Loranthus.'] 
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Flowers 11-2 in., spicate, in opposite pairs. Petals free 1. L. Colensoi. 
Mowers 1 in., subsolitary, axillary. Petals free 2. L. tetrapetalus. 
Mowers 1 in., panicled. Petals united below 3. Z. tenuijlorus. 
Flowers -J in., racemed. Petals united below 4. L.fiavidus. 
Mowers J. in., pauieled. Petals free 5. L. micranthus. 
1. L. Colensoi, Hook. f. FI. N. Z. i. 99. A large glabrous shrub. 
Branches woody, terete. Leaves 1|— 2 in., broadly oblong orbicular or obo- 
vate-oblong, narrowed into a short stout petiole, £ in. long, rounded at the 
tip, very coriaceous, quite nerveless or nerves very obscure and oblique. 
Flowers 11-2 in. long, scarlet, sessile, in pairs on a short, stout, 3-9-Howered 
peduncle, ^ in. long, erect. Bracts 0. Corolla terete, swollen at the base, 
straight ; petals free. Anthers long, linear. — Hook. Ic. PL t. 633. 
Northern Island : parasitic on Metrosideros tomentosa , Lake Waikare, Colenso. 
Middle Island : Nelson, Bidwill, Munro : Otago, Lindsay. 
2. L. tetrapetalus, Forst. ; — FI. N. Z. i. 99. A middling-sized gla- 
brous shrub. Branches terete. Leaves f-lj in. long, linear-oblong or ob- 
long, rounded at the tip, narrowed into very short petioles, very coriaceous, 
almost veinless or with 3 or 4 veins diverging from the base of the leaf. 
Flowers about 1 in. long, shortly pedicelled, solitary, rarely 2 together, axil- 
lary, erect. Calyx obscurely 4-toothed. Corolla terete, straight, rather 
swollen at the base ; petals very narrow, linear, free. Anthers linear. Stigma 
very small. 
Northern and Middle Islands : common on Metrosideros and Fite: r, from the Bay of 
Islands to Canterbury, Banks arid Solander, etc. 
3. Ij. tenuiflorus, Hook. f. FI. N. Z. i. 100. Glabrous. Branches 
slender, terete. Leaves 1-ly in. long, obovate-oblong, rounded at the tip, 
narrowed at the base into a short petiole ; veins slender and few. Flowers 
1 in. long, in axillary trichotomous puberulous panicles ; peduncles and pedi- 
cels slender, divaricating, about £ in. long. Corolla slender, terete, curved ; 
petals very narrow, united about | way up, 'perhaps separating afterwards. 
Anthers oblong. Stigma simple, Hexuose. 
Locality unknown. I have but one bad specimen of this very distinct species. 
4. L. flavidus, Hook. f. FI. N. Z. i. 100. t. 27. A glabrous shrub, 
1-2 ft. high. Branches terete, the ultimate compressed or angled. Leaves 
1-2 in. long, linear-oblong, obtuse or apiculate, narrowed into a short petiole, 
coriaceous, veiuless or with 3-5 slender veins diverging from their base. Ra- 
cemes axillary, drooping, 1 0-12-flowered, 1-2 in. long; peduncle rather 
slender ; pedicels opposite, in. long. Flowers yellow, f in. long. Corolla 
slender, straight, slightly swollen above the base ; petals combined to above 
the middle. Anthers oblong. Stigma capitate, oblique. 
Northern Island : Totaranui, Banks and Solander. Ou Fagns, in the Ruahine 
Mouutains, Colenso. Middle Island: Nelson, on F. Solandri, Sinclair and Munro; 
Otago, lake district, Hector and Buchanan. 
5. I j. micranthus, HooJc.f. FI. N. Z. i. 100. A large glabrous shrub. 
Branches terete or angled ; twigs much compressed, 2-edged. Leaves l|-3 
in. long, oblong- ovate- or obovate-oblong, obtuse or rouuded at the tip, 
narrowed into short petioles, with small tumid, brown, scaly buds in their 
axils, veinless or with few slender veins branching from the midrib. Panicles 
