AEQUATORIALES—PIPEROIDES 145 
sometimes labeled as from Piauhy). Rio Coleoene, Para (Ducke, 2513). 
Without locality (Guillemin, 43). Bouvia. Yungas (Rusby, 1387; Bang, 
657). Mapiri (Rusby, as host of 1543). Tipuani, Guanai (Bang, 1717). 
Tumupasa (Williams, 428, 594). Peru. La Merced (Weberbauer, 1860). 
Mayobamba (Martens, 1622—with leaves 9x16 cm., acuminately pro- 
duced as in var. Pittieri). VENEZUELA. Tovar (Fendler, 2396). With- 
out locality. (Linden, 43). BRITISH GUIANA. (Jenman, 1217, 2533, 3628, 
7433). 
Two Bazilian forms, sufficiently characterized by their names, are var. 
multiflora Eichler, 1. c. p. 125, from Sabara, Minas Geraes (Riedel). San- 
tarem, Para (Spruce, 732, 904), and Ega, Amazonas (Poeppig, 2859,— 
as Viscum egense MS.) —PL. 214; and var. parvifolia Eichler, l. c. p. 125, 
from Capocabana, Minas Geraes (Luschnath, 1839). A Central Amer- 
ican form characterized by its bluntly acuminate large leaves, may be 
known as var. Pittieri:—Costa Rica. Buenos Aires (Pittier, 3902, 6580), 
General (Pittier, 3901). Boruca (Tonduz, 6863—the type). BRITISH 
Honpuras. Toledo (Peck, 824) .—Plate 215. 
Phoradendron martinicense n. comb. 
Viscum martinicense de Candolle, Prodromus. vol. 4. p. 280. 1830. 
Closely resembling P. crassifolium, with which it is commonly united, 
but differing in its rather thinner glossier leaves and apparently red 
- fruit.—Plate 216. : 
Caribbean region.—The type from Martinique. 
Specimens examined :—CARIBBEES. MARTINIQUE (Sieber, 227,—the 
type of V. martinicense; Bélanger, 130; Duss, 101 in part, 13745; Hahn, 
298). GUADELOUPE (Duss, 2969 in part, 3891, 3902 in part, 3904 in part, 
4137a). Твгхтрар (Broadway, 2596). 
51. PIPEROIDES. 
Leaves moderate, broadly lanceolate or ovate, thick with a prominent 
midrib and obseurely pinnately veined beneath. Shoots quickly terete. 
Cataphyls on all joints, usually several pairs on the lowermost. Spikes 
rather slender, red. Flowers in 4, 4+2 or 6 series. Fruit ellipsoid, rath- 
er warty, with nearly closed sepals. South America to Mexico and the 
West Indies. 
Leaves lanceolate to ovate or elliptical. _ P. piperoides. 
^^ Phoradendron piperoides n. comb. 
Viscum latifolium Swartz, Prod. Fl. Ind. Oee. vol. 1. p. 268. 1797,—not 
Lamarck. ~ : 
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