Loranthus. penta.vdria monogynia. 217 



Hevne in Roths nov. plant, spec. 392 differs, chiefly, by its decur- 

 retit petiols; those of our plant have a simple jointed base. — N. W. 



16. L. long'iflorus, Lam. encycl. hot. iii. 593. 



Smooth. Leates obtuse, the uppermost sub-cordate, veinpd. 

 Racemes axillary, with long, clavate, pentandrous^/foa'ers. Corolla 

 contracted below the limb; lacinitz cuneate. 



Palti-itti'Canni, Rheed. maL vii. 5. t. 4. (and not tab. S, as is quot- 

 ed in the work itself.) 



Specimens are preserved in Dr. Heyne's herbarium, under the 

 name of L. pentandrus, Linn, which, however, has alternate leaves, 

 -N. VV. 



17. L. elasticus, Lam, I. c. p. 599. 



Smooth, with verystrong, columnar, short-jointed branches. Leaves 

 sessile, very thick, ovate, sub-acute, obscurely five-nerved. Flozers 

 sub-sessile, fascicled about the joints, pentandrous ; tube cylindric; 

 limb beaked before expansion; lacinitd linear, long, separating from 

 the base upwards. 



Belutta-itti-canrri, Rheed. maL x. 7- t. 3. (and not tab. 4 as quot- 

 ed in the work itself.) 



Also preserved in Dr. Heyne's collection. 



The leaves are remarkabiy thick and appear both tri- and triplU 

 nerved. — N. W. 



18. L. polystachius, Wall. 



Smooth. Leaves sub-alternate, ovate, obtuse, with acute base. 

 Macernes short-pedimcled, axillary, opposite, solitary, or two or 

 three, fascicled round the base of the branches, shorter than the 

 leave?. Flowers small, long-pedicelled, adscendiug, four-petailed, 

 tetrandrous, berries globular, reflexed. 



In the herbar. of Dr. Heyne it is marked " Courtallum. — L, tetran- 

 drus." 



A large species with slender, round, dotted branches. Leaves 



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