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LORANTHACE^E. V. STRUTHANTHUS. 



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

 excavated at the side at the apex. 

 Twiggy Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



24 S. DEPPEA'NUS ; glabrous; branches rather radicant ; leaves 

 almost opposite, petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, some- 

 what 3-nerved; racemes 1-2, axillary; peduncles 3-flowered, 

 bractless; flowers pedicellate ; anthers linear, fixed by the base. 



fj . P. S. Native of Mexico, near Jalapa. Loranthus Dep- 

 peanus, Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 5, p. 172. Style twisted 

 in a circinate manner at the apex. 

 Dejype's Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



25 S. ERYTHROCA'RPUS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete ; 

 leaves nearly opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, attenuated 

 at the base, coriaceous, veiny ; racemes 1-3 together, rather 

 spicate, interrupted, axillary, and terminal : having very short 

 branchlets, which bear 3 flowers and 3 bracteas at the apex ; 

 petals 6, linear, fj . P. S. Native of Brazil, in the province 

 of Rio Negro, on trees. Loranthus erythrocarpus, Mart, in 

 Schultes, syst. 7. p. 138. Anthers ovate. Berries orange- 

 coloured. 



Red-fruited Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



26 S. CITRICOLA ; plant glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves 

 rather alternate, ovate, somewhat acuminated, and obtuse, sub- 

 emarginate, veiny ; racemes axillary and terminal, shorter than 

 the leaves : superior ones solitary, but the lower ones are 

 somewhat verticillate ; branches of racemes short, opposite, 

 bearing each 3 flowers at the apex and 3 bracteas. fj . P. S. 

 Native of Brazil, near Rio Janeiro, on trees of the orange tribe, 

 where it is called Herva de Passerinho. Loranthus citricola, 

 Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 137. Perhaps the same as S. mar- 

 ginatus. 



Orange Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



27 S. FLEXICAU'LIS ; plant glabrous ; branches sarmentose, 

 radicant ; leaves almost alternate, oblong, obtuse, with a mucrone, 

 tapering at the base, flat, reflexed ; racemes 1-2 together, axil- 

 lary, erect, shorter than the leaves : having short, opposite, 3- 

 flowered, tribracteate branchlets ; petals 6, linear, spreading 

 above the middle. Tj . P. S. Native of Brazil, in the fields of 

 Taboleira, in the province of Minas Geraes. Loranthus flexi- 

 caiilis, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 139. Flowers yellowish, 

 a line long, clavate in the unexpanded state. 



Bent-stemmed Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



28 S. POLYRHIZOS ; plant glabrous ; branches scandent, root- 

 ing ; leaves subalternate,- obovate, emarginate, flat, veiny ; 

 racemes axillary, solitary, compound, erect, one-half shorter than 

 the leaves : having the branchlets tetragonal, and bearing 3 

 flowers at the apex and 3 bracteas ; petals 6, reflexed from the 

 middle. 17 . P. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia, 

 in the woods. Loranthus polyrhizos, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. 

 p. 139. Flowers 2 lines long, green. Anthers ovate. 



Many-rooted Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



29 S. TETRA'O_UETER ; plant glabrous ; branches compressedly 

 tetragonal, scandent, rooting ; leaves nearly opposite, ovate, ob- 

 tuse, reflexed, rather coriaceous ; racemes 2-3, axillary : having 

 very short, nearly opposite 3-flowered tribracteate branchlets ; 

 petals 6, linear, hardly reflexed, spreading. T? P- S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, on trees. Loranthus 

 tetriiqueter, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 140. Flowers hardly 

 a line long, roundish in the unexpanded state. 



Four-sided-brancheA Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



30 S. STAPHYLI'NUS ; plant glabrous ; branches compressed at 

 the apex ; leaves nearly opposite, obovate or emarginate, atte- 

 nuated at the base, flat, coriaceous, nerved; racemes axillary, 

 solitary, longer than the leaves: having short bent branchlets, each 

 bearing 3 flowers and 3 bracteas at the apex ; petals 6, linear, 

 reflexedly spreading, fj . P. S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 



vince of Rio Negro. Loranthus staphylinus, Mart, in Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 290. Flowers a line long. Anthers roundish-ovate. 

 Staphylea-like Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



31 S. CUSPIDA'TUS ; plant glabrous ; branches rooting, terete ; 

 leaves nearly opposite, obovate, attenuated at the base, cuspi- 

 date at the apex, coriaceous, glaucous ; racemes axillary, soli- 

 tary, about equal in length to the leaves, few-flowered : having 

 the branchlets 3-flowered at the apex, and tribracteate ; petals 6, 

 linear, reflexed from the middle. f? . P. S. Native of Brazil, in 

 the woods about Pianhia. Loranthus cuspidatus, Mart, in 

 Schultes, syst. 7. p. 140. Flowers 2 lines long, clavate in the 

 unexpanded state. Anthers ovate. 



Cuspidate-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



32 S. LONGIPEDUNCULA'TUS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete ; 

 leaves opposite, oblong-ovate, acuminated, attenuated at the base, 

 rather coriaceous, nerved ; racemes axillary, solitary, longer than 

 the leaves : with few branchlets, bearing each 3 flowers at the 

 apex and 3 bracteas ; petals 6, linear, spreading above the 

 middle. Ij . P. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia. 

 Flowers 4 lines long, of a pale greenish colour. Anthers ovate. 

 Loranthus longipedunculatus, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 141. 



Long-peduncled Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



33 S. SYRING^FOLIUS ; plant glabrous ; branches unknown ; 

 leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate, rather coriaceous, ending in a 

 long taper point ; racemes axillary, solitary, panicled, shorter 

 than the leaves ; peduncles compressedly tetragonal : with the 

 branchlets short, thick, and bearing 3 flowers at the apex and 3 

 bracteas; petals 6, linear. Tj . P. S. Native of Brazil, in the 

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

 Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 141. Racemes 1^ to 2 inches 

 long. The unexpanded flowers dilated into a somewhat hexa- 

 gonal club. Anthers erect, hastate at the base. 



Syringa-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



34 S. PA 1 TENS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves op- 

 posite, lanceolate, thin, ending in a long taper point ; racemes 



axillary, solitary, spreading, exceeding the leaves a little : 

 pedicels 3-flowered ; flowers pedicellate ; bracteas very mi- 

 nute, orbicular ; petals 6, nearly linear, reflexed above the 

 middle. Jj P- S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Loranthus patens, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 142. 

 Flowers 4-y lines long, tubularly club-shaped in the unexpanded 

 state. Anthers ovate. 



Spreading Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



S5 S. E'LEGANS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete at the base, 

 but compressed at the apex ; leaves nearly opposite, somewhat 

 ovate, rather coriaceous, terminating in a short reflexed acumen ; 

 racemes axillary, solitary, twice the length of the leaves : having 

 the branchlets opposite, and bearing 3 flowers at the apex, with- 

 out any bracteas ; petals 6, linear-lanceolate. Jj . P. S. Native 

 of Brazil. Loranthus elegans, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 

 144. Flowers white, a line and a half long, of a roundish club- 

 shaped form at the apex in the unexpanded state. Anthers 

 ovate. 



Elegant Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



36 S. RU'BENS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete, radicant ; 

 leaves opposite, somewhat reflexed, lanceolate, attenuated at 

 both ends, nerved, somewhat undulated ; racemes shorter than 

 the leaves : and the peduncles are trifid : branchlets short, 

 nearly opposite, bearing 3 flowers at the apex, and 3 bracteas. 

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

 the woods of Japura. Loranthus rubens, Mart, in Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 144. Flowers unknown. Berries ovate-oblong, um- 

 bilicate, 3-4 lines long. 



Reddish Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



37 S. POLYA'NTHOS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves 

 opposite, lanceolate, mucronately acuminated, flat, coriaceous ; 



