xv, 8 Merrill: Notes on the Kwangtung Flora 233 
basis of a new binomial, Loranthus scurrula Linn., but the earlier 
specific name should be adopted. 
Fragments of recently collected material, cited above, were 
sent to London and were critically compared by Doctor Stapf 
with the Linnean type and with the type of Loranthus estipitatus 
Stapf. He writes under date of May 31, 1918, that as a result 
of his comparison this Chinese form must be accepted as Loran- 
thus scurrula Linn. [= L. parasiticus (Linn.) Merr.], but that 
it is distinct from L. estipitatus Stapf. Loranthus chinensis DC 
is closely allied, if not identical. 
LORANTHUS LEVI N El sp. nov. § Scurrula. 
Frutex parasiticus, ramis usque ad 60 cm longis, teretibus, 
glabris, minute lenticellatis, ramulis dense ferrugineo-puberulis ; 
foliis oblongis, coriaceis, obtusis, basi obtusis ad rotundatis, us- 
que ad 8 cm longis, supra glabris, nitidis, olivaceis, subtus den- 
sissime ferrugineo-puberulis vel tomentosis, nervis utrinque 4 
ad 6, supra distinctis, subtus obscuris; floribus axillaribus, 4- 
meris, fasciculatis, circiter 2.5 cm longis, curvatis, densissime 
ferrugineo-tomentosis, pedunculis 1- ad 3-floris, 3 ad 4 mm longis. 
A parasitic shrub, the branches up to 60 cm in length, terete, 
glabrous, dark colored when dry, with scattered minute lenticels, 
the branehlets densely ferruginous-puberulent. Leaves opposite, 
subopposite, and alternate, oblong, coriaceous, 6 to 8 cm long, 2 to 
3.5 cm wide, obtuse, base obtuse to rounded, the upper surface 
glabrous, olivaceous, shining, the lower densely ferruginous- 
puberulent or tomentose ; lateral nerves 4 to 6 on each side of the 
midrib, rather distinct on the upper surface, the reticulations very 
lax, on the lower surface obscure or even obsolete; petiole 4 to 10 
mm long, densely ferruginous-puberulent. Flowers axillary, fas- 
cicled, 4-merous, curved, about 2.5 cm long, densely ferruginous- 
pubescent or tomentose, the peduncles 1- or 2-flowered, 3 to 4 mm 
long, when 2-flowered the pedicels about 1 mm in length. Calyx 
oblong-ovoid, about 3 mm long, truncate, densely ferruginous- 
tomentose, subtended by a small, ovate bract. Corolla in bud 
curved, about 2.2 cm long, in anthesis split down one side, ex- 
ternally densely ferruginous-tomentose, the tube about 1.6 cm 
long; lobes reflexed, about 6 mm long, somewhat spatulate. An- 
thers continuous with the filaments, about 2 mm long. 
Kwangtung Province, Lin District, Lo Chi Chui, Levine 3321, 
October 14, 1918, on trees along the river. 
This species belongs in the group with Loranthus parasiticus 
Merr. and is perhaps most closely allied to Loranthus yadoriki 
