114 THE GENUS PHORADENDRON 
blunt and spreading, white-margined. Leaves oblanceolate-spatulate, 
very obtuse, .5-1x2-4 em., euneately subsessile. Spikes more or less elus- 
tered, moderate (20-30 mm.), with about 3 elongated slender joints 6- 
to 10-flowered in 44-2 series: peduncle 5 mm. long. Fruit orange-red, 
globose, smooth, 4 mm. in diameter: sepals closely inflexed.—Plate 165. 
Brazilian region.—The type from S. Joäo Baptista. 
Specimens examined :—BrazıL. S. João Baptista (Pohl, 544, 1828,— 
the type of V. affine). Minas Geraes (v. Martius). Lagoa Santa (Warm- 
ing). Ilha Marajo, Pará (Huber, 469). Mattogrosso (Kuntze; Moore, 
954). Barrhina, Bahia (Rose & Russell, 19799). 
Phoradendron Martianum n. sp. 
Phoradendron rubrum Eichler in v. Martius, Fl. Brasil. vol. 5. pt. 2. 
p. 120, as to the plant depicted on pl. 38. f. 2. 1868. 
Somewhat pseudodichotomous, the rather long branches with basal 
eataphyls only, androgynous. Internodes moderate (2-5x20-50 mm.), 
smooth, acutely quadrangular. Cataphyls a single pair toward the base, 
blunt, white-margined. Leaves shortly elliptical or somewhat obovate, 
very obtuse, 1.5-2x3.5-4 em., euneately subsessile. Spikes mostly solitary, 
moderate (15, becoming 35 mm.), with about 3 oblong joints some 10- to 
18-flowered in 4+2 series: peduncle 3-5 mm. long. Fruit red, subglo- 
bose, essentially smooth, 3 mm. in diameter: sepals closely inflexed.— 
Plate 166. 
Brazilian region.—The type from Alagoas. 
Specimens examined :—BraziL. Alagoas (Gardner, 1321—the type, 
1323). Piauhy (Gardner, 2619). Ceara (Gardner, 1673, 1674). Rio de 
Janeiro (Gaudichaud, 567, 1833; Glaziou, 2598, 8728, 14887 in part; 
Schenck, 3902). Without locality (? Gardner, 1028; Guillemin, 185; 
Weddell, 1594, 1858). 
“ Phoradendron Gaumeri n. sp. 
Pseudodichotomous, the rather long branches with basal cataphyls 
only, androgynous?. Internodes moderate (2-3x20-50 mm.), smooth, 
acutely quadrangular. Cataphyls a single nearly basal pair, blunt, white- 
margined. Leaves subelliptical-obovate, more or less mucronately obtuse, 
about 1x2.5-3 cm., cuneately subsessile. Spikes mostly clustered, mod- - 
erate (20-30 or even 40 mm.), with about 3 elongated joints some 12- to 
18-flowered in mostly 4+2 series: peduncle 1-2 mm. long. Fruit?.— 
Plate 167. 
Yueateean region.— The type from Yucatan. 
Specimens examined :—Mexico. Izamal, Yucatan (Gaumer, 561, 1895, 
in part, —the type). зав пт 
