432 
petals 7-8, linear, rather dilated at the apex ; anthers incumbent. 
h.G. Native about Santa Fe de Bogota. Loranthus laurifolius, 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 436. Schultes, syst. 7. 
p. 160. Leaves 24-3 inches long, and 12-15 lines broad; 
petioles 3 lines long. Flowers 9 lines long, glabrous. 
Laurel-leaved Gaiadendron. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 
4 G. nit1pum; arboreous, glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves 
petiolate, oblong, obtuse at both ends, coriaceous, shining above, 
veinless, having the middle nerve obsolete ; corymbs terminal ; 
peduncles bearing each 2-3 flowers and 3 bracteas ; flowers ses- 
sile; petals 8, linear; anthers incumbent. h. G. Native 
of the Andes of Quito, in Paramo de Saraguru, in temperate 
parts. Loranthus nitidus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 
p- 437. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 160. Leaves 2 inches long, and 
10 lines broad; petioles 4 lines long. Flowers sweet-scented, 
about an inch long, yellow, glabrous. Berries ovate. 
Shining-leaved Gaiadendron. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 
5 G. Purace’nse; arboreous, glabrous; branches terete ; 
leaves lanceolate-oblong, acutish, running into the petioles at the 
base, coriaceous, shining above, and beset with black spots be- 
neath; racemes terminal; peduncles short, 3-5-together, ap- 
proximate, each bearing 3 bracteas, and from 1-3 flowers ; petals 
6-8, linear. h. G. Native on the Andes, about Popayan, 
in Paramo de Purace. Loranthus Puracénsis, H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. amer. 3, p. 437. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 160. Leaves 
22-27 lines long, and 9-10 broad; petioles 4 lines long. 
Racemes 4-6 inches long. Corolla yellow. Perhaps sufficiently 
distinct from N. Tagua. 
Purace Gaiadendron. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 
6 G. puncra‘tum; arboreous, glabrous; branches terete: 
leaves obovate or oval, somewhat attenuated at the base into the 
short petioles, coriaceous, beset with black dots beneath, having 
the middle nerve rather prominent ; racemes long, terminal, and 
from the axils of the superior leaves ; peduncles somewhat ver- 
ticillate, bearing each 3 bracteas and 3 sessile flowers at the 
apex ; petals 6, linear-spatulate ; anthers incumbent, fixed by 
the back near the base to the filaments. h.G. Native of 
the Andes of Peru, in cold places in groves. Loranthus punc- 
tatus, Ruiz et Pav. fl. par. 3. p. 47. t. 177. f. a. Presl, in herb. 
Henke, Schultes, syst. 7. p. 134. Leaves 2 inches long, and 1 
broad ; petioles 2-3 lines long. Corolla yellow, almost an inch 
long before expansion. Berry ovate-roundish, crowned by the 
limb of the calyx, which is truncate. 
Dotted-leaved Notanthera.. Tree par. 
Cult, For culture and propagation see Nuytsia. 
XIII. b NUY’TSIA (named after Peter Nuyts, a cele- > 
brated Dutch navigator, and discoverer of that part of New 
Holland called Nuytsland), R. Br. in geogr. soc. trans. vol. 1. 
Lin. syst. Hexdndria, Monogynia. Teeth of calyx 3-5, 
unequal. Petals 6-7, linear, distinct. Stamens 6-7, inserted 
towards the middle of the petals; anthers versatile, sub-hastate, 
2-celled. Ovarium turbinate, rather trigonal. Style subulate ; 
stigma acute. Fruit l-seeded, covered by pulp or glutin, and 
of a different texture from the rest of the Loranthaceous genera. 
—A terrestrial tree, native of New Holland. 
1 N. FLORIBUNDA; arboreous, glabrous; branches terete ; 
leaves alternate, linear, obtuse, thick ; racemes elongated, sim- 
ple; peduncles longer than the flowers, bearing each 3 bracteas 
and 3 flowers at the apex. h. G. Native of New Holland, 
in Van Lewin’s Land. Loranthus floribandus, Labill. nov. holl. 
1. p. 87. t.113. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 133. Loranthus celas- 
troides, Sieb. fl. nov. holl, exsic. no. 244. Leaves 2-3 inches 
long, and 4-5 lines broad. Racemes 6-8 inches long, crowded 
at the tops of the branches. Corolla 9-10 lines long, sulphur- 
eoloured. 
LORANTHACE®., XIII. a GAIADENDRON. 
XIII. 6 Nuytsra. XIV, Scuapria. 
Bundle-flowered Nuytsia. Clt. 1831. Tree 15 to 25 feet. 
Cult. A mixture of sand, loam, and peat will be a good soil 
for this singular tree. Cuttings will probably root if planted in 
sand under a hand-glass. 
XIV. SCHO’EPFIA (named after John Schoepf, a German 
botanist, who has written upon the plants in the neighbourhood 
of Ulm). Schreb. gen. no. 328. D. Don, prod. fi. nep. 145. 
Wall. in Roxb. fi. ind. 2. p. 188. D.C. coll. mem. vi.—Codo- 
nium, Vahl, act. soc. hist. nat. hafn. 1. p. 206. t. 6.—He'nkea, 
Ruiz et Pav. fi. per. 3. p. 8. but not of their prod. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogijnia. Flowers hermaphrodite. 
Margin of calyx entire ; tube adnate to the ovarium, very nar- 
row, calyculate at the base. Corolla gamopetalous, tubular, 
with a 5-cleft limb, rarely with a 4-6 cleft limb; lobes valvate 
in zstivation. Stamens equal in number to the lobes of the 
corolla, and situated in front of them, and having the filaments 
adnate to the tube ; anthers ovate or roundish, dehiscing later- 
ally by a double chink. Style erect, truncate ; stigma capitate 
or 3-lobed. Ovarium 3-celled, with a solitary ovulum in each 
cell. Drupe containing a 3-celled 3-seeded nucleus, or only 
1-seeded from abortion. Embryo minute, placed in the vertex 
of the albumen, which is amygdaline : with a turbinate radicle.— 
Small smooth terrestrial trees. Leaves alternate, petiolate, en- 
tire, feather-nerved. Peduncles axillary, usually many flowered. 
—This genus comes near to Caprifoliacee from the gamope- . 
talous corolla and 3-celled fruit; but differs from it, and agrees 
with Loranthacee, in the stamens being in front of the lobes of 
the corolla, and in the flowers being calyculate. It also agrees 
with the order Symplocinee in the 3-celled fruit. 
* Tube of corolla ovate, with a naked throat.—American 
species. 
1 S. arpore’scens (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p- 160.) leaves 
ovate; peduncles axillary, usually twin, 1-3-flowered. h. i 
Native of the islands of Santa Cruz, Montserrat, ex Rohr; an 
of Guadaloupe, ex Bertero; but in Rohr’s specimen the leaves 
are obtuse, while in that of Vahl’s they are acuminated : they 
are therefore probably distinct species. Coddnium arborea 
Vahl. act. soc. hafn. 2. pt. 1. p. 206. t. 6. symb. bot. 3. p me 
S. Schrebéri, Lam. ili. 2. p. 51. S. Americàna, Willd. spec. t 
p. 996. Flowers yellow. 
Arborescent Schœpfia. Tree 8 to 10 feet. 
2 S. rLexvòsa (Reem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p- 160.) l 
ovate-lanceolate, acute; racemes axillary, solitary, BA ; 
tube of corolla ovate : lobes acute : throat naked. R. G. St. 
tive of Peru, on the Andes, on the mountains at Pillao and i 
Antonio de Playa Grande. He'nkea flexuòsa, Ruiz et se a 
per. 3. p. 8. t. 231. Leaves 3-4 inches long. Branches flex 
ous, diffuse. Corolla yellow. 
Flexuous-branched Schœpfia. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 
** Tube of corolla terete, having the throat ponin 
fascicles of hairs at the origin of the stamens.—Species natives 
Asia. 
3 S. rra‘crans (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 188.) leaves = 
ceolate or elliptic-oblong, attenuated at both ends; ne 
axillary, solitary, many-flowered ; corolla infundibuliform, TE 
a long cylindrical tube: segments of corolla lanceolate, aye 
kh. G. Native of Nipaul, in less elevated situations i 
Becheako as far as the valley, where it is rather common & 
has also been found in more northern situations. Wall. pao 
nep. 1. p. 18. t. 9. D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 145. a he cal 
carpos? odorata, Ham. ex D. Don, l. c. Bark of tree thic ie 
spongy, yellowish. Leaves deep green above. Flowers yellow, 
