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peduncle 3 mm. long. Fruit globose, dull, obscurely granular, 4 mm. in 
diameter: sepals closely inflexed.— Plate 197. 
Andean region.— The type from Bolivia. 
Specimens examined.—Botivia. Sorata, Larecaja, at 10000 ft. (Man- 
don, 1467, Feb. 1861.—the type). 
Phoradendron avenia n. sp. 
Phoradendron quadrangulare avenia Hieronymus in Herb. Berolin. 
Seareely forked, the moderate branches with basal cataphyls only, 
androgynous?. Internodes short and stout (3-6x20-30 mm.), smooth, an- 
eipital or rhombieally 4-angled, dilated upwards. Cataphyls a single pair 
nearly 10 mm. above the base, acute. Leaves broadly lanceolate or ovate- 
lanceolate, rather acute, 1.5-2x3.5-5 em., cuneately petioled for 5-7 mm. 
Spikes mostly solitary, moderate (30 mm. in fruit), with about 4 short 
stout oblong joints some 6-flowered in 4+2 series: peduncles 2-3 mm. 
long, sometimes followed by a sterile joint. Fruit globose, nearly smooth, 
3 mm. in diameter: sepals inflexed.—Plate 195. 
Andean region.—The type from Colombia. 
Specimens examined :--Согомва. Paramo de Coper (Stuebel, 105, 
July 1868,—the type). 
PHORADENDRON ENGLERIANUM Patschovsky. 
Phoradendron Englerianum Patschovsky, Bot. Jahrb. vol. 45. p. 439. 
1911. 
Seareely forked, the long branches with basal eataphyls only, dioe- 
eious?. Internodes rather long (2-4x30-70 mm.), slightly granular, an- 
eipital or rhombieally somewhat quadrangular, dilated at the nodes, Cata- 
phyls a nearly basal pair, sometimes followed closely by a second or even 
by a third pair some 10 mm. distant, short and spreading. Leaves lance- 
olate, obtuse, 2.5-6x9-15 em., euneately petioled for scarcely 5 mm. Spikes 
more or less clustered, rather long (40-60 mm.), with half a dozen long 
slender joints some 40- to 60-flowered in 4+2 or 6 series: peduncle 
scarcely 2 mm. long. Fruit (immature) subglobose, smooth, 3 mm. in 
diameter: sepals inflexed.— Plate 196. 
Andean region.— The type from Peru. : 
Specimens examined :—Prrvu. Chanchamayo Valley, Funin, Tarma 
(Weberbauer, 1903 pistillate, 1904 staminate, Dec. 1902, —the types). 
Phoradendron Mathewsi n. sp. 
Seareely forked, the rather long branches with basal eataphyls only, 
androgynous?. Internodes moderate (2-5x30-60 mm.), nearly smooth, 
