LORANTHACE^E. I. VISCUM. 



407 



Oblong-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub par. 



52 V. MICROPHY'LLUM (Pohl, in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 283.) 

 branches tetragonal, when young rather compressed, but in the 

 adult state nearly terete ; leave.; linear-oblong, obtuse, attenu- 

 ated at the base, nerveless ; spikes axillary, solitary, much 

 shorter than the leaves, articulated : with small sheaths, and 

 short, usually 4-flowered joints. Tj . P. S. Native of Brazil, 

 where it was collected by Schott. Leaves an inch long and 2 

 lines broad. Spikes 3 lines long, constantly of 3-4 joints. 



Small-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



3. Plants without leaves. Branches articulated. 



53 V. CAPE'NSE (Lin. fil. suppl. p. 426.) plant leafless ; stems 

 bluntly tetragonal, much branched, articulated ; branches decus- 

 sate ; flowers usually 6 in a whorl, sessile : female ones 4- 

 parted ; berry globose, fj . P. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope, parasitical on some species of Rhus. Male flowers 2-4- 

 cleft. Thunb. prod. p. 31. fl. cap. p. 154. Razomowskia 

 Capensis, hort. mosc. In the racemes of a plant under this 

 name, collected by Mr. Burchell, the branches are terete, it is 

 therefore perhaps a distinct species. 



Cape Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



54 V. ANGULA'TUM (Heyne, herb, ex Wall. cat. no. 497. D. C. 

 prod. 4. p. 283.) plant leafless ; branches angular, tetragonal, 

 articulated ; flowers unknown. fj . P. S. Native of the East 

 Indies, where it was collected by Heyne. From the imperfect 

 specimens examined, it appears to be very distinct from the other 

 species of this genus, but it is hardly known. 



.^ngM/ar-branched Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



55 V. AMBI'GUUM (Hook, et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. p. 356.) 

 plant leafless ; branches terete, without joints and without 

 sheaths ; spikes alternate towards the tops of the branches, 

 oblong-linear, without sheaths ; flowers sessile, a little longer 

 than the concave obtuse scales. fj . P. G. Native of Brazil, 

 upon myrtles by the river Uraguay. The two lateral petals 

 are carinate, and the dorsal one nearly plain. In Viscum the 

 margin of the calyx in the female flowers is usually conspicuous, 

 but in this species it is so entirely wanting, as almost to induce 

 a belief that the 3 petals, which are apparently of the same 

 texture as the tube of the calyx, form its limb ; and if this 

 really were so, it ought to form a genus next to Tupeia, Cham, 

 et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 3. p. 203., which seems in the same pre- 

 dicament. 



Ambiguous Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



56 V. TENICI'DES (Comm. ex Pet. Th. mel. obs. p. 43.) plant 

 leafless, much branched ; stem and branches compressed, arti- 

 culated, linear-oblong ; sheaths truncate ; flowers sessile, 2 op- 

 posite or 4 in a whorl, situated in the axils of the sheaths. J? 

 P. S. Native of the Mauritius and Bourbon. Joints 3 lines 

 long, and a line broad, but not striated. Flowers small. Plant 

 becoming wholly black in drying. Habit almost of Salicornia. 



Wreath Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



57 V. JAPONICUM (Thunb. ex Steud. D. C. prod. 4. p. 283.) 

 plant leafless ; stem proliferous, branched, compressed, fj .P. G. 

 Native of Japan. V. opuntia, Thunb. fl. jap. p. 64. V.opuntioides, 

 var.Spreng. syst. 1. p. 487. Perhaps the same as V. dichotomum. 



Japan Mistletoe. Shrub par. 



58 V. DICHOTOMUM (Hamilt. D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 147. but 

 not of Spreng.) plant leafless ; branches compressed, articulated ; 

 joints oval-oblong, striated lengthwise, 5 times longer than its 

 breadth ; flowers by threes, sessile at the tops of the joints or 

 branches. Tj . P. G. Native of Nipaul, about Narain-hetty. 

 V. Nepalense, Spreng. cur. post. Bractea membranous, cu- 

 pular, under the fruit, which is oval. Branches usually op- 

 posite, hence dichotomous. 



Dichotomous Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



59 V. ELONGA'TUM (Wall. cat. no. 495. D. C. prod. 4. p. 

 284.) plant leafless ; branches compressed, articulated : joints 

 linear-oblong, somewhat attenuated at the base, 7 times longer 

 than their breadth ; fascicles of flowers somewhat verticillate, 

 sessile, containing 1-3 flowers each, placed at the tops of the 

 joints. Jj . P. S. Native of the East Indies, on the Pandua 

 mountains, in Silhet. Joints 20-22 lines long, and 3 lines broad. 

 Branchlets usually opposite. 



Elongated Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



60 V. FRAGILE (Wall. cat. no. 498. D. C. prod. 4. p. 284.) 

 plant leafless ; branches compressed, articulated ; joints linear- 

 oblong, striated a little, thickish in the middle, six times longer 

 than their breadth ; fascicles of flowers opposite, sessile, contain- 

 ing 1-3 flowers, placed at the tops of the branches. fj . P. S. 

 Native of the East Indies, at Martaban and Tavoy. Branchlets 

 usually opposite. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from V. dicho- 

 tomum. 



Brittle Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



61 V. ATTENUA'TUM (D. C. prod. 4. p. 284.) plant leafless ; 

 branches compressed, articulated ; joints gradually attenuated 

 both at the base and apex, linear-cuneated, somewhat striated, 

 sometimes longer than their breadth ; fascicles of flowers at the 

 tops of the joints opposite, sessile, containing each 3-5 flowers. 

 fy . P. S. Native of the East Indies, where it was collected by 

 Heyne. V. opuntioides, Heyne, herb. Branches usually in 

 whorles, or somewhat dichotomous. 



Attenuated-jointed Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



62 V. ARTICULA'TUM (Burm. fl. ind. p. 311.) plant leafless; 

 branches compressed, articulated; joints elongated, striated a 

 little, 10 times longer than broad; fascicles of flowers at the 

 tops of the branches opposite, sessile, containing 1-3 flowers. 



fj. P. S. Native of Java, parasitical upon some species of An- 

 nbna. Joints of branches an inch long, and a line or a little 

 more in breadth. Stems nearly terete at the base. 



Far. j3, Timoriense (D. C. prod. 4. p. 284.) branches nearly 

 herbaceous ; ultimate joints of branches acute at the apex. (7 . 

 P. S. Native of Timor. Perhaps the same as V. compressum, 

 Poir. suppl. 2. p. 861., which was collected in Atnboyna. The 

 berry, according to Poir, is small and yellow. 

 Jointed Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



63 V. MONILIFORME (Blum, bijdr. p. 667.) plant leafless ; 

 stems terete at the base ; branches 2-edged, articulated ; joints 

 naked ; flowers in whorles, sessile. I? . P. S. Native of Java, 

 on trees about Buitenzorg, very common, and is called by the 

 natives Mengando along with other species. 



Necklace-formed Misseltoe. Shrub parasitical. 



64 V. TUN^EFORME (D. C. prod. 4. p. 284.) plant leafless ; 

 branches compressed, articulated, trichotomous, elongated ; joints 

 of branches 4 times longer than broad, striated lengthwise ; 

 flowers nearly sessile, by threes at the tops of the joints. 

 T? . S. Native of Brazil, where it was collected by Pohl. P. 



articulatum, Pohl, in litt. but not of Burm. Allied to V. dicho- 

 tomum, but differs in the joints being longer, branches much less 

 branched, branchlets elongated, and the flowers not in whorles. 

 Tuna-formed Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



65 V. OPUNTIO!DES (Lin. spec. 1452.) plant leafless; branches 

 compressed, articulated ; joints broadly ovate ; spikes jointed, at 

 the tops of the branches or articulations, bearing 2 rows of op- 

 posite flowers, and margined by a membrane. I? . P. S. Na- 

 tive of Jamaica. Sloane, hist. jam. 2. p. 93. t. 201. f. 1. V. 

 monstrosum, Bertero, ined. V. opuntioides, Willd. spec. 4. p. 

 740. exclusive of the synonyme of Plumier. Spreng. syst. 1. 

 p. 487. exclusive of the Japan plant. Berries like those of the 

 common misseltoe. 



Var. ft. angustius (D. C. prod. 4. p. 284.) joints oblong, 

 somewhat attenuated at the base, f? . P. S. Native of Jamaica, 



