LORANTHACEZ., 
racemes axillary, many-flowered, about equal in length to the 
leaves: branchlets 3-flowered at the apex, and tribracteate ; 
bracteas ovate, acute; petals linear, reflexed from the middle. 
h. P. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia, in the 
woods called Catingas. Loranthus polyanthos, Mart. in Schultes, 
syst. 7. p. 145. Flowers yellowish, 2 lines long. Anthers 
ovate, 
Many-flowered Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
38 S. panicuta‘rus; plant glabrous; branches terete; flori- 
ferous branches tetragonal ; leaves petiolate, ovate-elliptic, acute 
at both ends, rather coriaceous; panicles terminal, branched, 
diffuse : branchlets very short, bearing 3 flowers and 3 bracteas 
at the apex. h. P. S. Native of South America, on trees 
near Cumana, where it is called Paxarito. Loranthus panicu- 
latus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 442. Flowers 
unknown. Berries oblong. Loranthus tetragénus, Willd. rel. 
in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 131. Perhaps the same as S, Orino- 
cénsis. 
Panicled Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
89 S. Ortyoce’nsts; plant glabrous; branches somewhat 
tetragonal; leaves petiolate, ovate-elliptic, acuminated, rounded 
at the base, and somewhat complicate, rather coriaceous; ra- 
cemes axillary and terminal, exceeding the leaves, paniculately 
disposed, diffuse: branchlets short, bearing 3 bracteas and 3 
flowers; flowers sessile; petals 6, linear-lanceolate, 3 of which 
are cohering; filaments broad; anthers adnate. h. P. S. 
Native on the banks of the Orinoco, parasitical on trees. Lo- 
ranthus Orinocénsis, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 129. Schultes, syst. 7. 
p. 136. Loranthus marginatus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 
amer, 3. p. 442. t. 299. exclusive of the syn. of Lam. Leaves 
2} inches long and 14 broad; on petioles about 5 lines long. 
Flowers hardly 3 lines long. 
Orinoco Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
40 S. puyxiirzoines; plant glabrous; branches elongated, 
filiform; leaves oblong, acute, rather coriaceous, running into 
the short petiole at the base, veinless, with the middle nerve 
rather prominent beneath; peduncles axillary, rather dichoto- 
mous, 2-3 times shorter than the leaves; flowers sessile, usually 
by threes, tribracteate ; petals 6, linear, spreading; anthers ad- 
nate, mucronate. k. P. S. Native of South America, para- 
Sitical on trees, near Cumana, where it is called by the natives 
Guate-Paxarito. Loranthus phyllireoides, H. B. et Kunth, 
Nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 439. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 122. Leaves 
9-10 lines long, and 2-3 broad. Flowers small. 
Phyllirea-like Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
41 S. micropny’tius ; plant clothed with hairy pubescence ; 
branches terete; branchlets very short, bearing leaves and 
Owers at the apex: leaves oblong, obtuse, rather mucronate, 
Sessile, thickish, canescent; flowers sessile, crowded, axillary, 
and terminal ; petals 6-7, lanceolate-linear, rather concrete at 
the base ; filaments adnate to the petals, nearly to the apex ; 
anthers adnate, mucronate. h. P. S. Native of Mexico, near 
uernacava, on the mountains. Loranthus microphyllus, H. B. 
unth, nov. gen. amer. 4. p. 291. Leaves 4 lines long and 14 
broad. Flowers hardly 2 lines long, pubescent on the outside. 
Small-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
42 S. parvirdtius ; plant glabrous ; branches terete, while 
young angularly compressed ; leaves attenuated at the base, on 
Short petioles, obtuse at the apex, nerveless; peduncles axillary, 
Opposite, trifid, 3-flowered, 3 times shorter than the leaves ; 
petals 6, lanceolate, acute; stamens shorter than the petals ; 
h. P. S. Native of the higher mountains of Jamaica, upon 
the. branches of trees. Loranthus parvif dlius, Swartz, prod. p. 
58. fl. ind. occ. p. 628. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 120. Leaves 6 
sa long, and 3 broad. Corolla 2 lines long. Berry oblong, 
ack. 
V. STRUTHANTHUS. 413 
Small-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
43 S. ROTUNDIFÒLIUS; stems diffuse; leaves roundish, gla- 
brous ; flowers axillary, crowded, bracteate, hexandrous; pe- 
duncles short, many-flowered. h. P. S. Native of Brazil, 
among bushes about Rio Janeiro. Loranthus rotundifolius, St. 
Hil. pl. rem. bras. intr. p. 21. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 121. 
Round-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
44 S. PYRIFÒLIUS; glabrous, pendulous ; branches terete, 
compressed at the nodi; leaves petiolate, oblong, obtuse, acute 
at the base, rather membranous, complicated ; racemes axil- 
lary and terminal: branchlets very short, nearly opposite, tri- 
bracteate, 3-flowered; flowers sessile; petals 6, lanceolate. 
h. P.S. Native of South America, near Carthagena, growing 
on Crescéntia Cujéte. Loranthus pyrifolius, H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 441. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 139. Leaves 
2-3 inches long, and 13-15 lines broad, on petioles 3 lines long. 
Racemes 3 inches long. Flowers small. Berries ovate. 
Pear-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
45 S. sUBROTU'NDUS ; plant glabrous, twining ; branches te- 
rete; leaves alternate or opposite, petiolate, ovate-orbicular, 
ending in a short mucronate acumen, feather-nerved, shining 
above, coriaceous; racemes axillary, solitary, about equal in 
length to the leaves, or twin one shorter than the other : branch- 
lets opposite, bearing 3 sessile flowers and 3 bracteas at the 
apex ; petals 6, linear, somewhat concrete at the base; fila- 
ments a little shorter than the petals, anthers ovate, erect. 
h. O.S. Native of Brazil, where it was collected by Schott. 
Loranthus subrotindus, Pohl, in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 292. 
Leaves 15-18 lines long, and 10-12 broad; petioles 5-6 lines 
long. Corolla 3 lines long. Style filiform; stigma simple, not 
capitate. 
Roundish-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
46 S. eromera‘tus: plant glabrous; branches terete, radi- 
cant; leaves opposite, on short petioles, ovate, ending in a short 
acumen, glaucous, coriaceous; peduncles very short, axillary, 
glomerate, bifid ; flowers by threes, sessile, tribracteate ; petals 
6, linear, reflexed from the middle; anthers ovate ; style equal 
in length to the petals. kh. P. S. Native of Brazil, in the 
provinces of the Mines. Loranthus glomeratus, Mart. in 
Schultes, syst. 7. p. 121. Flowers yellowish green, 2 lines long. 
Glomerate-flowered Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
47 S. conre’rtus ; plant glabrous ; branches radicant, terete ; 
leaves opposite, ovate or roundish, obtuse, with a short acumen, 
coriaceous, nerved: peduncles axillary, crowded, dichotomous, 
simple; flowers by threes, sessile, ‘tribracteate; petals 6, 
spreadingly reflexed, linear; anthers ovate; style one half 
shorter than the petals. h. P. S. Native of Brazil, on trees 
of the orange tribe. Loranthus confértus, Mart. in Schultes, 
syst. 7. p. 121. 
Cronded-peduncled Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
48 S. PerroTTE' TI; plant glabrous ; branches terete, but 
rather compressed in the young state; leaves petiolate, ovate, 
or oval, obtuse, coriaceous, feather-nerved ; racemes twin, un- 
equal, simple, axillary: with the branchlets bearing each 3 small 
concrete bracteas, and 3 sessile flowers; flower-buds ovate, 
small ; berry oval. h.P.S. Native of French Guiana. Loranthus 
Perrottétii, D. C. prod. 4. p. 292. Racemes, petioles, and rachi of 
racemes rufous, appearing velvety at first sight. Flowers small. 
Leaves 2-3 inches long and 1} broad. Racemes sometimes 
equal in length to the leaves, but sometimes twice the length 
Perrottet’s Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
49 S. INTERRU'PTUS; glabrous, pendulous; branches terete; 
leaves oblong, acute, running into the petiole at the base, rather 
coriaceous ; racemes axillary and terminal: with short, nearly 
opposite, distant branches, bearing each 3 sessile flowers at the 
apex, without bracteas, h. P, S, Native of Mexico, near 
