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LORANTHACE^:. XI. ELYTRANTHE. 



eels ; bracteas ovate, one at the base of each pedicel, and 2 

 others pressing the base of the germ, like an inferior bilabiate 

 calyx ; limb of calyx entire, rotate ; corolla with a gibbous tube, 

 and a 6-cleft regular border, the divisions revolute, and rather 

 spatulate ; anthers ovate ; style longer than the corolla : stigma 

 large ; berry long, oval. T? . P. S. Native of the East Indies, 

 in the forests of Silhet, but seems to prefer the Mango trees to 

 all others. Loranthus ampullaceus, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 209. 

 Schultes, syst. 7. p. 149. Leaves 3-4 inches long, and rather 

 less than 2 inches broad. Flowers pretty large, greenish yellow. 

 Berry yellow, size of a currant. 



Ampullaceous Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



3 E. CARINA'TULA ; glabrous ; leaves opposite, petiolate, el- 

 liptic, somewhat acuminated ; racemes spiked, 7-flowered, 3 times 

 longer than the petioles ; bracteas 2, subconcrete under each 

 flower ; limb of calyx hardly any ; tube of corolla inflated, hexago- 

 nal : lobes 6, oblong ; style shorter than the corolla. f? . P. S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies, at Martaban, and at Cheppedon. Loran- 

 thus carinatulus, Wall. mss. D. C. coll. mem. vi. t. 3. Very 

 like E. ampulldcea. 



Little-keeled Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



4 E. VIRIDIFLORA ; glabrous ; primary branches somewhat 

 verticillate, rather compressed while young ; leaves opposite, on 

 short petioles, lanceolate, tapering at both ends ; racemes axil- 

 lary, and from the cicatrices of the fallen leaves, 2-3-together, 

 sessile, one-third shorter than the leaves ; pedicels 1 -flowered, 

 remote ; bracteas 3, rather concrete under each ovarium ; tube 

 of corolla slightly ventricose, bluntly 6-cornered : having the 

 limb divided regularly into 6, rarely into 5 linear-clavate re- 

 flexed segments, which are nearly as long as the tube, their in- 

 side rugose, their extremity broadish, concave, acute. 1? . P. S. 

 Native on trees in the forest of Gonkurrun, in the valley of 

 Nipaul. Loranthus viridiflorus, Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 

 219. Leaves smooth, about 3 inches long, rather conspicu- 

 ously reticulated, less coriaceous than in most other species. 

 Flowers green, rather remote, with the tube an inch and a half 

 long. Filaments attached to the segments of the corolla, running 

 down to their base. Style filiform ; stigma rugose. Berry 

 small, ovate. 



Green-flowered Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



5 E. SUBGLOBOSA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves opposite, 

 linear-oblong, on very short petioles, attenuated at both ends ; 

 peduncles axillary, simple, 4 times shorter than the leaves ; 

 bracteas trifid, or 3 concrete ones under each flower : tube of 

 corolla inflated, ovate, hexagonal : the limb divided into 6 linear- 

 oblong erect segments. Tj . P. S. Native of the East Indies, 

 on the banks of the Irawaddy, parasitical on trees. Loranthus 

 subglobosus, D. C. prod. 4. p. 297. Leaves 3 inches long, and 

 8 lines broad. Corolla 8 lines long, and the tube 3 lines in 

 diameter. Anthers erect. Stigma small, capitate. 



Subglobose-Rowered. Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



6 E. PA'LLENS ; glabrous ; branches terete, compressed while 

 young ; leaves opposite, on short petioles, ovate, ending in a 

 short blunt acumen, coriaceous, ra'ther glaucous ; racemes axil- 

 lary, short, few-flowered ; bracteas lateral, ovate, small, one un- 

 der each ovarium ; flower-bud hexagonal at the base, having the 

 tube at length broadly obconical : lobes 6, reflexed from the 

 middle. Jj . P. S. Native of the island of Pulo-Penang. Lo- 

 rinthus pallens, Wall. cat. no. 523. Leaves 3 inches long, and 

 usually about 2 inches broad. 



Pale Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



7 E. OLEOIDES ; glabrous ; branches terete, when young rather 

 compressed; leaves oblong, attenuated at both ends, opposite, 

 on short petioles, stiff, rather glaucous; peduncles axillary, 

 short, few-flowered ; flowers unknown ; bracteas lateral, round- 

 ish, one under each ovarium ; berries ovate. Tj . P. S. Native 



of the island of Pulo-Penang. Loranthus oleoides, D. C. prod. 

 4. p. 297. Loranthus oleifolius, Wall. mss. but not of Cham, 

 et Schlecht. Allied to E. pallens, ex Wall. 

 Olive-like Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



8 E. GLOBOSA ; plant glabrous, branched ; leaves opposite, 

 though sometimes alternate, and 3 in a whorl, oblong, coriaceous, 

 smooth, almost veinless; racemes or spikes axillary, or between 

 the leaves, or from the axils of the fallen leaves, generally soli- 

 tary, but sometimes 2-3 together, much shorter than the leaves ; 

 flowers sessile, opposite, from 3-6 pairs on each spike ; bracteas 

 no other than the perianth of the fruit, but according to D. C. 

 they are cordate ; limb of calyx truncate ; tube of corolla gib- 

 bous, 6-sided : limb 6-parted : segments regular, reflexed ; berry 

 round-oval, size of a pea. Ij . P. S. Native of the East Indies, 

 throughout Bengal on trees. Loranthus globdsus, Roxb. fl. 

 ind. 2. p. 206. Leaves 2-3 inches long. Flowers small, of a 

 greenish orange colour. Perianth of the fruit inferior, 2-leaved, 

 the under and exterior cordate, the inner bidentate : that of the 

 flower no other than the circular margin of the pit, which re- 

 ceives the flower. Filaments inserted at the base of the seg- 

 ments of the corolla. Berry smooth, size of a pea, when ripe 

 the pulp is yellow, clammy, and elastic. 



G7o&ose-flowered Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



9 E. FORMOSA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves nearly op- 

 posite, ovate-oblong, coriaceous, almost veinless ; racemules 

 crowded, lateral ; tube of corolla very long, clavate, angular, 

 f? . P. S. Native of Java, upon trees on Mount Salak. Loran- 

 thus formosus, Blum, bijdr. p. 664. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 149. 

 Flowers scarlet, showy : segments of corolla revolute, somewhat 

 secund, with dark purple margins. Anthers linear, adnate. 

 Stigma obtuse. Corolla nearly 2 inches long. Perhaps a species 

 of Scurrula. 



Showy Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



10 E. SPH^EROCA'RPA ; glabrous; branches terete ; leaves on 

 short petioles, opposite, ovate-oblong, coriaceous, veinless be- 

 neath ; racemes axillary, solitary or twin ; flowers angular. Pj . 

 P. S. Native of Java, about Buitenzorg, Batavia, &c. on trees, 

 where it is called Mengando, as well as many other species, by 

 the natives. Loranthus sphserocarpus, Blum, bijdr. p. 661. and 

 bat. verhandl. 1823. p. 189. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 149. Tube 

 of corolla angular : flower-bud 5 lines long. 



Round-fruited Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



1 1 E. PA'TULA ; glabrous ; leaves opposite, petiolate, ellip- 

 tic-ovate, coriaceous, smooth, acutish ; panicles axillary, or rising 

 beneath the leaves, shorter than the leaves ; bracteas 2 or 3, em- 

 bracing the ovarium ; limb of calyx entire ; tube of corolla 

 acutely 6-angled, equal in length to the segments of the limb, 

 which are 6, narrow, and revolute. T? . P. S. Native of the 

 interior of Bencoolen, on trees. Loranthus patulus, Jack, in 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 214. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 135. Leaves 

 about 3 inches long. Corolla green, tipped with light red, and 

 with a purplish tinge towards the base : having the tube clavate 

 and dilated upwards. Stigma capitate. Berry subglobose. 



Spreading-panicled. Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



12 E. COCHINCHINE'NSIS; glabrous, much branched; leaves 

 opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acute ; peduncles axillary, many- 

 flowered, crowded, furnished with 3 concrete bracteas under each 

 flower; tube of corolla hexagonal, with 6 linear-lanceolate 

 lobes, which burst elastically, and become revolute ; stigma 

 capitate ; berries ovate. Tj . P. G. Native of Cochin-china, on 

 trees in gardens. Loranthus Cochinchinensis, Lour. coch. p. 195. 

 Flowers greenish yellow. Berry yellowish red. 



Cochin-china Elytranthe. Shrub par. 



13 E. AVE'NIS ; glabrous; branches terete; leaves opposite, 

 narrow-lanceolate, coriaceous, glabrous, veinless : peduncles 

 crowded, axillary, usually 2- flowered ; flowers angular, hexan- 



