638 LORANTHACE/E. 
(ob abortu) vel uno duove laterali scrotino szepius masculis 
ovarium ovato-globosum post laps. sepal. apice areolat. Sepala 
dentiforme zestiv. valvata. 
Stylus conicus, stigma capitatum. Fructus, juniores pyri- 
formes papulosis maturi leviusculi papulis iu carue quasi 
immersis punctulatis pisiformibus. 
The gelatinous stuff is of late development, when the seed 
is half developed it will be found enclosed in gelatinous vis- 
cum, which has much the appearance of the mature gelatine. 
But when almost ripe, the seed will be found slightly sur- 
rounded with viscum, and almost in opposition with the epi- 
carpium as it may be called. 
Fl. masc. alabastro subrotundatus, ad medium usque 4-fida, 
sepalis fein conformibus. 
Anth. 4, sepalis opposit. his insertze, oblong anterior face 
with a number of alveola bearing white pollen. 
It agrees tolerably well with character of V. falcatum, 
but there is no judging from mere habit and inflorescence, 
the fruit of this is so peculiar as to constitute bes plant à 
subgenus. 
V. monoieum ramis (foliisque) oppositis glabris sulcato- 
angulatis, fol. subsessilibus oblongis szepe faleatis inzequilater 
basi 3-junioribus 5-veniis venis subtus indistinctis, corlaceo 
brittle, obtusis. 
Glomerulis axillaribus, densifloris, floribus sessilibus basi 
bracteatis circumeinctis, solitariis binatis vel ternatis. 
The inflorescence is excessively compound, the bilobed 
bractea represents the bracteola of a trichotomous triflorous, 
peduncle, as it often is, the evolution of the flower is "IF 
anisochronis.. 
x Plant natural size. 
+ Male flower bud. 
: Male flower, cut through longitudinally, l sepal HE 
moved. 
4. Sepal and anther. 
5. Transverse section of bud of male. 
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