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LORANTHACE^E. X. SCURRULA. 



leaves opposite, ovate-cordate, obtuse, villous on both surfaces, 

 petiolate ; racemes fascicled, villous, axillary ; corolla tubular, 

 clavate, villous, cleft at the apex into 4 short lanceolate lobes. 

 lj . P. G. Native of the East Indies, at Shreenagur. Loranthus 

 cordifolius, Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 222. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 

 100. D. Don, prod. fl. nip. p. 143. New shoots, as well as all 

 the tender parts of the plant, covered with pale or white stellate 

 tomentum. Petioles an inch long. Corolla an inch long. 

 Cordate-leaved Scurrula. Shrub par. 



8 S. BUDLEIOIDES ; branches terete, velvety when young ; 

 leaves usually opposite, ovate, on short petioles, glabrous above, 

 and clothed with fine velvety down beneath ; fascicles of flowers 

 axillary, on short peduncles, hardly longer than the petioles ; 

 bracteas ovate, small, one under each flower ; tube of corolla 

 arched, clothed with rusty velvety down, cleft into 4 linear-cu- 

 neated unequal lobes. Jj . P. S. Native of the East Indies. 

 S. budleioides, Desr. in Lam. diet. 3. p. 600. Schultes, syst. 7. 

 p. 97. 



Budleia-like Scurrula. Shrub par. 



9 S. BIFLORA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves petiolate, 

 ovate-roundish, thickish ; peduncles axillary, 1-2, bifid, a little 

 shorter than the petioles ; bractea ovate, girding the base of the 

 ovarium ; bud of corolla slender, somewhat clavate at the apex, 

 arched, clothed with rufous velvety down. ^ . P. S. Native 

 of the East Indies. Loranthus biflorus, Desr. in Lam. diet. 3. 

 p. 600. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 119. Corolla 4-lobed. 



Tmo-Jlomered Scurrula. Shrub par. 



10 S. PHILIPPE'NSIS ; branches terete, velvety from short 

 down when young, as well as the peduncles, bracteas, calyxes, 

 and corollas ; leaves on short petioles, oval, rather pubescent, 

 obtuse at both ends ; flowers few, in fascicles, axillary, on short 

 pedicels ; bractea ovate, concave, small, under the ovarium ; 

 limb of calyx truncate ; corolla cylindrical, cleft into 4 linear 

 nearly equal lobes at the apex ; style filiform, fj . P. S. Native 

 of the Philippine Islands. Loranthus Philippinsis, Cham, et 

 Schlecht. in Linnaea. 3. p. 204. Leaves 3 inches long and an 

 inch broad. Corolla 7-8 lines long. Stigma small, capitate. 

 Anthers linear, erect. 



Philippine Scurrula. Shrub par. 



11 S. VESTI'TA ; branches terete ; branchlets, petioles, under 

 side of leaves, peduncles, bracteas, and flowers, clothed witli 

 rusty, mealy, velvety, stellate tomentum ; leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, acute, shining above, and glabrous ; fascicles of flowers 

 numerous, on short peduncles in the axils of the fallen leaves ; 

 bractea concave, small under the ovarium ; limb of calyx some- 

 what 4-toothed ; corolla cylindrical, 4-cleft ; lobes of corolla 4, 

 linear, unilateral, reflexed. fj . P. G. Native of Nipaul, on 

 the mountains of Chandagiri and Sheopore. Loranthus vesthus, 

 Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 218. D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 

 143. Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 3. t. 230. Plant stout. Fascicles 

 numerous, few-flowered, in the axils of the fallen leaves. Co- 

 rolla cylindrical, with a subglobular apex before expansion, 

 afterwards its limb bursts into 4 linear reflexed segments. On 

 the outside the flower is rust or cinnamon coloured, and within 

 purple and smooth. Berry oblong, tomentose. 



Clothed Scurrula. Shrub par. 



12 S. L.EVIGATA; branches terete, glabrous, when young 

 compressed ; leaves petiolate, opposite, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 

 glabrous, smooth ; peduncles axillary, branched, 7-8-flowered, 

 4 times shorter than the leaves, and are, as well as the flowers, 

 rather velvety from rusty down ; bractea lateral, small ; tube of 

 corolla terete, cleft on one side : lobes 4, oblong. ^ . P. S. 

 Native of the East Indies, at Tavoy, in the Burmese Empire. Lo- 

 ranthus Iffivigatus, Wall. mss. Flowerbud 7-8 lines long, 

 regular while young. Anthers erect. Stigma rather capitate. 



Smooth Scurrula. Shrub par. 



13 S. RUFI'DULA ; branches terete, glabrous in the adult state, 

 but when young angularly subcompressed ; leaves opposite, pe- 

 tiolate, elliptic-oblong, acutish, glabrous, or clothed with rufous 

 velvety down on the nerves beneath ; bractea lateral, small, con- 

 cave ; corolla with a terete tube, and 4 oblong lobes. I? . P. S. 

 Native of the East Indies, at Tavoy, in the Burmese Empire. 

 Loranthus rigidulus, Wall. mss. This is hardly distinct from 

 S. Itzvigata. 



Small-rufous Scurrula. Shrub par. 



14 S. LEPIDOTA ; branches terete, compressed while young, 

 beset with velvety dots at first, but at length glabrous ; leaves 

 nearly opposite, oval, beset with rusty dots beneath ; corolla 4- 

 cleft, curved, elongated, covered with rusty dots : lobes reflexed, 

 unilateral. Tj. P. S. Native of the western parts of Java, on 

 the higher ranges of mountains. Loranthus lepidotus, Blum, 

 bijdr. p. 660. bat. verh. 1823. p. 192. but not of Schultes. 



Lepidoted Scurrula. Shrub par. 



15 S. RUGULOSA; glabrous; branchlets rather compressed, 

 but at length terete ; leaves opposite or alternate, on very short 

 petioles, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, glaucous, reticulately wrink- 

 led, with smooth cartilaginous margins ; racemes axillary, oppo- 

 site, simple, shorter than the leaves ; bracteas concave, one at 

 the side of each ovarium ; corolla tubular, arched : limb of 4 

 lanceolate lobes, f? . P. S. Native of the East Indies. Lo- 

 ranthus rugulosus, Roth, nov. spec. p. 194. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 

 101. Corolla nearly an inch and a half long. 



Wrinhled-]eaved Scurrula. Shrub par. 



1 6 S. CORYNI V TIS ; leaves opposite, broad-lanceolate ; flowers 

 axillary, few, aggregate, tetrandrous ; corolla irregular, 4-cleft ; 

 berry clavate. I; . P. S. Native of the East Indies, in Silhet, 

 parasitical on Averrhoo, Carambbla. Loranthus corynitis, Spreng. 

 cur. post. p. 140. Loranthus clavatus, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 210. 

 but not of Lam. The rest unknown. 



C7u6-flowered Scurrula. Shrub par. 



17 S. ? OBOVA'TUS ; leaves nearly opposite, obovate, glabrous ; 

 racemules crowded, axillary ; flowers tetrandrous ; tube of corolla 

 elongated. Pj . P. S. Native of Java, about Linga Jattie, on 

 trees. Loranthus obovatus, Blum, bijdr. p. 663. 



Obovate-leaved Scurrula. Shrub par. 



2. Flowers pentandrous. Corolla 5-lobed. 

 * Species natives of Africa, 



18 S. THONNI'NGII ; branches terete, compressed at the apex ; 

 leaves petiolate, ovate, somewhat acuminated, coriaceous, gla- 

 brous and dark green above, somewhat canescent beneath from 

 almost imperceptible down, as well as the branchlets ; peduncles 

 1-3, axillary, short, bearing each 3-4 umbellate flowers on short 

 pedicels ; bracteas small, ovate, lateral, one under each pedicel ; 

 fruit ovate. Tj . P. S. Native of Guinea, where it was col- 

 lected by Thonning. Loranthus Thonnfngii, D. C. prod. 4. p. 

 303. Loranthus clavatus, Thonn. mss. but not of Lam. Flowers 

 unknown. 



Thonning's Scurrula. Shrub par. 



19 S. RUFE'SCENS ; branches terete, rather compressed at the 

 apex ; young leaves, peduncles, and flowers clothed with rusty 

 down ; leaves petiolate, oval, obtuse at both ends, coriaceous ; 

 peduncles 1-3 together, shorter than the petioles, bearing 2-3 1- 

 flowered pedicels ; bracteas lateral, oblong, 1 under each pedicel ; 

 flower-bud pentagonal at the apex ; frnit ovate. Tj . P. S. Na- 

 tive of Senegambia, near Nghianga, on trees. Loranthus ru- 

 fescens, D. C. prod. 4. p. 303. Alabastra 3 lines long. Calyx 

 truncately urceolate. Very nearly allied to S. Thonningii. 



Rufescent Scurrula. Shrub par. 



20 S. SESSILIFOLIA ; glabrous ; branches terete, simple ; leaves 

 sessile, opposite, ovate-roundish, cordate at the base ; flowers 



