414 
Ario, on trees of Anndna Humboldtii. Loranthus interraptus, 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 440. Schultes, syst. 7. 
p. 138. Flowers and fruit not sufficiently known. Leaves 
nearly 2 inches long and 9 lines broad; petioles 3-4 lines 
long. 
fo kd spiked Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
50 S. apu’ncus; plant glabrous; branches terete, knotted, 
scandent ; branchlets angular ; leaves opposite, oblong-roundish, 
apiculated by a hooked point, veiny, petiolate ; racemes axil- 
lary, trichotomous, or simple; flowers sessile, 3-6 together, 
propped bya subtriangular bractea; petals 6, linear; anthers 
oblong. h. P. S. Native of Guiana, on trees. Loranthus 
adúncus, Meyer. prim. esseq. p. 149. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 147. 
Perhaps the racemes ought to be called spikes; or perhaps 
the flowers are sessile on the tops of the branchlets, not on a 
rachis. 
Hooked-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
51 S. Macpate'n# ; plant glabrous; branches terete, rather 
sarmentose ; leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, complicate, feather- 
nerved, rather coriaceous; panicles axillary, longer than the 
leaves, spreadingly branched; peduncles distant, bearing 3 
flowers and 3 bracteas at the apex; petals 6, linear; anthers 
erect, inserted by the base, 3 of which are drawn out in a horn ? 
h.P.S. Native of South America, on the banks of the river 
Magdalena, where it was collected by Bertero. Loranthus Mag- 
dalénze, Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea 3. p. 219. Wéihea Mag- 
dalénz, Spreng. in herb. Balb. but not of his syst. Leaves 
20-22 lines long and 12-15 lines broad ; petioles 4-5 lines long. 
Corolla 2 lines long. 
Magdalena Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
52 S. se’ssiuis; glabrous ; leaves ovate; spikes simple, soli- 
tary; flowers sessile, by threes; pedicels thick, 3-flowered at 
the top. kh.P.S. Native of South America, in the woods of 
Carthagena. Loranthus séssilis, Jacq. amer. 99. Berries of 
reddish dirty green colour. Perhaps Loranthus séssilis, Meyer. 
prim. esseq. 4. p. 149. is the same as that of Jacquin. 
Sessile-flowered Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
53 S. Sre‘tis; glabrous; branches spreading ; leaves ovate 
or oblong, coriaceous, nearly sessile; peduncles numerous, ax- 
illary, spreading, trigonal, bifid: having the branchlets bearing 
3 equal, sessile, hexandrous flowers. h. P. S. Native of 
Cumana, upon trees. Loranthus Stélis, Lin. spec. 331. Schultes, 
syst. 7. pe 147. Stélis, no. 1. Læfi. itin. 187. Plant not 
sufficiently known, and Stélis, no. 2. Læœf. is still more obscure. 
Mistletoe Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
54 S. pepuncuta‘rus ; glabrous ; branches shining ; leaves 
cordate-ovate, ending each in a short taper point, coriaceous, 
shining, petiolate, feather-veined ; racemes axillary, solitary, 
shorter than the leaves: having the rachis compressed and the 
branchlets 3-flowered, and the flowers pedicellate; petals 6, 
obtuse ; stamens some of them sterile. h. P. S. Native of 
South America, in the woods of Carthagena, especially on the 
sea coast. Loranthus pedunculatus. Jacq. amer. p. 98. Schultes, 
syst. 7. p. 145. . Leaves 2 inches long. Flowers small, white. 
Pedunculate-flowered Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
55 S. PrsILOBÓTRYS ; glabrous; branches terete; branchiets 
angularly compressed ; leaves oblong, acutish, attenuated at the 
base, on short petioles, nerveless, except the middle nerve ; 
racemes axillary, 4 times longer than the leaves, 2-edged, 
especially at the base; pedicels nearly opposite, 1-flowered ; 
bracteas 3, concrete, resembling a 3-cleft cupula under each 
flower. h.P. S, Native of St. Domingo, where it was col- 
lected by Bertero. Loranthus psilobétrys, D. C. prod. 4. p. 293. 
Loranthus uniflorus, Spreng. in herb. Balb. but it is very dif- 
ferent from the true L. uniflorus. Alabastra oval, a line long. 
Racemes 6-7 inches long. Leaves 15 lines long and 4 broad. 
LORANTHACE#, 
V. SrRUTHANTHUS. 
Naked-racemed Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
56 S. Domrner’nsis ; branches 2 edged, green; leaves obo- 
vate-oblong, mucronulate, fleshy, running down the petiole at 
the base; racemes simple or tern; flowers remote. h. P.S. 
Native of St. Domingo. Loranthus Domingénsis, Desf. in 
Hamilt. prod. p. 33. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 147. The rest un- 
known. 
St. Domingo Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
57 S. LAXIFLÒRUS; branches terete, brownish; leaves round- 
ish-ovate, finely marginated, running into the petiole at the 
base; racemes for the most part solitary, greyish, on long 
peduncles; flowers remote ; pedicels elongated. k. P. S. Na- 
tive of Hispaniola. Loranthus laxiflérus, Desf. in Hamilt. prod. 
p. 33. The rest unknown. 
Lax-flowered Struthanthus. Shrub par. 
58 S. UNIFLÒRUS; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves obovate 
or oval, on short petioles, obtuse at the apex, emarginate, and 
rather mucronate, feather-veined, rather membranous ; racemes 
axillary, solitary or twin, simple; pedicels 1-flowered, a little 
longer than the flowers, girded by a trifid involucrum ; petals 6, 
obtuse ; alternate anthers sterile. k. P.S. Native of St. Do- 
mingo, upon trees and bushes in the woods. Loranthus uni- 
fldrus, Jacq. amer. 98. t. 69. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 146. Lo- 
ranthus parviflorus, Lam. dict. 3. p. 595. Leaves ‘1-2 inches 
long. Flowers purple, 2 lines long. Berries cylindrical, dark. 
One-flomered Struthanthus. Shrub par. : ; 
59 S. Portorice’nsis ; glabrous; stem terete, rooting, dicho- 
tomous ; branchlets compressed; leaves petiolate, lanceolate, 
acute, glaucous, veinless, except the middle nerve, which by 
conspicuous at the base but hardly evident at the apex; corym)s 
dichotomous, few-flowered, terminal, one half shorter than the 
leaves ; fruit oval, crowned by the teeth of the calyx. h. P. : 
Native of Porto Rico, parasitical upon trees, where It bag wa 
lected by Bertero. Loranthus Portoricénsis, D. C. prod, * 
in herb. Balb. 
p- 293. Loranthus Braziliénsis, Spreng. E 
Flowers smaller than in the rest of the species. 
long and 3 lines broad. í 
Porto Rico Struthanthus. Shrub par. a, 
60 S. paucirròrus ; glabrous; branches terete, spreading ; 
leaves obovate-roundish, veiny, on very short petioles ; Tace 
axillary, solitary, tripartite, shorter than the leaves; ior 
nearly sessile, decussate ; bractea concave ; petals 6, lanceolat 
contiguous at the base; anthers 6, ovate. kh. P. S. Nativ 
of the interior of Jamaica, and of Cayenne, parasitical on peer 
Loranthus pauciflorus, Swartz, prod. p. 58. fl. ind. oce. 677. 
Schultes, syst. 7. p. 147. Loranthus occidentalis, Aubl. p 
p- 310. ex Swartz. Allied to S. occidentalis, but differs in t 
raceme or spike being tripartite, not simple. 
Few-flowered Struthanthus. Shrub par. $s 
61 S. Guapaturr’nsis; glabrous; branches terete; leav x 
ovate, rather cordate at the base, acuminated at the apex, be 
very short petioles, veinless except the middle nerve ; pecan 
terminal, trichotomous and corymbose at the apex, about A 
length of the leaves ; bracteas small; calyx denticulated ; berry 
oval. k.P.S. Native of Guadaloupe, where it was ees 
by Bertero. Loránthus Guadalupénsis, D. C. prod. 4. p. 4%% 
Loranthus pedunculatus, Spreng. in herb. Balb. 
Guadaloupe Struthanthus. Shrub par. iment 
62 S. QUERCICOLA ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves aes n 
opposite, petiolate, ovate, acuminated, papery, reticulately veim R 
racemes 1-2, axillary; flowers almost sessile, by threes, Kapat 
site: anthers orbicular, fixed by the base. h. PSS a a 
of Mexico, near Jalapa, parasitical on oak and gees pes f 
Flowers minutely bracteolate. Corolla a line and a half bi: 
Loranthus quercicola, Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 5. p- 41% 
Oak Struthanthus; Shrub par. 
