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bracteas ovate; petals 6, linear, bearing each a scale on the 
inside at the base; anthers oblong, versatile. h.P.S. Na- 
tive of Brazil. Loranthus biternatus, Hoffmanseg, in Schultes, 
syst. 7. p. 124. Corolla 12-18 lines long. Three of the 
stamens are shorter than the rest. Style bent, with 2 knees ; 
stigma capitate. 
Biternate Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 
10 P. rosvu’stus; glabrous; branches tetragonal; leaves op- 
posite, decussate, on short petioles, oblong-obovate, obtuse, 
thick ; peduncles terminal, and corymbosely crowded in the axils 
of the upper leaves, 3-flowered ; flowers erect, angular; brac- 
teas nearly orbicular, short. h.P S. Native of Brazil, in 
the province of Rio Negro, in woods about Japura. Loranthus 
robustus, Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 125. Corolla yellow, 
2-3 inches long, glabrous on the outside. Style filiform ; stigma 
capitate. Anthers linear. 
Robust Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 
11 P.¥rurca‘rus; glabrous ; branches tetragonal at the apex ; 
leaves opposite, obovate, emarginate or obtuse, coriaceous, almost 
nerveless ; peduncles axillary and terminal, 1-3 together, those 
in the forks bearing 2-6 flowers; bracteas ovate, acutish ; petals 
6, cohering at the base, but spreadingly reflexed at the apex. 
h. P. S. Native of Brazil, in woods, at the river St. Fran- 
cisco. Loranthus furcatus, Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 126. 
Corolla 1 or 14 inch long, scarlet at the base, but paler to- 
wards the apex, and yellow inside. Anthers oblong, probably 
versatile. 
Forked-peduncled Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 
12 P. Bicatycuna‘rus ; branches terete ; leaves opposite, 
ovate-cordate, obtuse, somewhat stem-clasping, thick, glaucous ; 
panicle terminal, dichotomous, bracteate ; peduncles 2-3-flow- 
ered, tomentose; bracteas cup-shaped, girding the ovarium ; 
calyx 6-toothed; petals linear. bh. P. S. Native of Brazil, 
in the province of Bahia, in woods. Loranthus bicalyculatus, 
Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 128. Corolla 14 lines long, to- 
mentose on the outside, scarlet. Style longer than the stamens ; 
stigma capitate. 
Bicalyculate-flowered Psittacanthus: Shrub par. 
13 P. corpa‘tus ; glabrous; branches terete; leaves oppo- 
site, cordate at the base, stem-claspinge@piaceous, ending in a 
long acumen, triple or quintuple-nerved ; flowers racemosely 
panicled on the tops of the branches, and in the axils of the 
upper leaves ; peduncles 2-flowered ; rather tomentose ; brac- 
teas cup-shaped; petals 6, linear, spreading above the middle. 
h. P.S. Native of Brazil. Loranthus cordatus, Hoffmanseg 
in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 128. Corolla 12-16 lines long. Anthers 
oblong. Stigma capitate. 
Cordate-leaved Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 
14 P. ratcirro’Ns; glabrous; branches terete ; leaves oppo- 
site, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, rather falcate, triple or quin- 
tuple-nerved, coriaceous ; panicles terminal and axillary, some- 
what dichotomous ; flowers by threes, glabrous ; pedicels equal in 
length to the bracteas, which are drawn out into a cup, around the 
ovaria, and much longer than them; petals 6, linear. h.P.S. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Negro, in woods about 
Japura. Loranthus falcifréns, Mart. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 129. 
Corolla golden-yellow, 14-18 lines long. Anthers oblong, 
yellow.— There is a variety of this species having shorter, ovate- 
oblong, hardly falcate leaves, 
Sickle-leaved Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 
15 P. actna‘rivs; glabrous; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, 
oblique, rather falcate, thick, hardly veined; cymes 5-parted, 
with the branchlets 3-flowered; flowers pedicellate; bracteas 
cup-shaped, large, truncate, nearly entire; calyx 6-toothed; 
petals 6, linear. k. P. S. Native of Brazil, in woods in the 
province of Piauhia. Loranthus acinarius, Mart. in Schultes, 
LORANTHACE. VI. Psirracantuvus. 
syst. 7. p. 180. Corolla 14 inch long, club-shaped at the apex 
in the unexpanded state. Anthers oblong. Stigma rather ob- 
lique. 
eee Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 
16 P. cucutua‘ris; glabrous ; branches terete, nodose at the 
joints ; leaves broad-lanceolate, falcate, 5-nerved, opposite, on 
short petioles; peduncles axillary and terminal, bifid or sub- 
paniculate, nearly one-half shorter than the leaves: with 1-3- 
flowered branches ; bracteas large, concave, cordate, acuminated ; 
flowers sessile; petals 6, linear; anthers versatile. h. P. S. 
Native of French Guiana. Loranthus cucullaris, Lam, journ. 
hist. nat. 1. p. 144. t. 23. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 180. 
Cucullar-bracted Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 
17 P. Mexica‘nvs; glabrous ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, rather 
falcate, running down the short petiole in a cuneate manner at 
the base, 5-7-nerved, rather coriaceous; panicles axillary and 
terminal : with thick branchlets, bearing 3 flowers at the apex; 
pedicels shorter than the bracteas, which are drawn out into 
ovate cupula, much exceeding the ovaria; petals 6, linear, acute, 
velvety on the outside; anthers oblong. h.P.S. Native of 
Mexico, where it was collected by Henke. Loranthus Mexi- 
canus, Presl, in herb. Henke, and in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 129. 
Leaves 5 inches long and 14 broad. Flowers 18-20 lines long, 
golden yellow in the dried state. The leaves are very similar 
to those of P. cucullaris, but differs in the bracteas being much 
smaller. 
Mexican Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 
18 P.? pesrru’ctor; glabrous; branches tetragonal, wart- 
ed ; leaves petiolate, oblong, acute, coriaceous, having the middle 
nerve rather prominent beneath, the rest of the leaf veinless ; 
racemes terminal, having the branchlets 3-flowered, approximate, 
secund, and bractless; flowers pedicellate; petals 6, linear; 
anthers incumbent. h.P.S. Native of Quito, on trees near 
Villa de Ibarra, where it is called Matapalo. Loranthus de- 
strúctor, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 485. Schultes, 
syst. 7. p. 135. Leaves 2 inches long and 8-9 lines broad ; 
petioles 3 lines long. Flowers about an inch long, orange- 
coloured. Berries globose, black. It is very doubtful whether 
this is a species of the present genus from the want of bracteas. 
Destructive Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 
19 P. rormòsus; quite glabrous; branches compressedly an 
gular at the nodi ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse, on § ae 
petioles, coriaceous, feather-veined ; umbels 3, 1 terminal, a 
2 axillary, pedunculate; bracteas irregular; calyx ah ome 
truncate; corolla 6-parted, with linear lobes ; anthers versati s 
h. P. S. Native of Brazil. Loránthus formòsus, Cham. ¢ 
Schlecht, in Linnæa. 3. p. 211. An intermediate species bewees 
P. Jacquini and P. Mutisii. Leaves almost alternate or pE 
site, 3-4 inches long, and 1-2 broad, Corolla 4 inches long, 
showy. 
Beautiful Psittacanthus. Shrub. | 
20 P. cuneirézivs; glabrous; branches terete ; leaves werk! 
sessile, cuneiform, small, ending in a short acumen, fleshy, $ K 
ing; peduncles 1-3 together, axillary, 1-flowered, 3 ger 
shorter than the leaves; bracteas cup-shaped, one under i 
flower; petals 6, linear-spatulate, concrete at the base; ant z 
versatile. h. P.S. Native of Brazil and Peru, on trees ae 
shrubs; of Chili, in valleys in the Andes of Mendoza, Gotar i 
Chili, on Accacia Cavénia at Liayllay, and upon willows at p 
Oriental. Loránthus cuneifòlius, Ruiz et Pav. fl. par. 3. P: s 
t. 276. f. b. Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnæa. 3. p. 212. ae te 
syst. 7. p. 118. Loranthus Montevidénsis, Spreng. syst. As 
128. Leaves hardly an inch long, some of them ee é 
retuse at the apex. Corolla scarlet, an inch and a half long 
Berries roundish, black, crowned by the urceolate calyx. 
Cuneiform-leaved Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 
