaces ; peduncles 

 crowded, axillary, bearing 3-5 flowers, in fascicles ; alabastra 

 terete, globose at the apex, hardly 4-toothed. Tj . P. S. Native 

 of Java, in the province of Bantam, on trees. Loranthus sphen- 

 oides, Blum, in litt. 1829. fl. jav. 2. t. 4. Loranthus atropur- 

 pureus var. cuneatus, Blum, bljdr. p. 660. Very nearly allied 

 to D. atropurpureus, but differs in the figure of the leaves, and 

 in the shorter more crowded peduncles. 



Sphenoid- flowered Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



23 D. CINNAHOMEUS ; branches terete, when young velvety 

 from rufous down, as well as the peduncles and flowers ; leaves 

 opposite, on short petioles, lanceolate, acute, glabrous ; flowers 

 3-5 in a fascicle in the axils of the leaves, on short pedicels ; 

 corolla clavate, truncate at the apex ; style clavate. \i . P. S. 

 Native of the East Indies, in Silhet. Loranthus cinnamomeus, 

 Wall. mss. D. C. coll. mem. vi. t. 6. Leaves 27 lines long and 

 10-11 broad. Corolla 6-7 lines long. 



Cinnamon-coloured Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



24 D. CHRYSA'NTHUS ; branches terete, glabrous, compressed 

 when young ; leaves oval, on short petioles, blunt at both ends, 

 or rather cordate at the base, covered with fuscous scurf; but 

 when young clothed with dense ferruginous tomentum, as well 

 as the branches and flowers ; peduncles solitary or crowded, 

 axillary, bearing 3-5 flowers ; corolla cylindrical, truncate ; 

 anthers 4. fj. P. S. Native of Java, on the mountains 

 in the province of Bantam. Loranthus chrysanthus, Blum, in 

 litt. 1829. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 300. Allied to D. cinnamomeus, 

 but the flowers are shorter. 



Golden-flowered Dendrophthoe. Shrub par. 



25 D. CUNEA'TUS ; branches terete, velvety from rufous down 

 while young, as well as the leaves and flowers ; leaves opposite 

 or alternate, obovate-cuneated, very blunt, at length glabrous ; 



