AEQUATORIALES—FLAVENTES 153 
20- to 30-flowered in 44-2 or 6 series: peduncle about 3 mm. long, often 
followed by a sterile joint: scales forming rather large funnel-shaped 
tubes. Fruit round-ovoid, nearly smooth, 4 mm. in diameter: sepals 
closely inflexed.—Plates 229, 230. 
Brazilian region (? exclusively) on Tapira.—The type from Rio de 
Janeiro. ; 
Specimens examined :—Braziu. Near Rio de Janeiro (Wilkes Exped., 
1838-42,—the type; Riedel). Villa Nova, near Rio de Janeiro (Glaziou, 
7664, May 1874,—the type of P. reticulatum). Bahia (Saltzmann, 302). 
Phoradendron membranaceum n. sp. 
More or less pseudodichotomous, the rather long branches with eata- 
phyls on all joints, androgynous?. Internodes moderate (2-3x50-80 mm.), 
striate, terete. Cataphyls nearly basal, broadly triangular, keeled and 
pointed. Leaves lanceolate to very broadly elliptical, acuminate at both 
ends, 5-7.5x10-13 em., subpetioled for about 10 mm., 5-nerved, drying 
green and thin. Spikes mostly solitary, long (50, becoming 90 or 100 
mm.), with half a dozen joints some 30-flowered in 6 series: peduncle 
9 mm. long. Fruit (immature) subglobose, smooth, 3 mm. in diameter: 
sepals closely inflexed.— Plate 231. 
Andean region.—The type from Ecuador. 
Specimens examined :—Ecuapor. S. Miguel (Sodiro, 148/18, 1883,— 
the type). Naneg (Sodiro, e). 
> PHORADENDRON QUINQUENERVIUM Krause. 
Phoradendron quinquenervium Krause, Notizbl. K. Bot. Gart. Dahlem. 
vol. 5. p. 264. 1912. : 
More ог less pseudodichotomous, the rather long branches with cata- 
phyls on all joints, androgynous?. Internodes moderate (2-5x40-60 mm.), 
rather granular, somewhat hexagonal or 2-edged above. Cataphyls a 
single pair, 5-10 mm. above the base, triangular, keeled and pointed. 
Leaves elliptical or lance-ovate, abruptly short-acuminate, 3-3.5x6-7 em., 
abruptly subsessile. Spikes mostly solitary, rather long (40-60 mm.), 
with about 10 short rounded joints some 24-flowered in 6 series: peduncle 
almost suppressed. Fruit?.—Plate ти А 
Isthmian region.—The from Costa Rica. 
Hoods E дүй энэ Rica. Juiz (Tonduz, 11457 „Хот. 
1897,— the type). 
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