LORANTHACE.E. V. STRUTHANTHUS. 



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ovate or oval, attenuated at the base, somewhat palmately veined, 

 obtuse ; spikes axillary, thick, tetragonal, shorter than the leaves, 

 bearing flowers almost from the base ; flowers decussate ; petals 



6, concrete at the very base : berry ovate-oblong. 1? . P. S. 

 Native of South America, amongst the bushes and woods of 

 Carthagena. Loranthus spicatus, Jacq. amer. p. 97. t. 68. 

 Flowers small, red. Berries green, red at the apex. Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 151. 



Var. ft, athrodnthus (E. Meyer, nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 788.) 

 lower spikes axillary, superior ones crowded in racemes, leafless. 

 T2 . P. S. 

 Spiked-fiowereA Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



12 S. LEPTOSTA'CHYUS ; plant glabrous ; branches somewhat 

 tetragonal ; leaves petiolate, ovate-elliptic, acuminated, rounded 

 at the base, rather coriaceous ; spikes axillary, twin or tern, 

 2 or 3 times shorter than the leaves ; flowers sessile, scattered, 

 distant ; rachis compressed, rather quadrangular ; petals 6, lan- 

 ceolate-linear, spreading. Ij. P. S. Native of the Andes of 

 Quindiu, between Carthagena and Buga. Loranthus lepto- 

 st&chyus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 440. Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 154. Leaves 5 inches long, and 2^ broad. Spikes 

 1^ to 2^- inches long. Flowers hardly 2 lines long. 



Slender-spiked Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



13 S. OVALIFOLJUS ; plant glabrous, herbaceous; stem terete, 

 quite simple, erect ; leaves oval, thick, nearly veinless, on short 

 petioles, obtuse or emarginate ; spikes axillary, 1-2, twice the 

 length of the petioles ; flowers sessile, bractless ; petals 6, 

 linear, retroflexed at the apex. I/ . P. S. Native of Peru, on 

 the Andes in groves, upon trees and shrubs. Loranthus ovali- 

 folius, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 50. t. 277. f. b. Schultes, syst. 



7. p. 151% Herb a foot high. Flowers much crowded, small, 

 purple. Berry oval, of an obscure purple colour. 



Oval-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



14 S. MARGINA'TUS (Lam. diet. 3. p. 596.) plant glabrous; 

 branches terete ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, petiolate, 

 with scarious margins, having the middle nerve rather prominent, 

 and the lateral ones wanting ; spikes axillary, solitary, opposite, 

 shorter than the leaves ; flowers by threes in a fascicle along the 

 rachis, bracteolate ; corolla 6-parted, with linear segments ; 

 anthers very caducous ; stigma capitate. ^ . P. S. Native of 

 Brazil. Loranthus marginatus, Lam. diet. 3. p. 596. Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 137. L. avium, Pohl, in litt. Leaves 2 inches 

 long, and 9-10 lines broad ; petioles 2-3 lines long. Corolla 2-3 

 lines long. 



Margmate-lenved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



1 5 S. CONCI'NNUS ; plant glabrous ; branches slender, terete ; 

 leaves opposite, lanceolate, acuminated, membranous, shining 

 above ; spikes axillary and terminal, solitary, interrupted, 

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

 somewhat verticillate, bracteate ; petals 6, linear, reflexed. Tj . 

 P. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Negro, in woods 

 at Ega. Loranthus concinnus, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 

 150. Flowers a line and a half long, clavate in the unexpanded 

 state. Anthers ovate. 



Neat Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



1 6 S. NJTENS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete, rooting on 

 one side ; leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, shining, 

 membranous ; spikes racemose, interrupted, lower ones axil- 

 lary, solitary : superior ones panicled ; flowers by threes, sessile, 

 bracteate ; petals 6, linear-lanceolate. Jj . P. S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Rio Negro, in woods. Loranthus 

 nitens, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 150. Flowers a line long, 

 ovate-club-shaped in the unexpanded state. Anthers ovate, ex- 

 cavated at the side of the filaments. 



Shining Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



1 7 S. SUBCAMPE'STRIS ; branches terete, beset with rusty dots 



at the apex, compressed ; leaves opposite, ovate-elliptic, obtuse, 

 coriaceous, nerved, glabrous ; spikes 1-2, axillary, interrupted, 

 one-half shorter than the leaves ; flowers nearly opposite, by 

 threes, sessile, bracteate, small ; petals 6, linear-lanceolate. 1? . 

 P. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes. 

 Flowers half a line long. Anthers ovate. Loranthus subcam- 

 pestris, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 151. 

 Field Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



18 S. AFFINIS ; branches terete, compressed at the apex, 

 and beset with rusty dots ; leaves nearly opposite, ovate- 

 elliptic, acuminated, coriaceous, nerved, glabrous ; spikes axil- 

 lary, solitary, interrupted, not half so long as the leaves ; flowers 

 by threes, sessile, retroflexed, bracteate, small. Jj . P. S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in the woods of Japura, in the province of Rio 

 Negro. Loranthus aflfinis, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 151. 

 Very like the preceding species. 



Allied Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



19 S. A'NCEPS ; branches compressed, 2-edged, green ; leaves 

 on short petioles, elongated, ovate-obtuse ; spikes on short pe- 

 duncles, solitary, axillary, much shorter than the leaves ; flowers 

 small, somewhat imbricate. lj . P. S. Native of Guiana. 

 Loranthus anceps, Desv. in Hamilt. prod. p. 33. Schultes, syst. 

 7. p. 153. The rest unknown. 



Two-edged-branched Struthanthus. 



SECT. II. PROTOSTELIDES (meaning unknown to us). Loran- 

 thus, sect. 3. Protostelides, D. C. prod. 4. p. 289. Flowers of 

 6 petals, racemose or panicled ; the branches of the panicles or 

 racemes usually bearing 3 flowers and 3 bracteas at the apex. 

 Species all natives of South America. 



20 S. RU'FUS ; branches terete; leaves nearly opposite, on 

 short petioles, ovate-oblong, long-acuminated, coriaceous; spikes 

 terminal, panicled ; rachis beset with rufous dots ; pedicels very 

 short, bearing 3 flowers and 3 bracteas each ; petals 6, linear ; 

 anthers roundish-ovate. T? . P- S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Rio Negro, in the woods of Japura. Loranthus 

 rufus, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 130. Flowers a line and a 

 half long, white. 



.fti//b*-branched Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



21 S. AVICULA'RIUS ; plant glabrous ; young branches tetra- 

 gonal ; leaves nearly opposite, ovate, rather acuminated, coria- 

 ceous ; panicles axillary and terminal, solitary, diffuse, longer 

 than the leaves ; peduncles opposite, bracteate at the base ; 

 flowers by threes, sessile, 3 bracteated ; petals 6, linear-lanceo- 

 late. Tj . P. S. Native of Brazil, frequent, where it is called 

 Ervo, de Passerinfio. Loranthus avicularius, Mart, in Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 132. Flowers a line and a half long. Filaments of 

 stamens excavated on the side at the apex. 



Knot-grass-like Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



22 S. THEOBROHUE; branches tetragonal, but at length be- 

 coming terete, rather radicant ; leaves ovate, acuminated, on 

 short petioles ; panicles axillary and terminal, longer than the 

 leaves ; pedicels very short, 3-flowered at the apex. 1? . P. S. 

 Native of Brazil, at Para, upon trees of Theobrbma Cacao, where 

 it is called Herva dos Passeros. Loranthus Theobromae, Willd. 

 rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 132. According to Schultes, this is 

 probably the same as the preceding species. 



Cacao Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



23 S. VIRGA'TUS ; plant glabrous ; branches radicant, tetra- 

 gonal at the apex ; leaves opposite, ovate, acuminated, compli- 

 cate, rather coriaceous ; panicles axillary, solitary, twiggy, 3 

 times longer than the leaves : having the branches tetragonal, and 

 bracteate at the base, and the branchlets short and bearing 3 

 flowers at the apex, and 3 bracteas ; petals 6, linear-lanceolate. 

 Jj . P. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Negro, in 

 woods about Japura. Loranthus virgitus, Mart, in Schultes, 



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