CXXIV. LORAN TH ACE .Si. 
{Loranthus. 
156 
3 in. long, puberulous, pink, tipped green. Fruit ovoid, grey- 
powdery, *3 in. long. Hab. Not rare in open country. A very 
handsome plant, Pahang River up to Kwala Tembeling on Vitex 
vestita. Malacca, Batang Malaka (Derry). Selangor, Kwala Lum¬ 
pur. Negri Sembilan, Seremban; Tampin (Burkill). Perak, 
Kinta River (Kunstler); Matang Jambu (Wray); Hulu Kwangsa 
(Scortechini). Distrib. Sumatra, South Siam. Native name: Men- 
dalu Besar. 
(17) L, Scortechinii King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lvi. ii. 94; 
Gamble, ibid. l.c. 367. 
A big stout shrub, glabrous. Leaves coriaceous in whorls of 6, 
elliptic-lanceolate; midrib very thick and prominent, nerves 
Fig. 148.—Loranthus grandifrons. 
invisible; 9 in. long, 3 in. wide, Racemes 2 in. long on old 
wood. Corolla pale yellow, lobes greenish, cylindric, funnel-shaped 
upwards, 4-5 in. long; lobes reflexed, *25 in. long. Hab. Rare. 
Perak, Goping (Kunstler); Gunong Haram (Scortechini). 
(18) L. Duthieanus King, Journ. /Is. Soc. Beng. lvi. ii. 94; 
Gamble , ibid. l.c. 367. 
Glabrous; branches stout. Leaves alternate, opposite and 
whorled, elliptic-lanceolate, blunt, base cuneate, coriaceous; mid¬ 
rib and nerves 3 to 5 pairs visible when dry; 3 in. long, 1 in. wide; 
petioles *4 in. long. Racemes up to 2 in. long, slender, about 
6-flowered minutely puberulous, outer bract small ovate acute 
enclosing 2 flowers each with a shallow cup-bracteole. Calyx 
cylindric, *i in. long. Corolla tubular, bright red inflate upwards 
