404 
Broad-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
11 V. umpezra‘rum (Blum. bijdr. p. 666.) branches alternate, 
angular while young ; leaves obovate, 3-nerved: lateral nerves 
bifid; umbellules pedunculate, axillary, crowded ; male flowers 
pentandrous. h.P.S. Native of Java, on trees on Mount Salak. 
Umbellate-flowered Mistletoe.. Shrub parasitical. 
12 V. CAPITELLA`TUM (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. 37. no. 18.) stem 
branched, rough to the touch; leaves concave, obtuse; pe- 
duncles axillary ; berries capitate, oval. h. P. S. Native of 
Ceylon. Stems 3 inches high. Leaves an inch long, smooth, 
thick, fleshy. Heads 4-5-flowered, and under each head there 
are two thick bracteas. i 
Capitellate-flowered Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
13 V. rrirtorum (D. C. prod. 4. p. 279.) branches angular 
from numerous stripes; leaves oval, bluntish, somewhat undu- 
lated, and rather attenuated at the base, 3-nerved beneath; 
peduncles axillary, 3 times shorter than the leaves, about the 
length of the berries, 3-flowered, and furnished with 3 bracteas 
at the apex; flowers 4-cleft, sessile among the bracteas ; berries 
globose. h.P.S. Native of the Mauritius. Leaves 6-7 lines 
long, and 5 lines broad. Peduncles hardly 2 lines long. Flowers 
1-2-together, sometimes sessile in the axils of the upper leaves. 
This species is designated V. rotundifolium in Bory, voy. 1. 
p- 320. 
Three-flowered Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
14 V. vendsum (D. C. 1. e.) branches angularly striated ; 
leaves ovate or oval, obtuse, attenuated at the base, on short 
petioles, 5-veined ; veins branched; peduncles axillary, very 
short, 2-3-flowered ; berries globose. h. P.S. Native of the 
Mauritius, V.Capénse, Bory, voy. 1. p. 320.2? Plant becoming 
blackish on drying. 
Var. B, lanceolatum (D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, some- 
what acuminated. h. P.S. Native along with the species. 
Veiny-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
(5 V rotunpiroLium (Lin. fil. suppl. p. 426.) stem and 
branches hexagonal, articulated ; leaves sessile, roundish, acute ; 
peduncles 3-flowered, short; bracteas minute, opposite. h. 
P. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on trees. Thunb. 
fl. cap. 154. ; 
Round-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
§ 2. Plants with true leaves. Flomers disposed in articulated 
spikes; the joints sheathed.—American species. 
* Branches terete. 
16 V. rorutdsum (D. C. prod. 4. p. 279.) much branched ; 
branches terete; leaves roundish-ovate or elliptic, oblique, 
rounded at the apex; spikes axillary, of 2-3 joints; flowers 
immersed, in 4 rows. h.P.S. Native of Quito, on trees near 
Guayaquil. V. buxifòlium, from South America, Spreng. syst. 
1. p. 488. Loranthus torulòsus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 
amer. 3. p. 443. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 156. Leaves 30-33 lines 
long, and 16-20 broad, on petioles, which are 2-3 lines long. 
Fructiferous spikes 14 inch long. Flowers unknown 
Torulose-spiked Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
17 V. rrine’rvium (Lam. dict. 3. p. 57.) branches terete, 
articulated, trichotomous; leaves obovate, obtuse, narrowed at 
the base, 3-nerved; spikes dense, short, lateral; berries round. 
h. P.S. Native of St. Domingo and Martinico. Plum. ed. 
Burm. t. 258. f. 2. V. verticillatum, Lin. exclusive of the syn. 
Browne, and Sloane. Berry copper-coloured, size of a grain of 
pepper. 
Lhree-nerved-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
18 V. suxrrétium (Lam. dict. 3. p. 56.) branches terete, arti- 
culated : joints short, thickish ; leaves obovate, obtuse, 1-nerved, 
sessile ; spikes axillary, solitary or twin, length of the leaves. 
h. P. S. Native of St. Domingo, in the district of Leogane, 
LORANTHACEZ. 
I. Viscum. 
Willd. spec. 4. p. 738.—Plum, ed. Burm. t. 258. f. 8 There 
are varieties with both white and purple berries. 
Box-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
19 V. saururoipes (D.C. prod. 4. p. 36.) branches terete; 
leaves ovate, acute or acuminated, on very short petioles, beset 
with dot-like tubercles beneath, having the middle nerve rather 
prominent, and the lateral veins hardly perspicuous ; spikes axil- 
lary, twin, shorter than the leaves, very slender. k. P. S. 
Native of Cayenne. V. latifòlium, Lam. dict. 3. p. 57. but not 
of Swartz, Don, nor Plum. V. racemòsum, Aubl. guian. 2. p 
895.? Leaves 4 inches long, and 24 broad, on petioles which 
are a line long. Spikes an inch long, with bifid sheaths. Flowers 
in 4, 3-flowered whorls between the sheaths. 
Saururus-like Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
20 V. rereTicau LE (D. C. 1. c.) branches terete, smooth ; 
leaves ovate, acute, nerveless, veinless, on very short petioles ; 
spikes axillary, twin or solitary, shorter than the leaves; female 
flowers trifidi h. P. S. Native of Jamaica, on trees. V. 
latifdlium, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1798. but not of Lam. nor Don. 
Var. B, Cubénse (D.C. 1. c.) leaves having the middle nerve 
rather prominent, but with few veins in the dried state; the 
margins rather undulated. h. P.S. Native of Cuba. Lower 
spikes 2-3. Perhaps the same as the Jamaica plant. 
Terete-stemmed Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
21 V. Marminice’xse (D. C. 1. c.) plant glabrous ; branches 
terete; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, 3-nerved, on very 
short petioles, thick; spikes axillary, solitary, 3 times shorter 
than the leaves; flowers 4 ina whorl, between the sheaths in 
each joint of the rachis of the spike. h. P. S. Native of Mar- 
tinico. Sieb. fl. mart. no. 227. Leaves 3 inches long, and an 
inch broad, having the middle nerve rather prominent. 
Martinico Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
22 V. riave’scens (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 114.) branches 
terete, opposite, and verticillate; leaves cuneate-obovate or ne 
ceolate, obtuse, 3-nerved; spikes axillary, solitary, a i 
shorter than the leaves, interrupted. hk. P. H. Native . 
North America, from Pennsylvania to Carolina, and probably 0 
Louisiana, on oak trees. V. álbum, Walt. car. 241. Muhl. Spo 
no. 91. V. verticillatum, Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 235. BIL 
sketch. 2. p. 677. V. leucocárpum, Rafin. fl. lud. 79. Berries 
white, diaphanous. Male flowers mostly trifid. 
Yellowish Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
23 V. crassiròLIUM (Pobl. in litt. ex D. C. 3 
branches terete; leaves broad-oval, attenuated at both T Le 
nerveless, on short petioles ; spikes axillary, twin or tern, ae os 
a whorl, 7 times shorter than the leaves, articulated 2 with trun: 
cate sheaths, and short joints; flowers disposed in 4 ee 
berry ovate-globose. h. P.S. Native of Brazil, where = 
collected by Pohl. Leaves 4 inches long, and 2} broad. Spi 
6-8 lines long. 
Thick-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
24 V. teprosta‘cuyum (D. C. prod. 4. p. T 
terete ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute at both ends, IoP 
spikes trichotomous, elongated, somewhat panicled, ees 
jointed: with cushion-shaped sheaths; berries ovate-roun se 
not immersed. h. P.S. Native of St. Domingo, where ıt 
collected by Bertero. V. macrostàchyum, ex Hispaniola, SPER 
syst. 1. p. 487. V. aphyllum baccis aureis, Plum. ed. penis 
258. f. 1. and therefore V. opuntioides var. P, Lam. dict. % 
. 56. 
Slender-spiked Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. a 
25 V. Perrorre‘ru (D. C. prod. 4. p- 280.) branches be 
leaves lanceolate, obliquely falcate, bluntish at the apex, cuné a 
at the base, 5-7-nerved : nerves branched a little ; spikes, si : 
lary; solitary, opposite, one-half shorter than the leaves, ae “a 
with bifid sheaths. kh. P, S. Native of French Guiana. ea 
prod. 4. p. 280.) 
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