Lor an thus.\ cxxiv. loranthace^e. 155 
(13) L. crassus Hook. fit. F.B.L v. 217; Gamble, Journ. As. 
Soc. Beng. lx. 363. 
A stout shrub. Leaves very thick, coriaceous, opposite or 
alternate, elliptic-ovate-oblong to nearly orbicular, blunt acuminate, 
base round or narrowed; nerves 5 to 6 pairs visible when dry; 
4 in. long, 1*75 in. wide; petioles -15 in. long. Racemes axillary, 
crowded scurfy, 5- to 6-flowered, up to *4 in. long. Calyx-tube 
globose or urceolate. Corolla straight, funnel-shaped, *67 in. long. 
Fruit ovoid-oblong, -4 in. long with persistent calyx limb. Hab. 
Singapore (Wallich), Botanic Gardens; Changi; Bukit Mandai; 
Kedah Peak (leaves red). Lankawi (Curtis). 
(14) L. pentandrus Linn. Mant. 63; Gamble, Journ. As. Soc. 
Beng. lx. 364; Bl. FI. Jav. Loranthacece , 33, t. 10. 
A large stout plant; branches thick. Leaves thick coriaceous, 
glabrous, alternate lanceolate or ovate, elliptic to nearly orbicular, 
blunt or acute, basecuneate; nerves faint; 4 in. long, 175 to 2 in. 
wide; petioles thick, -i in. long. Racemes axillary, fascicled, 
usually short, scurfy, grey-pubescent. Calyx ovoid, -1 in. long. 
Corolla cylindric, base swollen, greenish outside, scurfy orange 
inside, -5 in. long. Fruit ovoid, *4 in. long, mealy. Hab. Common 
all over the peninsula. A pest in orchards and gardens, Singapore, 
Gardens; Changi. Malacca (Maingay); Pulau Besar. Pahang 
on Hibiscus tiliaceus, Sungei Meang. Selangor, Gunong Meng- 
kuang Lebah (Robinson). Negri Sembilan; Tampin. Perak, 
Gunong Inas (Wray); Waterfall, Thaiping. Dindings, Pangkor. 
Province Wellesley. Penang (all collectors). Kedah Peak at 
2800 to 4000 ft. altitude (Robinson). Setul. Kelantan, Kota 
Bharu. ... 
(151 L. longiflorus Desv. in Lamk. Encycl. 111. 598; Gamble, 
Journ. , 4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 365. L. bicolor, Roxb. Corom. PI. 20, 
t. 139. 
Large shrub. Leaves coriaceous, variable, ovate or elliptic 
blunt; nerves 6 to 10 pairs, irregular; 3*6 to 6 in. long, i;6 to 
2-8 in. wide; petioles stout, *1 to *4 in. long. Racemes axillary 
or on the old wood, solitary or fascicled, many-flowered, x-6 to 
2-8 in. long. Corolla pink or red, lobes green, i-8 in. long, slender, 
curved, clubbed at tip. Fruit oblong, *6 in. long. Hab. Very 
rare here, a common Indian plant. Malacca (Griffith), perhaps 
wrongly localised. Griffith collected it also in Assam, and the 
specimens in Kew herbarium have not his own tickets on them. 
(16) L. grandifrons King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lviii. 93; 
Gamble, ibid. l.c. 366 (Fig. 148, p. 156). 
Big shrub. Leaves alternate, rarely opposite thick, coriaceous, 
broad, ovate, sub-acute; nerves about 6 pairs, very conspicuous, 
elevate beneath; 9 in. long, 475 in. wide; petioles stout, 1 m. 
long. Racemes 2 to 4 in. long; rachis stout, grey-puberulous. 
Calyx cylindric, -18 in. long. Corolla cylindric, base inflate, 2 to 
