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LORANTHACE^E. V. STRUTHANTHUS. 



and dioecious, and in another 5-parted). Calyx angular, small, 

 hemispherical, with an extenuated truncate margin. Petals 

 linear, distinct from each other a long way at the base, and at 

 length revolute at the apex ; anthers ovate, fixed by the back 

 near the base or beneath the middle; filaments short, inserted 

 beneath the middle of the petals. Ovarium ovate-globose. 

 Style subclavate. Berry ovate-elliptic. Parasitical shrubs. 

 Racemes terminal or lateral, solitary or aggregate in the axils, 

 having the rachis for the most part angular or 2-edged. To 

 this genus belongs the greater part of the sections Stachyanthus 

 and Protostdides of Loranthus, D. C. prod. 4. p. 287 and 289. 

 particularly the Brazilian species. 



SECT. I. STACHYA'NTHUS (from ara-^vg, stachys, a spike, and 

 ocfloc, anthos, a flower; flowers sessile, disposed in spikes). 

 Flowers sessile along the rachis, and sometimes immersed in pits 

 on it, spicate, solitary or by threes, usually furnished with 3 

 bracteas each. 



1 S. ALVEOLA'TUS ; plant glabrous, much branched ; branches 

 terete ; leaves petiolate, roundish-ovate, rather oblique, obtuse, 

 somewhat coriaceous ; spikes axillary, 1-3-together, without 

 joints, somewhat tetragonal ; flowers disposed in 4 rows on the 

 spikes, immersed in pits in the rachis ; petals linear-lanceolate. 

 1? . P. S. Native of South America, near Popayan and Cartha- 

 gena, parasitical on Crescentia Cujete. Loranthus alveolatus, 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 444. Loranthus rotun- 

 difolius, Bonpl. herb. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 154. Leaves 2 

 inches long, and 1-J broad, on petioles 2 lines long. Spikes an 

 inch or an inch and a half long. Corolla greenish white. 

 Perhaps a true species of Loranthus. 



^/yeotae-spiked Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



2 S. PTERY'GOPUS ; plant glabrous ; branches compressed at 

 the apex ; leaves opposite, on short petioles, ovate, acumi- 

 nated, coriaceous ; spikes axillary, solitary, longer than the 

 leaves ; peduncles compressed, winged ; flowers by threes, ses- 

 sile ; petals 6, linear-lanceolate. J; . P. S. Native of Brazil, in 

 the provinces of Minas Geraes and Bahia, on trees in the woods. 

 Loranthus pterygopus, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 153. 

 Flowers semi-linear. Anthers roundish-ovate. 



Wing-stalked Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



3 S. URAGUE'NSIS ; plant glabrous, erect; branches terete; 

 leaves alternate, oblong-lanceolate, cuspidate by a point at the 

 apex, attenuated into the petiole at the base; peduncles 1-2, 

 axillary, equal in length to the leaves, forked above the middle ; 

 pedicels furnished with 3 bracteas and S flowers at the apex ; 

 flowers sessile ; petals C, linear, nearly free ; filaments shorter 

 than the petals ; anthers ovate, erect ; stigma capitate ; berries 

 egg-shaped. Jj . P. G. Native of South America, upon laurels 

 and myrtles, on the banks of the Uraguay. Loranthus Ura- 

 guensis, Hook, et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. p. 358. In many 

 [joints it resembles Loranthus flagellaris, Cham, et Schlecht. 



Uraguay Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



4 S. PODO'PTERUS ; plant glabrous, erect ; branches terete, 

 when young angularly compressed ; leaves elliptic, attenuated at 

 both ends, feather-nerved, reticulated above ; spikes axillary 

 and terminal, flexuous, pedunculate ; flowers by threes, immer- 

 sed in the rachis, which is winged ; corolla 6-parted, with 

 linear lobes ; anthers inserted by the base ; stigma capitate. 



tj . P. S. Native of Brazil. Loranthus podopterus, Cham, et 

 Schlecht. in Linnsea. 3. p. 218. Loranthus acutus, Pohl, in 

 litt. Leaves 3 inches long, and 1^ broad, on petioles 2 lines 

 long. Corolla a line long. 



Winged-peduncled Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



5 S. OBLO'NGUS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete ; branchlets 

 compressed ; leaves oblong, nearly elliptic, obtuse, cuneated at 

 the base, and 3-5-nerved : nerves slender, reticulately branched; 



spikes axillary, very short, few-flowered. T? . P. S. Native of 

 Brazil. Loranthus oblongus, Schott. and Pohl, in litt. ex D. C. 

 prod. 4. p. 287. Leaves 2 inches long, and 8 lines broad ; pe- 

 tioles and spikes about 2-3 lines long. The nervation of the 

 leaves is very distinct from the other species, but the young 

 flowers are not described. It is probably a species of Viscum. 

 OWong-Ieaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



6 S. OCCIDENTALS ; branches terete, scabrous ; leaves ovate- 

 roundish or elliptic, marginate, glabrous, feather- nerved at the 

 base, on very short petioles ; spikes axillary, simple, shorter 

 than the leaves, nearly terete ; flowers almost sessile, furnished 

 with a small very blunt bracteaeach ; petals 6, rather connate at 

 the base ; stamens 6, 3 fertile and 3 sterile. Ij . P. S. Native of 

 Jamaica, on trees, and of many other of the West Indian Islands. 

 Loranthus occidentalis, Lin. amcen. 5. p. 396. Swartz, obs. 138. 

 Schultes, syst. 7. p. 146. Sloan, jam. 2. t. 100. f. 2. Scurrula 2. 

 Brown, jam. 197. Leaves 15-16 lines long, and 8-9 broad. 

 Spikes an inch long. Flowers 2 lines long. Berries roundish. 



Western Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



7 S. POLYSTA'CHYUS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete, but com- 

 pressed at the articulations ; leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, thick, veiny ; spikes axillary, by threes, one-half shorter 

 than the leaves, diverging ; flowers by threes, sessile, opposite ; 

 petals 6. f? . P. G. Native of Peru, in groves on the Andes 

 upon trees and shrubs. Loranthus polystachyus, Ruiz et Pav. fl. 

 per. 3. p. 50. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 155. Leaves as in many 

 other species about 2 hands long. Flowers small, purple. Brac- 

 teas semiannular, hardly conspicuous. Berries oval, brownish- 

 yellow. 



Many-spiked Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



8 S. PATRI'SII ; plant glabrous ; branches terete, but when 

 young compressed ; leaves opposite, petiolate, oval-oblong, ob- 

 tuse at the base, acuminated at the apex, of the consistence of 

 parchment, feather-nerved ; spikes axillary, simple, shorter than 

 the leaves : ultimate ones disposed in a terminal panicle ; flowers 

 distant along the rachis, sessile, bractless ; fruit oblong, spread- 

 ing, truncate at the apex. Pj . P. S. Native of French Guiana, 

 where it was collected by Patris. Loranthus Patrisii, D. C. 

 prod. 4. p. 288. Leaves 4-5 inches long, and 1-2 broad, rather 

 glaucous above, and rufescent beneath, on petioles 2 lines long. 

 Berries tetragonally compressed while young, 3 lines long. 

 Flowers unknown, therefore it is doubtful whether it belongs to 

 this genus or not. 



Patris's Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



9 S. AMPLEXICAU'LIS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves 

 sessile, stem-clasping, reniform, coriaceous ; spikes axillary, 

 twin, not jointed, nearly sessile ; berries half immersed in the 

 rachis, ovate. ^ . P. S. Native of the temperate parts of 

 Caraccas. Loranthus amplexicaulis, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 3. p. 445. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 154. Flowers unknown. 

 Said to be nearly allied to S. alveolatus. Perhaps a true species 

 of Loranthus. 



Stem-clasping-\eaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



10 S. EMARGINA'TUS ; plant glabrous, somewhat scandent ; 

 branches terete, when young compressed ; leaves ovate-cuneated, 

 emarginate, on very short petioles, without any lateral nerves ; 

 spikes axillary and terminal, tetragonal, rather shorter than the 

 leaves ; flowers opposite, bractless, nearly sessile ; petals 6, lan- 

 ceolate, distinct ; anthers 6, 3 of which are acuminated and 

 sterile, and the & fertile ones roundish. fj . P. S. Native of 

 Hispaniola, Porto-Rico, and Guadaloupe, on the mountains, 

 parasitical on trees. Loranthus emarginatus, Swartz, prod. p. 

 58. fl. ind. occ. p. 625. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 152. Berries 

 black, elongated. 



Emarginate-leaveA Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



1 1 S. SFICA'TUS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves ob- 



