406 
** Branchlets 2-edged or compressed, but at length becoming 
° terete, 
39 V. inrErRv’ptum (D.C. prod. 4. p. 282.) branches com- 
pressed while young, but at length becoming terete ; leaves ob- 
Jong-lanceolate, obtuse, attenuated at the base, petiolate, almost 
nerveless, with 3-5 fine veins; spikes axillary, 1-2: with the 
sheaths rather truncate at the apex : joints naked at the base, and 
fructiferous at the apex. h.P.S. Native of Brazil, where it 
was collected by Pohl. V. lanceolato-ellipticum, Pohl, in litt. 
Leaves 4 inches long, and 8-10 lines broad. Petioles 4 lines 
long. Spikes 14 inch long, interrupted, constantly of 3-4 joints. 
Perhaps sufficiently distinct from Ñ. rdbrum. 
Interrupted-spiked Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
40 V. a’ncers (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 487.) branches 2-edged, 
but in the adult state they are nearly terete; leaves oblong-lan- 
ceolate, obtuse, attenuated at the base, having 3 veins rising 
from the base; spikes axillary, opposite, one-half or more 
shorter than the leaves. h. P.S. Native of Porto-Rico and 
Hispaniola, where it was collected by Bertero. Leaves 3-4 
inches long, and 9 lines broad; petioles 4 lines long. Spikes an 
inch long or a little more. 
Tno-edged-branched Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
41 V. nexa’sricuum (D. C. prod. 4. p. 282.) branches 2- 
edged, but at length becoming nearly terete; leaves elliptic, 
tapering at both ends, bluntish at the apex, and acute at the 
base, petiolate, feather-nerved ; spikes axillary, solitary, oppo- 
site, articulated : with the sheaths truncate; berries globosely 
depressed, disposed in 6 rows. h.P.S. Native of the island 
of Cuba, near Havannah. Leaves coriaceous, 3 inches long, and 
about 15-16 lines broad; petioles 4 lines long. This species is 
very like V. Perrottétit. 
Six-ranked Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
42 V. unputa‘rum (Pohl, in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 282.) 
branchlets 2-edged; branches terete; leaves oval or oblong, 
tapering at the base, and bluntish at the apex, undulated, thick- 
ish, having the middle nerve rather tumid, and the rest of the 
leaf veinless; spikes axillary, twin, articulated, 3 times shorter 
than the leaves: having the sheaths rather truncate, and the 
joints short. k. P. S. Native of Brazil, where it was collected 
by Pohl. 
Undulated-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
43 V. MACROPHY'LLUM (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 488.) branches 
nearly terete; branchlets compressed at the apex; leaves 
broadly ovate or oval, petiolate, with the middle nerve rather 
thick, and the lateral veins perspicuous ; spikes 2-4 from each 
axil, one-half shorter than the leaves, somewhat tetragonal ; 
berries ovate, half immersed. h.P.S. Native of the West 
India Islands, as of St. Domingo (Plum. ed. Burm, t. 258. f. 4.), 
and Porto-Rico (Bertero). Leaves 6 inches long, and 34 broad; 
petioles 6-8 lines long. Spikes 24 inches long, interrupted. 
Fruit disposed in 4 rows on the spike, and each row composed 
of 4 berries. Sheaths of spike truncate. 
Long-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
44 V. Scurepra‘num (D. C. prod. 4. p. 670.) trunk terete ; 
branches 2-edged, dilated under the forks; leaves fleshy, 3-5- 
nerved, faleate, obtuse: female spikes 1-3-together, axillary ; 
flowers 6 in a whorl. h.P.G. Native of Mexico, on trees 
near Jalapa. Fruit a little smaller than hemp seed. V. falca- 
tum, Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnza. 5. p. 172. but not of Wall. 
Schiede’s Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
45 V. riavens (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 266.) branches 
2-edged, at length terete; leaves ovate, somewhat attenuated at 
the apex, obtuse, 5-nerved at the base, on very short petioles ; 
spikes axillary, twin or tern, 3 times shorter than the leaves, arti- 
culated; berries ovate. h. P.S. Native of Jamaica (Swartz), 
LORANTHACEZ. 
I, Viscum. 
and Porto-Rico (Bertero), on the branches of trees. The figure 
of Plumier, cited for this plant by several authors, has here been 
omitted in consequence of the leaves in the figure being feather- 
nerved, and not 5-nerved at the base, as in this species. 
Yellowish Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
* * * Branches and branchlets tetragonal. 
46 V. rerracoénum (D.C. prod. 4. p. 282.) branches oppo- 
site, and are, as well as the branchlets, tetragonal; leaves ellip- 
tic-lanceolate, attenuated at the base, and obtuse at the apex, 
3-nerved or 5-nerved, the 2 lateral nerves being hardly evident; 
spikes axillary, solitary, 3 or 4 times shorter than the leaves. 
h. P. S. Native of Porto-Rico and Guadaloupe, on trees by 
the sea side. V. angustifolium, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 487.2 V. 
myrtilloides and Loranthus séssilis, Spreng. in herb. Balb. 
Leaves 12-16 lines long, and 5-8 lines broad ; petioles a line 
long. Spikes 2-3 lines long. Perhaps.the same as V. myrtil- 
loides, Willd. spec. 4. p. 739. ? os 
Tetragonal-branched Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
47 V. mucrona‘tum (D.C. 1. c.) branches tetragonal, 2-edged 
while young, but nearly terete in the adult state ; leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, attenuated at the base, obtuse, and mucronate at the 
apex, having the middle nerve and one on each side of it dis- 
tinct; spikes axillary, solitary, 4 times shorter than the leaves. 
h. P.S. Native of St. Domingo. V. myrtilloides, Spreng. m 
herb. Balb., and hence it is the V. myrtilloides from Hispaniola 
of Spreng. syst. 1. p. 488. Leaves nearly an inch long, and 4 
lines broad ; petioles 1-2 lines long. Spikes 2-3 lines long. 
Mucronate-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
48 V. pennivE nium (D.C. 1. c.) branches tetragonal, nearly 
terete ; leaves somewhat alternate, oval on short petioles, i 
tuse ; having the middle nerve rather prominent beneath, an 
with the lateral veins pinnate and branched, hardly perspicuous 
above; spikes axillary, solitary, one half shorter than the leaves; 
berries oblong. p. P. S. Native of French Guiana. 
Feather-veined Mistletoe. Shrub par. i 
49 V. Kunruia`num (D. C. prod. 4. p. 283.) plant much 
branched; branches tetragonal, articulated ; leaves nearly e 
sile, obliquely oblong, 3-5-nerved, rounded at the a ee 
cuneated at the base ; spikes axillary, 2-3 together, articu ate of 
berries globose, immersed inthe rachis. Rh. P. S. Natea 
Quito, near Guayaquil, on trees. Leaves 18-24 lines long, a 
7-9 lines broad. Spikes nearly an inch long. V. triat 
Spreng. syst. 1. p. 488. exclusive of the syn. of Lam. pre 
thus viscifòlius, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 442. 
Schultes, syst. 7. p. 156. 
Kunth’s Mistletoe. Shrub par. 
50 V. QUADRANGULA`RE (DiC. prod. 4. p. 283.) play mye 
branched; branches tetragonal, almost winged ; leaves a 
late-oblong, obtuse, almost ensiform, 5-nerved ; spikes axl a 
twin? articulated; berries globose, disposed in 4 series, SEH 
hk. P. S. Native of the temperate parts of New Cone 
parasitical on Guazima. V. rubrum, var. from New Fii A 
Spreng. syst. 1. p. 488. Loranthus quadrangularis, 14. 156. 
Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 444. Schultes, syst. 7. B A 
Leaves 24-27 lines long, and 6-7 broad; petioles a line long 
Fruit bearing spikes an inch and a half long. Er 
Quadrangular-stemmed Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. ep 
51 V. optoncrrouiom (D. C. prod. 4. p. 283.) branc ae 
tragonal ; leaves oblong, obtuse, attenuated at the base, pe 
nerveless, or somewhat l-nerved at the base; spikes ma 
solitary, 2 or 3 times shorter than the leaves. R- P.S. Sout 
of Guadaloupe, on the mountains. Allied to V. tetrag poi 
and V. mucronàtum, but differs in the leaves being long eit 
nerveless. Leaves 12-14 lines long and 3-4 broad. 
bearing spikes an inch and a half long. 
