92 THE GENUS PHORADENDRON 
Phoradendron craspedophylloides n. sp. 
More or less pseudodichotomous or fasciculately branched, with basal 
eataphyls only, androgynous?. Internodes moderate (2-3x30-50 mm.), 
slightly cellular-papillate, the upper somewhat compressed. Cataphyls 
solitary, basal, scarcely tubular. Leaves elliptical, very obtuse or some- 
what emarginate, 2-3.5x4.5-6 em., slightly revolute, rather abruptly con- 
tracted into a broad subpetiolar base for some 10 mm., rather thick, dry- 
ing glossy and golden. Spikes clustered, short (10-15 mm.), with about 
З slender joints some 6-flowered in 4+2 series: peduncle 1 mm. long, 
usually followed by a longer sterile joint: scales very blunt, ciliate. Fruit 
ellipsoidal-oblong, about 4x8 mm., smooth: sepals erect.—Plate 124. 
Brazilian region.—The type from Bahia. 
Specimens examined:—Braziu. Vittoria, Bahia (Sello,—the type). 
Piauhy (Gardner, 2622). ‘‘Brasilia tropica’’ (Sello, 234). Without data 
(Herb. Link.). 
PHORADENDRON OBTUSISSIMUM Eichler. 
Phoradendron obtusissimum Eichler in v. Martius, Fl. Brasil. vol. 5. pt. 2. 
p. 134 m. 1868. 
Viscum obtusissimum Miquel, Linnaea. vol. 18. p. 602. 1844. 
Phoradendrum obtusissimum Urban, Bot. Jahrb. vol. 23. Beibl. 57. p. 9- 
1897. 
Somewhat pseudodiehotomous, the long branches with basal eataphyls 
only, androgynous?. Internodes moderate (2-3x40-60 mm.), nearly 
smooth, the upper somewhat rhombically compressed. Cataphyls a single 
pair, basal, scarcely tubular. Leaves obovate, very obtuse or emarginate, 
3-4x5 em., euneately narrowed for 10-15 mm. Spikes clustered, short (10 
mm.), with 2 or 3 slender joints about 6-flowered in 4 or 44-2 series: 
peduncle 2 mm. long: seales ciliate. Fruit white, fusiform, 3-4x8-10 mm., 
smooth : sepals ereet.— Plate 125. 
Cayenne region.—The type from Surinam. 
Specimens examined :—Surtnam. Para Superiore (Focke, 1019,—the 
type of V. obtusissimum). BRITISH Guiana (Jenman, 2539, 4678). 
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PHORADENDRON ACINACIFOLIUM von Martius. 
Phoradendron acinacifolium von Martius.—Eichler in von Martius, Fl. 
Brasil. vol. 5. pt. 2. p. 117. pl. 37. 1868. 
More or less pseudodichotomous, the rather long slender branches 
with basal eataphyls only, androgynous. Internodes rather short (1-2x 
20-40 mm.), somewhat cellular-papillate, the upper somewhat compressed 
and dilated upwards. Cataphyls a single pair, nearly basal, scarcely 
tubular, eiliolate. Leaves rather faleately oblanceolate to obovate-ellip- 
