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LORANTHACE. XIII. Loxantuera. 
k. P.S. Native of Cayenne. 
rest unknown. 
Flowering Loranthus. Shrub par. 
2 L. sracrea‘tus (Rich. 1. c.) leaves oblong, rather falcate, 
nerved ; peduncles bifid ; bractea terminal, cordate, 3-flowered. 
hk. P.S. Native of Cayenne. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 161. The 
rest unknown. 
Bracteate-flowered Loranthus. Shrub par. 
3 L. rernrriorus (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 161.) 
branches terete ; leaves oblong, petiolate, acute; racemes axil- 
lary ; peduncles 3-flowered. h.P.S. Native of Caraccas. 
Three-flowered Loranthus. Shrub par. 
4 L. tauvrinus (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 
leaves coriaceous, oblong, acute, tapering into the petioles ; 
flowers terminal, aggregate. h. P. S. Native of South 
America. 
Laurel-like Loranthus. Shrub par. 
5 L. carprpuy’sxuvus (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 
leaves ovate-cordate, stem-clasping, obtuse; flowers terminal, 
spicately aggregate. k.P.S. Native of South America. 
Heart-leaved Loranthus. Shrub par. 
6 L. rusuxosus (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 
leaves lanceolate, acute ; flowers tubular, somewhat spicate, ter- 
minal. h. P.S. Native of South America. 
Tubular Loranthus. Shrub par. 
7 L. eyrororpes (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 
leaves lanceolate, attenuated at the base, obtuse, glaucous, much 
longer than the spikes ; spikes axillary and terminal. h. P. S. 
Native of South America. 
Gneorum-like Loranthus. Shrub par. 
8 L. muzrirtorvs (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 
leaves ovate, acuminated, longer than the racemes; racemes 
axillary ; peduncles 3-flowered. h. P. S. Native of South 
America. 
Many-flowered Loranthus. Shrub par. 
9 L. arrerna‘rus (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 
leaves oblong, attenuately acuminated at the apex; flowers 
axillary and terminal, panicled. h. P. S. Native of South 
America. 
Alternate-leaved Loranthus. Shrub par. 
10 L. osgvarra rus (Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) leaves oblong, 
obtuse, coriaceous; flowers terminal, racemosely panicled; pe- 
dicels 3-flowered ; bracteas ovate, longer than the calyx. h. P. 
S. Native of South America. Loranthus bracteatus, Willd. rel. 
but not of Roxb. 
Environed Loranthus. Shrub par. 
11 L. micro’sracnys (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 
leaves elliptic-roundish, petiolate ; racemes cymose, axillary, 4 
times smaller than the leaves. h. P. S. Native of South Ame- 
rica. The rest unknown. 
Small-spiked Loranthus. Shrub par. 
12 L. macro’stacuys (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 
leaves oblong, attenuated at both ends, bluntish, coriaceous ; 
spikes sessile, longer than the leaves, verticillate. h. P. S. 
Native of South America. The rest unknown. 
Long-spiked Loranthus. Shrub par. 
13 L. memprana‘ceus (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 
162.) leaves ovate, drawn out at the apex, attenuated, membra- 
nous, nerved ; flowers twin, 2 inches long. h.P.S. Native 
of South America. The rest unknown, 
Membranous-leaved Loranthus. Shrub par. 
14 L. cextipirérivs (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. pe 161.) 
leaves ovate, oblique, glaucous beneath ; peduncles axillary, ag- 
gregate. h.P.S. Native of Guinea, The rest unknown. 
Celtis-leaved Loranthus. Shrub par. 
15 L. macuza‘rus (Blum. bijdr. p. 662.) leaves opposite or 
Schultes, syst. 7. p. 157. The 
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alternate, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, acute at the base, spotted with 
black, coriaceous, glabrous ; flowers unknown. k. P. S. Na- 
tive of Java, in the province of Bamtam. 
Spotted-leaved Loranthus. Shrub par. 
16 L. eucatyrroipes (D. C. prod. 4. p. 318.) glabrous; 
branches terete, dichotomous; leaves opposite, petiolate, lan- 
ceolate-linear, acutish, thick-coriaceous, almost veinless. Rh. 
G. Native of New Holland. L. eucalyptifolius, Sieb. fl. nov. 
holl. no. 242. but not of Kunth. Leaves 3-4 inches long, and 
6-7 lines broad. Petioles 6 lines long. Flowers and fruit un- 
known. Schnltes, syst. 7. p. 163. 
Eucalyptus-like Loranthus. Shrub par. 
17 L. Horrmanseceia‘nus (Willd. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 
113.) leaves ovate-oblong, acute; racemes axillary, usually 
twin; flowers verticillate. h. P. S. Native of Brazil, at 
Para. Lor. verticillatus, Hoffmansegg in herb. Willd. Flowers 
pentandrous. 
Hoffmansegg’s Loranthus. 
XIII. a GatapEnpRon. 
Shrub par. 
+ + Species only known by name. 
1 L. acacie-Nil6lice, Oudh. in Brown, append. 2. 2 L. 
calyctnus, R. Brown, in Salt, abyss. 3 L. congéstus, R. Br. 1. c. 
4 L. le tus, R. Br. l. c. 5 L. serrulatus, Roxb. ex Steud. 
N. B. Asclèpias lactifera, Burm. fl. ind. p. 61. is a species of 
Loranthus not known. 
Tribe Il.— Terrestrial shrubs. 
XIII. a GAIADE’NDRON (from yaa, gaia, the earth, and 
devdpov, dendron, a tree; these trees grow in earth and not 
parasitical, like other genera broken off from Loranthus). Lo- 
ranthus species of authors. 
Lin. syst. Hexa-Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 6-8-toothed. 
Petals 6-8, narrow, sometimes free and sometimes joined at the 
base. Stamens 6-8, inserted in the petals. Style filiform ; 
stigma simple. Ovarium oblong-cylindrical.—Terrestrial trees, 
with obovate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers. 
1 G. xEvGENIoipEs; arboreous; branches terete; leaves 
ovate-oblong, acuminated, running down the petioles at the base, 
rather coriaceous; racemes axillary and terminal, solitary or 
twin; pedicels short, approximate, 3-flowered, bractless ; flowers 
pedicellate; corolla 5-G-parted; lobes linear-acute ; anthers 
incumbent. h. G. Native of Peru, on the Andes, near 
Guamcabamba; and of Brazil. Loranthus eugenioides, H. B. 
et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 435. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 135. 
Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 3. p. 214. Loranthus attenua- 
tus, Willd. herb. but not of Pohl. Flowers about half an inch 
long, white, sweet-scented, Racemes 14 to 3 inches long. 
Eugenia-like Gaiadendron. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 
2 G. Ta‘cua; arboreous; branches terete; leaves oblong, 
acute, running down the petioles at the base, coriaceous, shining 
above and dotted beneath ; racemes axillary, solitary ; pedicels 
short, usually 3 together, approximate, bearing each 3 bracteas 
and 3 flowers; flowers on short pedicels; petals 7, spreading, 
linear, acute. hQ. G. Native about Santa Fe de Bogota. 
Loranthus Tagua, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 436. 
Schultes, syst. 7. p. 159. Loranthus arboreus, Mutis mss. 
Leaves 34 inches long, and 14-18 lines broad; petioles 6 lines 
long. Flowers 9 lines long. Berry ovate-oblong. Very like 
N. punctatus. 
Tagua Gaiadendron. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 
3 G. LAURIFÒLIUM ; arboreous ; glabrous; branchlets angu- 
lar; leaves elliptic-oblong, bluntish, running into the petioles at 
the base, coriaceous, shining above ; racemes axillary and soli- 
tary, terminal, and panicled; pedicels short, usually by threes, 
approximate, bearing each 3 bracteas and 3 sessile flowers ; 
