404 



LORANTHACE^:. I. VISCUM. 



Broad-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



11 V. UMBELLA'TUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 666.) branches alternate, 

 angular while young ; leaves obovate, 3-nerved : lateral nerves 

 bifid ; umbellules pedunculate, axillary, crowded ; male flowers 

 pentandrous. Fj . P. S. Native of Java, on trees on Mount Salak. 



Umbellate-fiowered Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



12 V. CAPITELLA'TUM (Smith, in Rees" cycl. 37. no. 18.) stem 

 branched, rough to the touch ; leaves concave, obtuse ; pe- 

 duncles axillary ; berries capitate, oval. Tj . P. S. Native of 

 Ceylon. Stems 3 inches high. Leaves an inch long, smooth, 

 thick, fleshy. Heads 4-5-flowered, and under each head there 

 are two thick bracteas. 



Capitellate- flowered Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



13 V. TRIFIORUM (D. C. prod. 4. p. 279.) branches angular 

 from numerous stripes ; leaves oval, bluntish, somewhat undu- 

 lated, and rather attenuated at the base, 3-nerved beneath ; 

 peduncles axillary, 3 times shorter than the leaves, about the 

 length of the berries, 3-flowered, and furnished with 3 bracteas 

 at the apex ; flowers 4-cleft, sessile among the bracteas ; berries 

 globose. Fj . P. S. Native of the Mauritius. Leaves 6-7 lines 

 long, and 5 lines broad. Peduncles hardly 2 lines long. Flowers 

 1-2-together, sometimes sessile in the axils of the upper leaves. 

 This species is designated V. rotundifolium in Bory, voy. 1. 

 p. 320. 



Three-lowered Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



14 V. VENOSUM (D. C. 1. c.) branches angularly striated; 

 leaves ovate or oval, obtuse, attenuated at the base, on short 

 petioles, 5-veined ; veins branched ; peduncles axillary, very 

 short, 2-3-flowered ; berries globose. Fj . P. 8. Native of the 

 Mauritius. V. Capense, Bory, voy. 1. p. 320. ? Plant becoming 

 blackish on drying. 



Var. (3, lanceolatum (D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, some- 

 what acuminated. Fj . P. S. Native along with the species. 

 Ferny-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



15 V ROTUNDIFOUUM (Lin. fil. suppl. p. 426.) stem and 

 branches hexagonal, articulated ; leaves sessile, roundish, acute ; 

 peduncles 3-flowered, short; bracteas minute, opposite. J? . 

 P. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on trees. Thunb. 

 fl. cap. 154. 



Round-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



2. Plants with true leaves. Flowers disposed in articulated 

 spikes; the joints sheathed. American species, 

 * Branches terete. 



16 V. ioRUL6suM (D. C. prod. 4. p. 279.) much branched; 

 branches terete ; leaves roundish-ovate or elliptic, oblique, 

 rounded at the apex; spikes axillary, of 2-3 joints; flowers 

 immersed, in 4 rows. Jj . P. S. Native of Quito, on trees near 

 Guayaquil. V. buxifolium, from South America, Spreng. syst. 

 1. p. 488. Loranthus torulosus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 3. p. 443. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 156. Leaves 30-33 lines 

 long, and 16-20 broad, on petioles, which are 2-3 lines long. 

 Fructiferous spikes 1-| inch long. Flowers unknown 



Toruloie-spil.ed Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



17V. TRINE'RVIUM (Lam. diet. 3. p. 57.) branches terete, 

 articulated, trichotomotis ; leaves obovate, obtuse, narrowed at 

 the base, 3-nerved ; spikes dense, short, lateral ; berries round. 

 F? . P. S. Native of St. Domingo and Martinico. Plum. ed. 

 Burm. t. 258. f. 2. V. verticillatum, Lin. exclusive of the syn. 

 Browne, and Sloane. Berry copper-coloured, size of a grain of 

 pepper. 



1 hree-nerved-leweA Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



1 8 V. BUXIFOLIUM (Lam. diet. 3. p. 56.) branches terete, arti- 

 culated: joints short, thickish ; leaves obovate, obtuse, 1 -nerved, 

 sessile ; spikes axillary, solitary or twin, length of the leaves. 

 F? . P. S. Native of St. Domingo, in the district of Leogane. 



Willd. spec. 4. p. 738. Plum. ed. Burm. t. 258. f. S. There 

 are varieties with both white and purple berries. 

 Box-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



19 V. SAURUROIDES (D. C. prod. 4. p. 36.) branches terete; 

 leaves ovate, acute or acuminated, on very short petioles, beset 

 with dot-like tubercles beneath, having the middle nerve rather 

 prominent, and the lateral veins hardly perspicuous ; spikes axil- 

 lary, twin, shorter than the leaves, very slender. Fj . P. S. 

 Native of Cayenne. V. latifolium, Lam. diet. 3. p. 57. but not 

 of Swartz, Don, nor Plum. V. racemosum, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 

 895. ? Leaves 4 inches long, and 2^ broad, on petioles which 

 are a line long. Spikes an inch long, with bifid sheaths. Flowers 

 in 4, 3-flowered whorls between the sheaths. 



Saururus-like Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



20 V. TERETICAU'LE (D. C. 1. c.) branches terete, smooth ; 

 leaves ovate, acute, nerveless, veinless, on very short petioles ; 

 spikes axillary, twin or solitary, shorter than the leaves ; female 

 flowers trifid. Fj . P. S. Native of Jamaica, on trees. V. 

 latifolium, Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 1 798. but not of Lam. nor Don. 



Var. ft, Cubense (D. C. 1. c.) leaves having the middle nerve 

 rather prominent, but with few veins in the dried state ; the 

 margins rather undulated. Tj . P. S. Native of Cuba. Lower 

 spikes 2-3. Perhaps the same as the Jamaica plant. 



Terete-stemmed Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



21 V. MARTINICE'NSE (D. C. 1. c.) plant glabrous ; branches 

 terete ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, 3-nerved, on very 

 short petioles, thick ; spikes axillary, solitary, 3 times shorter 

 than the leaves ; flowers 4 in a whorl, between the sheaths in 

 each joint of the rachis of the spike, Fj . P. S. Native of Mar- 

 tinico. Sieb. fl. mart. no. 227. Leaves 3 inches long, and an 

 inch broad, having the middle nerve rather prominent. 



Martinico Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



22 V. FLAVE'SCENS (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 114.) branches 

 terete, opposite, and verticillate ; leaves cuneate-obovate or lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, 3-nerved ; spikes axillary, solitary, a little 

 shorter than the leaves, interrupted. Jj . P. H. Native of 

 North America-; from Pennsylvania to Carolina, and probably of 

 Louisiana, on oak trees. V. album, Walt. car. 241. Muhl. cat. 

 no. 91. V. verticillatum, Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 235. Ell. 

 sketch. 2. p. 677. V. leucocarpum, Rafin. fl. hid. 79. Berries 

 white, diaphanous. Male flowers mostly trifid. 



Yellowish Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



23 V. CRASSUOLIUM (Pohl. in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 280.) 

 branches terete ; leaves broad-oval, attenuated at both ends, 

 nerveless, on short petioles ; spikes axillary, twin or tern, 4-6 in 

 a whorl, 7 times shorter than the leaves, articulated : with trun- 

 cate sheaths, and short joints ; flowers disposed in 4 rows ; 

 berry ovate-globose. F? F*- !5. Native of Brazil, where it was 

 collected by Pohl. Leaves 4 inches long, and 2^ broad. Spikes 

 6-8 lines long. 



Thick-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



24 V. LEPTOSTA'CHYUM (D. C. prod. 4. p. 280.) branches 

 terete ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute at both ends, 3-nerved ; 

 spikes trichotomous, elongated, somewhat panicled, slender, 

 jointed : with cushion-shaped sheaths ; berries ovate-roundish, 

 not immersed. T? . P. S. Native of St. Domingo, where it was 

 collected by Bertero. V. macrostachyum, ex Hispaniola, Spreng. 

 syst. 1. p. 487. V. aphyllum baccis aureis, Plum. ed. Burm. t. 

 258. f. 1. and therefore V. opuntioides var. /3, Lam. diet. 3. 

 p. 56. 



Slender-spiked Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



25 V. PERROTTE'TII (D. C. prod. 4. p. 280.) branches terete ; 

 leaves lanceolate, obliquely falcate, bluntish at the apex, cuncated 

 at the base, 5-7-nerved : nerves branched a little ; spikes axil- 

 lary, solitary, opposite, one-half shorter than the leaves, jointed : 

 with bifid sheaths. Fj . P. S. Native of French Guiana. Leaves 



