412 
syst. 7. p. 132. Flowers half a line long. Filaments of stamens 
excavated at the side at the apex. 
Twiggy Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
24 S. Derrza'nus; glabrous; branches rather radicant ; leaves 
almost opposite, petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, some- 
what 3-nerved; racemes 1-2, axillary; peduncles 3-flowered, 
bractless; flowers pedicellate ; anthers linear, fixed by the base. 
h. P. S. Native of Mexico, near Jalapa. Loranthus Dep- 
peanus, Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 5. p. 172. Style twisted 
in a circinate manner at the apex. 
Deppe’s Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
25 S. ERYTHROCA'RPUS; plant glabrous; branches terete; 
leaves nearly opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, attenuated 
at the base, coriaceous, veiny; racemes 1-3 together, rather 
spicate, interrupted, axillary, and terminal: having very short 
branchlets, which bear 3 flowers and 3 bracteas at the apex; 
petals 6, linear, h.P.S. Native of Brazil, in the province 
of Rio Negro, on trees. Loranthus erythrocérpus, Mart. in 
Schultes, syst. 7. p. 138. Anthers ovate. Berries orange- 
coloured. 
Red-fruited Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
26 S. crtricora; plant glabrous; branches terete; leaves 
rather alternate, ovate, somewhat acuminated, and obtuse, sub- 
emarginate, veiny ; racemes axillary and terminal, shorter than 
the leaves: superior ones solitary, but the lower ones are 
somewhat verticillate ; branches of racemes short, opposite, 
bearing each 3 flowers at the apex and 3 bracteas. h. P. S. 
Native of Brazil, near Rio Janeiro, on trees of the orange tribe, 
where it is called Herva de Passerinho. Loranthus citricola, 
Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 137, Perhaps the same as S$. mar- 
gindtus. 
Orange Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
27 S. riexicau'Lis; plant glabrous; branches sarmentose, 
radicant ; leaves almost alternate, oblong, obtuse, with a mucrone, 
tapering at the base, flat, reflexed ; racemes 1-2 together, axil- 
lary, erect, shorter than the leaves: having short, opposite, 3- 
flowered, tribracteate branchlets; petals 6, linear, spreading 
above the middle. h.P.S. Native of Brazil, in the fields of 
Taboleira, in the province of Minas Geraes. Loranthus flexi- 
caúlis, Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 139. Flowers yellowish, 
a line long, clavate in the unexpanded state. 
Bent-stemmed Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
28 S, roryruizos; plant glabrous; branches scandent, root- 
ing; leaves subalternate, obovate, emarginate, flat, veiny; 
racemes axillary, solitary, compound, erect, one-half shorter than 
the leaves: having the branchlets tetragonal, and bearing 3 
flowers at the apex and 3 bracteas; petals 6, reflexed from the 
middle. h.P. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia, 
in the woods. Loranthus polyrhizos, Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. 
p- 139. Flowers 2 lines long, green. Anthers ovate. 
Many-rooted Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
29 S. TETRA'QUETER ; plant glabrous; branches compressedly 
tetragonal, scandent, rooting ; leaves nearly opposite, ovate, ob- 
tuse, reflexed, rather coriaceous ; racemes 2-3, axillary: having 
very short, nearly opposite 3-flowered tribracteate branchlets ; 
petals 6, linear, hardly reflexed, spreading. h. P. S. Native of 
Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, on trees. Loranthus 
tetraqueter, Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 140. Flowers hardly 
a line long, roundish in the unexpanded state. 
Four-sided-branched Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
30 S. STAPHYLTNUS; plant glabrous; branches compressed at 
the apex ; leaves nearly opposite, obovate or emarginate, atte- 
nuated at the base, flat, coriaceous, nerved; racemes axillary, 
solitary, longer than the leaves: having short bent branchlets, each 
bearing 3 flowers and 3 bracteas at the apex; petals 6, linear, 
reflexedly spreading. k. P.S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 
LORANTHACE®. V. STRUTHANTHUS. 
vince of Rio Negro. Loránthus staphylìnus, Mart. in Schultes, 
syst. 7. pą290. Flowers a line long. Anthers roundish-ovate, 
Staphylea-like Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
81 S. cuspipa‘rus; plant glabrous ; branches rooting, terete ; 
leaves nearly opposite, obovate, attenuated at the base, cuspi- 
date at the apex, coriaceous, glaucous ; racemes axillary, soli- 
tary, about equal in length to the leaves, few-flowered : having 
the branchlets 3-flowered at the apex, and tribracteate ; petals 6, 
linear, reflexed from the middle. . P.S. Native of Brazil, in 
the woods about Pianhia. Loranthus cuspidatus, Mart. in 
Schultes, syst. 7. p. 140. Flowers 2 lines long, clavate in the 
unexpanded state. Anthers ovate. 
Cuspidate-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
32 S. LONGIPEDUNCULA`TUS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete; 
leaves opposite, oblong-ovate, acuminated, attenuated at the base, 
rather coriaceous, nerved ; racemes axillary, solitary, longer than 
the leaves: with few branchlets, bearing each 3 flowers at the 
apex and 3 bracteas; petals 6, linear, spreading above the 
middle. h.P.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia. 
Flowers 4 lines long, of a pale greenish colour. Anthers ovate, 
Loranthus longipedunculatus, Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 141. 
Long-peduncled Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
38 S.sYRINGÆFÒLIUS; plant glabrous; branches unknown; 
leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate, rather coriaceous, ending in a 
long taper point; racemes axillary, solitary, panicled, shorter 
than the leaves; peduncles compressedly tetragonal : with the 
branchlets short, thick, and bearing 3 flowers at the apex and 3 
bracteas; petals 6, linear. h. P.S. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Rio Negro, in the woods. Loránthus syringeefolius, 
Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 141. Racemes 14 to 2 inches 
long. The unexpanded flowers dilated into a somewhat hexa- 
gonal club. Anthers erect, hastate at the base. 
Syringa-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
34 S. pa‘'rens; plant glabrous; branches terete ; leaves Op- 
posite, lanceolate, thin, ending in a long taper point ; racemes 
axillary, solitary, spreading, exceeding the leaves a little: 
pedicels 3-flowered; flowers pedicellate; bracteas very mr 
nute, orbicular ; petals 6, nearly linear, reflexed above the 
middle. h.P.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 
Geraes. Loranthus patens, Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. er 
Flowers 44 lines long, tubularly club-shaped in the unexpande 
state. Anthers ovate. 
Spreading Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
35 S. E'LEGANS ; plant glabrous; branches terete at the ne: 
but compressed at the apex ; leaves nearly opposite, somew Z 
ovate, rather coriaceous, terminating in a short reflexed acumen ; 
racemes axillary, solitary, twice the length of the leaves : pree 
the branchlets opposite, and bearing 3 flowers at the apex, with- 
out any bracteas ; petals 6, linear-lanceolate. h. P. S. Native 
of Brazil. Loranthus élegans, Mart. in Schultes, syst- 7. . 
144, Flowers white, a line anda half long, of a roundish club- 
shaped form at the apex in the unexpanded state. Anthers 
ovate. 
Elegant Struthanthus. Shrub par. cae 
86 S. RU`BENS ; plant glabrous; branches terete, sie ; 
leaves opposite, somewhat reflexed, lanceolate, attenuated 4 
both ends, nerved, somewhat undulated ; racemes shorter than 
the leaves: and the peduncles are trifid : branchlets shori 
nearly opposite, bearing 3 flowers at the apex, and 3 bagan 
hk. P. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Neria 3 
the woods of Japura. Loranthus rùbens, Mart. in Schu go 
syst. 7. p. 144. Flowers unknown. Berries ovate-oblong, U 
bilicate, 3-4 lines long. 
Reddish Struthanthus. Shrub par. saved 
37 S. potya’ntHos ; plant glabrous; branches terete ; ea re: 
opposite, lanceolate, mucronately acuminated, flat, coriaceous + 
