Descriptions of Malayan Plants. 349 



bract embraces the base of the ovary. Calyx (if any) an entire 

 margin crowning the ovarium. Corolla covered externally as 

 well as the peduncles and ovary with ferruginous tomentum, 

 green and smooth within, tubular, divisible into four-petals 

 which commonly adhere at their base, but separate at the 

 limb, which is generally more deeply cloven on one side. 

 Stamina 4, inserted into the tube and nearly as long as the 

 limb. Filaments flat, deep purple. Style as long as the corolla. 

 Stigma subrotund. Berry ovate, ferruginous, one-seeded. 



LORAMTHUS RETUSUS. (W. J.p 



" Leaves opposite, obovate-oblong, retuse or emarginate ; 

 racemes sub-solitary, limb of the corolla shorter than the 

 clavate tube. 



Found at Singapore. Malacca. W. G, 



Parasitic on trees, and fastening itself by long runners. 

 Bark brown. — Leaves opposite, short-petioled, obcuneate, or 

 oblong-obovate, retuse or emarginate, entire, smooth, coriace- 

 ous ; nerves indistinct ; about three inches long. Racemes 

 below the leaves from the former axils, short.- — Flowers pedi- 

 celled with one or two bractes at the hdise.— Calyx consisting 

 of an entire margin. Tube of the corolla clavate, gibbous 

 and angled above, rosy, suddenly contracted at the limb, 

 which is five or six-parted, yellowish green ; segments narrow- 

 lanceolate, reflexed, shorter than the tube. Stamina six, 

 sometimes five, erect. Style a little longer than the stamina. 

 Stigma capitate. Berry one- seeded." — W. Jaclcs MSS. 



LORANTHUS CYLINDRICUS. (W. J.)\ 

 " Leaves alternate, petioled, lanceolate, acute at both 

 ends ; racemes axillary, as long as the leaves, limb of the 

 corolla much longer than the cylindrical tube. 



* Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. Carey. 2. p., 21 2. 

 t Roxb. op. cit. 2. p. 213. 



