miorantJiece.] CXLVIII. LOKANTHACE^. 21 :r 



rusa EupUMmsa iii.). Phthikusa, Mart, in Flora 1830, 110, genus ab Eichlero -a^ Passoioxam et 

 Dendroijcmonem extensum, 



20. Oryctantlies. Flores minimi, crass iusculi, secus rliachin crassiusculam spicae singulatim 

 sessiles, et sisepius plus minus immersas. Filamenfca brevissima, sub anthera attenuata. Species ad 

 5, Americans tropicse imprimis Antillanae centralis v. Andinse. Jacq^. Stirp. Amer. t. 68. Paepp. 

 et Endl. Nov. Gen. et Sp. t. 185- Oryctanthes, Eichl. in Mart. Fl. Bras. v. ii. 87, t. 29, 30. 



TrIBUS II. VlSCE^. 



3. Viscum, Linn. Gen. n. 1105. — Flores dioici v. monoici. Perianthii tubus in fl. ^ 

 brevissimus solidus, in fl. $ ovario adnatus ; limbus 3-4-partitus. Antheras in fl. ^ 

 ovatae v. oblongrej explanatre, lobis perianthii undicLue v. rarius medio dorso tantum 

 adnatie, loculis non distinctis sed facie intcriore multiporosie. Ovariiun in fl. $ iiiferum, 

 ad normain ordiuis; stigma crassuuj, pulvinatum, in vertice ovarii sessile v. stylo brevi 

 fultum. Bacca perianthii lobis coronata v. nuda, mesocarpio succulento viscifluo. Eui- 

 bi*yo albumine copioso carnoso inclusus v. interdum enibryones 2, teretes. — Fruticos in 

 arbores parasitici, ramis oppositis v. dichotuniis. Folia opposita, nunc plana crassiuscula, 

 nunc ad squanias y. dentes niinutos reducta. Flores ad axillas v. nodos v. ad apices 

 ramorum 3-5-natim fasciculati v. rarius solitarii, fasciculis sessilibus v. rarius breviter 

 pedunculatis. Bractea sfepius parva, bracteolis 2 liberis v. in unaiu coalitia v. rarius 

 deficientibus. 



Species fere 30, per regiones cah'diores et temperatas orbis veteris late dispersae, nonnullse 

 imprimis V. album et V. orientale super aream latissimam distributae, a botanieis sub nominibus 

 diversis repetitse. BC. Trod. iv. 278, %\ et 3. Walp. Bep. ii. 437 ; An7i. i. 361, ii. 727, v. 91 {excl. 

 sp. Americanis). Dene, in Mem. Acad. Brux. xiii. cum t. 3. Griff, in. Trans, Linn. Soc, sviii. t. 10, 

 11 et^hx. j!. 21. 



Genus a Korthalsio, Mem. Lor. 58, in Verh. Batav. Genootscli, xrii., in sectiones 3 sequentes 

 dividitur : — 



- 1» Viscum verum, ramis foliatis dichotomis v. inferioribus stellato-subverticiUatia. florum fasci- 

 culis terminaJibus v, in dichotomiis ramorum. Hue pertinet V. album, Linn., Hayne, Arzneigew. iv, 

 t. 24, cui referenda videntiu* et vix pro varietatibus distinguenda K. stellatum, Ham., et V. laxum, 

 Boiss. et Ecut. 



2. Ploiomtxia, ramis foliatis oppositis, florum fasciculis axillaribus. Species 14 v. 15, Asiaticse, 

 Australian^' et Africanfe, cum ima Novo-Zelandica. Blum. Fl. Jav. Lor, t, 24, 25 a. Griff. Ic, 

 PI, As. t. 631. Wiffht, Ic. t. 1016. Linds. Contr. N. Zeal. Bat. t. 2. 



3. Aspidu.via, ramis apbyllis articulatis v. rarius coutinuis, florum fasciculis ad nodos v. arti- 

 culatioues oppositis. Species ad 15, Asiaticae, Ausu-alianse et Africanse, cum una Novo-Zelandica, 

 altera ex ins. maris Pacifici. Blum. Fl, Jav. Lor. t. 25 b, 26. Griff. Ic. PL As. t. 630, 632. Wiffht, 

 Ic. t. 1017 ad 1019. 



4. Arceuthobium, Bieh. Fl. Taur, Cauc. Svppl. 629. (Razoumowskia, JTq^m. esc ^ie6. 

 I.e.) — Flores dioici, in axillis solitarii. Perianthii tubus in fl. ^ vix ullus, in fl. $ ovario 

 adnatus ; limbus in fl. c? 2~5-partitus, in fl. $ minimus, 2-partitus. Antherse fl. ^ in 

 medio segraentorum sessiles, transversa?, loculis confluentibus rima nnica dehiscentibus, 

 demtim apertse fere orbicularcs. Discus utrinsque sexus camosus. Ovarium fl, J ovoi- 

 deum, ad nurmana ordinis (v. ex Baillon ovulo distincto v. basi erecto) ; stylus brevis, 

 crassus, subconicus, stigmate obtuso. Bacca ovoidea, breviter stipitata, perianthii lobia 

 minutis coronata, basi lata ad apicem dilatatam stipitis adnata, pericarpio camoso visci- 

 fluo, endocarpio sjepe distincto, matnritate basi circuniscissa et elastice dehiscens, semen 

 longe ejiciens. Semen ovoideo-oblonguni ; embryo albumine camoso copioso inclusus. — 

 Fruticidi in arboribus imprimis Coniferis parasitici, subaphylli, foliis nempe omnibus ad 

 squamas parvas oppositas in vaginam apertam coalitas reductis. Flores in vagina utriu- 

 que solitarii, paivi, sessiles v. subsessiles, ebracteolatL 



Species 5 v. 6, quarum una per Europam australem Asiam occidentalem et Americam boreali- 

 occidentalcm late dispersa, cseterce Americae borealis imprimis oceidcntalis v. Mexici incol*. Eichi. 



