, where it was collected by Schott. 
LORANTHACEE, 
Oblong-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub par. 
52 V. microrny’Lium (Pohl, in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 283.) 
branches tetragonal, when young rather compressed, but in the 
adult state nearly terete ; leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, attenu- 
ated at the base, nerveless; spikes axillary, solitary, much 
shorter than the leaves, articulated: with small sheaths, and 
short, usually 4-flowered joints. h.P.S. Native of Brazil, 
Leaves an inch long and 2 
lines broad. Spikes 3 lines long, constantly of 3-4 joints. 
Small-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
§ 3. 
53 V. Capz'nse (Lin. fil. suppl. p. 426.) plant leafless ; stems 
bluntly tetragonal, much branched, articulated; branches decus- 
sate; flowers usually 6 in a whorl, sessile: female ones 4- 
parted; berry globose. h. P. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
ope, parasitical on some species of Rhús. Male flowers 2-4- 
cleft, Thunb. prod. p. 31. fl. cap. p. 154. Razomówskia 
Capénsis, hort. mosce. In the racemes of a plant under this 
name, collected by Mr. Burchell, the branches are terete, it is 
therefore perhaps a distinct species. 
Cape Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
54 V. ancuxa‘tum (Heyne, herb. ex Wall. cat. no. 497. D. C. 
prod. 4. p. 283.) plant leafless; branches angular, tetragonal, 
articulated ; flowers unknown. k. P. S. Native of the East 
Indies, where it was collected by Heyne. From the imperfect 
Specimens examined, it appears to be very distinct from the other 
Species of this genus, but it is hardly known. 
Angular-branched Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
55 V. ampi'cuum (Hook. et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. p. 356.) 
plant leafless; branches terete, without joints and without 
sheaths ; spikes alternate towards the tops of the branches, 
oblong-linear, without sheaths; flowers sessile, a little longer 
than the concave obtuse scales. h. P. G. Native of Brazil, 
Upon myrtles by the river Uraguay. The two lateral petals 
are carinate, and the dorsal one nearly plain. In Viscum the 
margin of the calyx in the female flowers is usually conspicuous, 
but in this species it is so entirely wanting, as almost to induce 
a belief that the 3 petals, which are apparently of the same 
texture as the tube of the calyx, form its limb; and if this 
really were so, it ought to form a genus next to Tupéia, Cham. 
et Schlecht. in Linnza. 3. p. 203., which seems in the same pre- 
dicament. 
Ambiguous Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
56 V. rznicrpes (Comm. ex Pet. Th. mel. obs. p. 43.) plant 
leafless, much branched ; stem and branches compressed, arti- 
culated, lineareoblong ; sheaths truncate ; flowers sessile, 2 op- 
posite or 4 in a whorl, situated in the axils of the sheaths. p. 
P.S. Native of the Mauritius and Bourbon. Joints 3 lines 
long, and a line broad, but not striated. Flowers small. Plant 
becoming wholly black in drying. Habit almost of Salicérnia. 
Wreath Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
57 V. Japéxicum (Thunb. ex Steud. D. C. prod. 4. p. 283.) 
plant leafless ; stem proliferous, branched, compressed. h .P. G. 
Native of Japan. V. opúntia, Thunb. fi. jap. p.64. V.opuntioldes, 
var. Spreng. syst. 1. p. 487. Perhaps the same as V. dichétomum. 
Japan Mistletoe. Shrub par. 
58 V. picnoromum (Hamilt. D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 147. but 
not of Spreng.) plant leafless ; branches compressed, articulated ; 
Joints oval-oblong, striated lengthwise, 5 times longer than its 
breadth ; flowers by threes, sessile at the tops of the joints or 
ranches. p. P. G. Native of Nipaul, about Narain-hetty. 
- Nepalénse, Spreng. cur. post. Bractea membranous, cu- 
pular, under the fruit, which is oval. Branches usually op- 
posite, hence dichotomous. 
Dichotomous Mistletoe. 
Plants without leaves. Branches articulated. 
Shrub parasitical. 
407 
59 V. Etonca‘rum (Wall. cat. no. 495. D. C. prod. 4. p. 
284.) plant leafless; branches compressed, articulated: joints 
linear-oblong, somewhat attenuated at the base, 7 times longer 
than their breadth; fascicles of flowers somewhat verticillate, 
sessile, containing 1-3 flowers each, placed at the tops of the 
joints. h.P.S. Native of the East Indies, on the Pandua 
mountains, in Silhet. Joints 20-22 lines long, and 3 lines broad. 
Branchlets usually opposite. 
Elongated Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
60 V. rra‘cite (Wall. cat. no. 498. D. C. prod. 4. p. 284.) 
plant leafless ; branches compressed, articulated ; joints linear- 
oblong, striated a little, thickish in the middle, six times longer 
than their breadth ; fascicles of flowers opposite, sessile, contain- 
I, Viscum. 
ing 1-3 flowers, placed at the tops of the branches. R.P. S. 
Native of the East Indies, at Martaban and Tavoy. Branchlets 
usually opposite. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from V. diché- 
tomum. 
Brittle Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
61 V. arrenva‘tum (D.C. prod. 4. p. 284.) plant leafless ; 
branches compressed, articulated; joints gradually attenuated 
both at the base and apex, linear-cuneated, somewhat striated, 
sometimes longer than their breadth; fascicles of flowers at the 
tops of the joints opposite, sessile, containing each 3-5 flowers. 
h. P. S, Native of the East Indies, where it was collected by 
Heyne. V. opuntioides, Heyne, herb. Branches usually in 
whorles, or somewhat dichotomous. 
Attenuated-jointed Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
62 V. articuta‘tum (Burm. fl. ind. p. 311.) plant leafless ; 
branches compressed, articulated; joints elongated, striated a 
little, 10 times longer than broad; fascicles of flowers at the 
tops of the branches opposite, sessile, containing 1-3 flowers. 
k. P.S. Native of Java, parasitical upon some species of 4n- 
nona. Joints of branches an inch long, and a line or a little 
more in breadth. Stems nearly terete at the base. 
Var. B, Timoriénse (D.C. prod. 4, p. 284.) branches nearly 
herbaceous ; ultimate joints of branches acute at the apex. k. 
P.S. Native of Timor. Perhaps the same as V. compréssum, 
Poir. suppl. 2. p. 861., which was collected in Amboyna. The 
berry, according to Poir, is smal] and yellow. 
Jointed Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
63 V. monitirérme (Blum. bijdr. p. 667.) plant leafless ; 
stems terete at the base ; branches 2-edged, articulated; joints 
naked; flowers in whorles, sessile. p. P. S. Native of Java, 
on trees about Buitenzorg, very common, and is called by the 
natives Mengando along with other species. 
Necklace-formed Misseltoe. Shrub parasitical. 
64 V. runa#rérme (D. C. prod. 4. p. 284.) plant leafless ; 
branches compressed, articulated, trichotomous, elongated ; joints 
of branches 4 times longer than broad, striated lengthwise ; 
flowers nearly sessile, by threes at the tops of the joints. 
h.S. Native of Brazil, where it was collected by Pohb ts 
articulatum, Pohl, in litt. but not of Burm. Allied to V. dichó- 
tomum, but differs in the joints being longer, branches much less 
branched, branchlets elongated, and the flowers not in whorles. 
Tuna-formed Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 
65 V. opuntiolpes (Lin. spec. 1452.) plant leafless; branches 
compressed, articulated ; joints broadly ovate ; spikes jointed, at 
the tops of the branches or articulations, bearing 2 rows of op- 
posite flowers, and margined bya membrane. hb. P. S. Na- 
tive of Jamaica. Sloane, hist. jam. 2. p. 93. t. 201. f. J. V. 
monstrésum, Bertero, ined. V. opuntioides, Willd. spec. 4. p. 
740. exclusive of the synonyme of Plumier. Spreng. syst. 1. 
p- 487. exclusive of the Japan plant. Berries like those of the 
common misseltoe. 
Var. B. angéstius (D. C. prod. 4. p. 284.) joints oblong, 
somewhat attenuated at the base. h .P.S. Native of Jamaica, 
