THE FLORA OF MOUNT HALCON. 
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LORANTHACE2E. 
LORANTHUS Linn. 
Loranthus halconensis Merrill n. sp. § Dendropthoe. 
Foliis oblongo-lanceolatis coriaceis yerticillatis usque acl 15 cm. longis ; 
floribus ad 2.5 cm. longis, 6-meris, puberulis, dense f asciculatis ; fas- 
ciculis axillaribns, pedunculis ad 1 mm. longis, 3-floris. 
Scandent, glabrous except the puberulent inflorescence, the branches 
stout, terete, light gray. Leaves in whorls of 6, oblong lanceolate, coria- 
ceous, glabrous, brown when dry, 10 to 15 cm. long, 3.5 to 5 cm. wide, 
acute or obtuse, the base acute, the midrib stout, the lateral nerves 5 to 6 
on each side of the midrib, obscure, the reticulations obsolete; petioles 
1 cm. long or less. Inflorescence on the branches below the leaves in the 
axils of fallen leaves, fasciculate, puberulent, 5 to 6 or more peduncles 
in a fascicle, each about 1 mm. long and bearing three flowers, the pedicels 
about 1 mm. long. Flowers yellow, about 2.5 cm. long, not inflated. 
Calyx densely puberulent, cylindrical, truncate, 3 mm. long, the basal 
bract broadly ovate, small. Corolla 6-merous, the lobes united for the 
lower 1.5 to 3 mm., puberulent outside, linear, 1.5 mm. wide, the reflexed 
portion above the insertion of the stamens lanceolate, acute, 6 mm. long. 
Filaments 1.5 mm. long; anthers 3 mm. long. 
Parasitic on Ficus minahassae along the Alag River at 100 m. alt. (No. 5664). 
Well characterized by its whorled leaves, densely fascicled flowers from the 
larger branches and 6-merous corolla. 
Loranthus mearnsii Merrill n. sp. % Dendropthoe. 
Foliis oppositis vel subalternis, elliptico-ovatis, obtusis, basi acutis, 
5 ad 8 cm. longis, glaberrimis; racemis solitariis, axillaribus, ferrugineo- 
puberulis, 3-5-floris; floribus usque ad 2.7 cm. longis; calyce 4-dentato; 
corolla irregulariter 4-lobata, tubo gibbo angulato. 
Glabrous except the inflorescence. Branches brownish gray, terete, 
glabrous, lenticellate. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, opposite or subal- 
ternate, elliptical-ovate, the apex obtuse, sometimes rounded, the base 
acute, 5 to 8 cm. long, 3 to 5 cm. wide ; lateral nerves 3 to 4 on each side 
of the midrib, ascending; petioles 1 cm. long, or less. Eacemes few, 
solitary, from the leaf-axils or from axils of fallen leaves, few-flowered, 
the rachis, pedicels and calyces ferruginous puberulent; pedicels 2 mm. 
long, the basal bract of the calyx ovate, acute or acuminate about as long 
as the calyx tube. Calyx tube cylindrical, 2 mm. long, the limb 1.5 mm. 
long, spreading, 4-toothed. Corolla 2.5 cm. long, green except the tips 
of the lobes which are red, the tube somewhat inflated, 4-angled, about 
10 mm. long, the lobes 4, irregular, the reflexed portion above the inser- 
