110 THE GENUS PHORADENDRON 
mostly clustered, short (10, becoming 20 mm.), with 2 or 3 slender elon- 
gated joints some 12-flowered in 4+2 series: peduncle 1-3 mm. long, 
often followed by a partly sterile joint. Fruit ovoid, cellular-papillate, 
3x4 mm.: sepals closely inflexed.—Plate 156. 
Brazilian region.—The type from Ceara. 
Specimens examined :—BrazıL. Ceara (Gardner, 1673, 1674—the 
type). 
Phoradendron piauhyanum n. nom. 
Phoradendron rubrum var. longispica Eichler in v. Martius, Fl. Brasil. 
vol. 5. pt. 2. p. 121. 1868. 
Somewhat pseudodiehotomous, the rather long branches with basal 
eataphyls only, androgynous. Internodes moderate (2-3x30-50 mm.), 
smooth, more or less rhombieally quadrangular. Cataphyls a nearly basal 
pair, sometimes followed by a seeond pair some 5 mm. higher. Leaves 
elliptieal-spatulate, very obtuse or subemarginate, 1.5-2x4-6 or 8 em., 
euneately subpetioled for scarcely 5 mm. Spikes mostly clustered, long 
for the group (25, becoming 40-50 or 60 mm.), with 3-6 slender elongated 
joints turbinately some 20-flowered in 4+2 series: peduncle almost sup- 
pressed, sometimes followed by an elongated sterile joint. Fruit round- 
ovoid, smooth, 3 mm. in diameter; sepals closely inflexed.— Plate 157. 
Brazilian region.— The type from Piauhy. 
Specimens examined:—Bmazi,.. Piauhy (Gardner, 2617,—the type 
of P. rubrum var. longispica, 2623). Panuri (Spruce, 2909). Santarem 
(Spruce, 4, 739). 
Phoradendron ceibanum n. sp. 
Somewhat pseudodichotomous, the rather long branches with basal 
eataphyls only, androgynous?. Internodes rather short (2-4x30 mm.), 
smooth, rhombically 4-angled, somewhat dilated and ancipital upwards. 
Cataphyls a single nearly basal pair. Leaves oblong-elliptieal, muero- 
nately subaeute to obtuse, 1.5-2 or 2.5x4-7 em., petioled for about 5 mm. 
Spikes mostly solitary, moderate (40-50 mm. in fruit), with about 3 
rather slender oblong joints some 20-flowered in 4 or 4-2 series: pedun- 
ele 2-3 mm. long. Fruit subglobose, minutely cellular-papillate, 4 mm. 
in diameter: sepals closely inflexed.— Plate 158. 
Isthmian region.— The type from Costa Rica. 
Specimens examined :—Cosra Rica. Rio Ceiba, Buenos Aires (Pit- 
tier [or Tonduz?] 3900, 1891,—the type, 6638). Ojo de Agua (Hof- 
mann, 378, 1856). NICARAGUA. Mosquito Coast (Wullschlaegel). Gren- 
ada (Lévy, 1293). Realejo (Baker, 2096). 
