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many in the axils, fascicled, sessile, deflexed ; corolla tumid at 

 the base, narrowed above, cleft longitudinally, hence it is ex- 

 panded into a 5-lobed ligula on one side. fy . P. S. Native of 

 Africa, at Koto or Keta. Loranthus sessilifolius, Beauv. fl. 

 d'ow. 2. p. 8. t. 23. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 108. The anthers are 

 delineated in the figure versatile. 



Sessile-leaved Scurrula. Shrub par. 



21 S. BELVISII; glabrous; branches simple, terete; leaves 

 on short petioles, nearly opposite and alternate, broad ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute ; peduncles very short, axillary, numerous, 

 fascicled, 1 -flowered, deflexed ; corolla tumid at the base, nar- 

 rowed above, cleft laterally, expanded into a 5-lobed ligula at 

 the apex ; anthers somewhat versatile. ^ . P. S. Native of 

 Africa, in the kingdom of Waree, at Chamaor Sama. Loranthus 

 Belvisii, D. C. prod. 4. p. 303. Loranthus lanceolatus, Beauv. 

 fl. d'ow. 2. p. 8. t. 64. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 108. but not of Ruiz 

 et Pav. 



Belvis's Scurrula. Shrub par. 



22 S. PENTAGONIA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves on 

 short petioles, ovate or lanceolate, coriaceous, almost veinless, 

 glaucous ; flowers 4-5, in the axils of the leaves, sessile, crowded ; 

 bractea calyciform under the ovarium ; corolla tumid at the base, 

 and contracted under the middle, clavate, and pentagonal at the 

 apex before expansion, but at length expanded into a 5-lobed 

 ligula ; filaments inflexed ; style tumid and pentagonal under 

 the apex ; stigma capitate. 17 . P. S.' Native of Senegal, on 

 trees. Loranthus pentagonia, D. C. coll. mem. vi. t. 8. This 

 species is easily distinguished from the rest in the form of the 

 style and flower-bud. It is very like S. Belvisii. 



Pentagonal-flowered Scurrula. Shrub par. 



23 S. DODONE.EFOLIA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves on 

 short petioles, elongated, oblong-linear, obtuse, attenuated at the 

 base, thick and coriaceous, glaucous, almost nerveless ; flowers 

 2-3 together, sessile, crowded ; bracteas cup-shaped, one under 

 each ovarium ; alabastra cylindrical ; corolla tumid at the base, 

 but somewhat constricted above, expanded into a 5-lobed ligula 

 at the apex ; filaments inflexed ; style tumid at the apex and 

 pentagonal; stigma capitate. Ij . P. S. Native of Senegal, on 

 the trunks of tamarind trees. Loranthus dodonesef olius, D. C. 

 coll. mem. vi. t. 9. Allied to S. penlagonia. 



Dodoncea-leaved Scurrula. Shrub par. 



24 S. GLAU'CA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves alternate, 

 opposite, and 3 in a whorl, oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse, 

 covered with a glaucous bloom ; peduncles axillary, erect, bear- 

 ing each 3 flowers at the apex, on short pedicels ; corolla rather 

 tumid at the base, constricted in the middle, and divided at the 

 apex into 5 linear revolute lobes ; anthers linear, erect, f? . P. 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Loranthus glaucus, 

 Thunb. fl. cap. p. 295. but not Ruiz et Pav. Schultes, syst. 7. 

 p. 1 04. Moquinia rubra, Spreng. ex Zeyh. in herb. Moricand. 

 Habit almost of S. oleaefblia, but differs in the anthers being 

 long and linear, not oval, and in the stamens being free, not con- 

 crete. 



Var. ft, Burchellii (D. C. prod. 4. p. 303.) leaves more re- 

 mote and narrower, and less glaucous in the dried state. Jj . P. 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. pi. afr. 

 austr. no. 2887. 



Glaucous Scurrula. Shrub par. 



25 S. OLE^EFOLIA ; branches terete ; leaves opposite, oblong, 

 silky, bluntish, feather-nerved ; peduncles axillary, very short, 

 bearing each 3 almost sessile flowers at the apex ; corolla tumid 

 at the base, and narrowed above, tubular, 5-lobed : lobes short, 

 deflexed ; stamens monadelphous ; anthers oblong, fixed by the 

 base. Pj . P. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Loran- 

 thus oleaefolius, Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnsea. 3. p. 209. 

 Lichtensteinia oleeefolia, Wencll. coll. 2. p. 4. t. 39. Loranthus 



speciosus, Dietr. Corolla red. Ovarium 1-celled ; cell pen- 

 tagonal, 1-seeded, ex Cham, et Schlecht. not 5-seeded. 

 Olive-leaved Scurrula. Shrub par. 



26 S. CANE'SCENS ; every part of the plant is canescent ; 

 leaves oval, obtuse, small. fj . P. 8. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope, in arid places on the branches of Lycium. Loranthus 

 canescens, Burch. cat. geogr. 1119. trav. afr. 2. p. 90. 



Canescent Scurrula. Shrub par. 



27 S. CLAVA'TA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves opposite, 

 on short petioles, oval, obtuse, coriaceous, almost veinless, rusty 

 beneath ; peduncles many, crowded, very short, in the axils of 

 the leaves, dilated under the apex into a somewhat discoid brac- 

 tea ; limb of calyx 5-toothed ; alabastra cylindrical, clavate ; 

 corolla at length cleft laterally, 5-lobed ; style striately angular. 

 Jj . P. S. Native of Madagascar. Loranthus clavatus, Lam. 

 diet. 3. p. 598. but not of Roxb. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 106. 

 Filaments of stamens adnate a long way to the corolla ; anthers 

 oblong, erect, terminal. 



CVavate-flowered Scurrula. Shrub par. 



* * Species natives of Asia. 



28 S. HNKEA V NA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves petio- 

 late, lanceolate-oblong, obtuse or acuminated, coriaceous, obso- 

 letely veined ; peduncles from the forks of the branches erect, 

 bearing 3-flowered pedicels ; bracteas ovate, concave, one under 

 each ovarium ; calyx pubescent, entire ; corolla tubular, cleft 

 laterally on one side : lobes 5, linear, reflexed. 1? . P. S. Na- 

 tive of the island of Luzon. Loranthus Hsenke&nus, Presl, in 

 herb. Haenke, ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 304. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 

 113. Leaves 3-6 inches long, and 1^ to 2 inches broad, on 

 petioles 8-10 lines long. Corolla 3-4 lines long, glabrous. Calyx 

 reddish. 



Haenke' s Scurrula. Shrub par. 



29 S. MALIFOLIA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves ovate, 

 acute, petiolate, coriaceous, obsoletely veined ; peduncles axil- 

 lary, solitary, reflexed, bearing a dense umbel of flowers ; pedi- 

 cels and calyxes clothed with rusty pubescence ; limb of calyx 

 nearly entire ; corolla 5-cleft beyond the middle, and somewhat 

 laterally cleft; lobes linear, reflexed. Ij . P. S. Native of the 

 island of Luzon. Loranthus malifolius, Presl, in herb. Haenke, 

 ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 304. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 113. Perhaps 

 sufficiently distinct from S. Haenkeana. 



Apple-leaved Scurrula. Shrub par. 



30 S. LONGIFLORA ; glabrous ; leaves oval-oblong, obtuse, 

 veiny, coriaceous : upper ones rather cordate at the base ; racemes 

 axillary, simple, short, subcorymbose ; bracteas concave, one 

 under each ovarium ; limb of calyx entire: corolla long, clavate, 

 contracted beneath the limb : lobes 5, unequal, cuneated. J? . P. 

 S. Native of Malabar and Pondicherry. Loranthus longi- 

 florus, Desr. in Lam. diet. 3. p. 498. Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. 

 p. 217. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 112. Walli-Iti-canni, Rheed. mal. 

 10. p. 5. t. 4. Flowers purple, curved, 20 lines long. Anthers 

 linear, inserted by the base. 



Long -flowered Scurrula. Shrub par. 



31 S. INCARNA'TA ; plant while young beset with deciduous 

 stellate down ; leaves alternate, on short petioles, broad-ovate, 

 acute, nerved ; racemes rising beneath the leaves, hoary from 

 wool ; flowers nearly sessile, each furnished with 1 bractea ; limb 

 of calyx 5-toothed ; tube of corolla gibbous at the base, but con- 

 stricted a little above the base : limb 5-parted : lobes reflexed ; 

 stigma clavate. J? . P. S. Native of the East Indies, in the 

 island of Pulo Nias. Loranthus incarnatus, Jack, in Roxb. fl. 

 ind. 2. p. 213. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 111. Leaves 9 inches long. 

 Corolla above 2 inches long, slightly tomentose without, pale 

 rosy, with a greenish limb ; tube gibbous below, contracted a 

 little above the base, then widening upwards till it suffers a 



