2^^* CXLA^IT. LORANTHACE^. [Viseeo', 



in Mart. Fl. Bros. v. ii. 105, f, 31. mgehfi. Cat. H. meet. 252. HooL Fl. iior. Auier. t. 99. Oliv. 

 271 Hooh. Ic. PI. t 1037. BailL in Assoc. Frmw, Clerm. 1876. 495. t. 6. De fruetus dehiscentia 

 confer Bern. «« Am, Sc. Nat. sei\ 3, vi. 130. 



5. Dendrophthora, mcU. in Mart. FL Bras. v. ii. 102, t 31. (Arcciithobium, Grlseh. 

 FL Bfd. W. J^itZ. 314, et Cat. FL Ciih. 121, aion Bi.5.)— Flores dioici v. rarius monoici, in 

 rhachi spicpe sessiles v. sfepius immersi. Perianthii tubus in fl. ^J brevis soHdus, in fl. $ 

 ovario adnatus ; limbus in utroque 3-partitus v. rarius 4- v. 2-partitus; antherte' fl. ^ in 

 medio segniento sessiles, transversfe, loculis confluentibus rima unica dehiscentibus, demum 

 apertoe fere orbiculatse. Discus utriusque sexua carnosus. Ovarium fl. $ ovoideum, 

 inferum, ad normam ordinis ; stylus brevis v. brevissimus, crassus, subconicus, stigmate 

 obtuso. Bacca ovoidea v. globosa, periantliii segmentis mimitis coronata, pericarpio 

 viscifiuo, endocarpio ssepe diatincto. Semen ovoideo-oblongum ; embryo pan^us, albumine 

 copioso carnoso inclusus, v. radicula brevissime exserta.— Fruticuli in arboribus parasitici 

 ramis teretibus angulatis v. compressis ssepius articulatis. Folia ad articulationes oppo- 

 sita, s^pissime ad squamas minutas distinctas reducta, in panels speciebus evoluta, plana. 

 bpicje termmales v. axillares, s^pius oo-articulat£e, ad ai-ticulationes 2-bracteata;. Florea 

 inter articulationes ad utrumque latus spicse solitarii v. pliires, simpHci serie superpositi, 

 V. rarius utrinque gemini collaterales v. pauci 2-3-seriatim superpositi. 



Species ad 25, pro maxima parte Iridic occidentalis incol*, una in America centrali. altera in" 

 Cohimbiu y>gente, quarum 19 ab Eichlero I.e. enumerate. Jacq. Collect ii. t. 5,/. 3 iVucum^ His 

 addenda videntur species 3 Cubenses Wrightian^ in Saur. Fl. Cub. HI (7>. graeilis, Wr., ai). gracm, 

 Eiehl. d.versa videtur) et Visoum squamiger,,m, Benth. PL H.rtw. 190, e Popayan. inflorescentia 

 normah Bendropkthyr^, sed floribus ^ adhuc ignotis, et verisimiliter, quod suspicatur Eichler, 

 Pkoradcndron scsstUfohum et P. tefrastrachyum. Griseb., quibus flores $ utin B. enivisco. EichI 

 in quoque articulo gemini collaterales, floribus ^ in omnibus adbuc ignotis. Genus inflorescentia 

 et tructu Phoradendro, antherjs Arceutkoh'w accedit. 



6. Phoradendron, Nutt. in Journ. Acad. Philad. ser. 2, i. 185. (AUobium, Miers in 

 ■Jo 7 "i; {^t'"''- 2> ^'i"- 179> <:''«'■■ fidso. Spiciviscum, Engelm. MS. ; Karst. Fl. Oolumb. 



xmmersi 



Penanthu tubus_ m fl. ^ brevis, solidus, in fl. ? ovario adnatus ; limbus in utroque 

 3-partitus v. rarissime 4- v. 2-partitus. Stamina fl. ^ ad basin segmentorum aflixa, 

 erecta filamentis brevissimis v. vix uUia; anthers latiuscul*, vertice 2-loculares, loculis 

 longitudmaliter dehiscentibus. Discus utriusque sexus carnosus. Ovarium fl $ inferum 

 ad nomani ordinis ; stylus brevissimus, crassus, subconicns, stigmate obtuso v. sub- 

 capitato. Bacca sessilis, globosa v. rarius ovoidea, perianthii segmentis minutis ssepius 

 coronata, pericai-pio viscifluo s.-epius succulento, endocarpio s^pe distincto Semen 

 ovoideum v. oblongum ; embryo parvus, albumine copi©so carnoso inclusus, v. radicula 

 breviter exserta. -Frutices in arboribus parasitici, ramis teretibus angulatis v rarius 

 compressis, _3a3pius articulatis. Folia opposita, plana, crassa, v. rarissime ad squamas 

 parva^ distmctas reducta. Spic^e terminales v. axillares, soHtari^ v. 2-cc^fasciculat* 

 s£epms co-articulat<^, ad articulationes minute 2-bracteatffi. Flores inter articulationes ad 



utrumque latus rhacheos 2-oo-seriatim superpositi, v. rarius in articulo abbreviato pauci 

 conferti. ^ 



Species ad 80, per Americam calidiorem latissime disperste, etiam extra tropicos tam in America 

 boreah imprimis occidental! quam in Americse auatralis republica Argentina extens» Eichl in 

 Mart FL Bras. v. ii. 106, L 32 ad 43. Seem. Bot. Her. t. 62. 63 ( Viscum). Hook. Ic. PI t 363 * 

 ^ CASTiiKA. A. de St. HiL MorphoL 451, est verisimiliter PJ^adendri cujusdam specimen fcemineum 

 imperfecte observatura. In herbario auctoris nunc deossc dicitur. 



_ P. juniper inuni, Engelm., ramificatione et foliis ad squamas reductis, prime aspectu Arceuthohium 

 s.mulat, spic^ etiam brevissimae 3-4-flornc^, sed antherae 2-loculares ad basin perianthii et bacca 

 Imh -PAoraa!.«^r/. Spicae ad flores paucas reductie in speciebus aliis perpaucis Pho- 



7. Wotothixos, Oliv, in Jmini. Linn. Soc. vii. 103. -Floret monoici in capitulis uni-. 



