LORANTHACEJE. V. STRUTHANTHUS. 



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racemes axillary, many-flowered, about equal in length to the 

 leaves : branchlets 3-flowered at the apex, and tribracteate ; 

 bracteas ovate, acute ; petals linear, reflexed from the middle. 

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

 woods called Catingas. Loranthus polyanthos, Mart, in Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 145. Flowers yellowish, 2 lines long. Anthers 

 ovate. 



Many-flowered Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



38 S. PANICULA'TUS ; plant glabrous ; branches terete ; flori- 

 ferous branches tetragonal ; leaves petiolate, ovate-elliptic, acute 

 at both ends, rather coriaceous ; panicles terminal, branched, 

 diffuse : branchlets very short, bearing 3 flowers and 3 bracteas 

 at the apex. Jj . P. S. Native of South America, on trees 

 near Cumana, where it is called Paxarito. Loranthus panicu- 

 latus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 442. Flowers 

 unknown. Berries oblong. Loranthus tetragdnus, Willd. rel. 

 in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 131. Perhaps the same as S. Orino- 

 censis. 



Panicled Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



39 S. ORINOCE'NSIS ; plant glabrous ; branches somewhat 

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

 at the base, and somewhat complicate, rather coriaceous ; ra- 

 cemes axillary and terminal, exceeding the leaves, paniculately 

 disposed, diffuse : branchlets short, bearing 3 bracteas and 3 

 flowers ; flowers sessile ; petals 6, linear-lanceolate, 3 of which 

 are cohering ; filaments broad ; anthers adnate. I? . P. S. 

 Native on the banks of the Orinoco, parasitical on trees. Lo- 

 ranthus Orinocensis, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 129. Schultes, syst. 7. 

 p. 136. Loranthus marginatus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 3. p. 442. t. 299. exclusive of the syn. of Lam. Leaves 

 2^ inches long and 1-J broad ; on petioles about 5 lines long. 

 Flowers hardly 3 lines long. 



Orinoco Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



40 S. PHYLLIRSOIDES ; plant glabrous ; branches elongated, 

 filiform ; leaves oblong, acute, rather coriaceous, running into 

 the short petiole at the. base, veinless, with the middle nerve 

 rather prominent beneath ; peduncles axillary, rather dichoto- 

 mous, 2-3 times shorter than the leaves ; flowers sessile, usually 

 by threes, tribracteate ; petals 6, linear, spreading ; anthers ad- 

 nate, mucronate. Jj . P. S. Native of South America, para- 

 sitical on trees, near Cumana, where it is called by the natives 

 Guate-Paxarito. Loranthus phylliraeoides, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 439. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 122. Leaves 

 9-10 lines long, and 2-3 broad. Flowers small. 



Phyllircea-like Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



41 S. MICROPHY'LLUS ; plant clothed with hairy pubescence ; 

 branches terete ; branchlets very short, bearing leaves and 

 flowers at the apex : leaves oblong, obtuse, rather mucronate, 

 sessile, thickish, canescent ; flowers sessile, crowded, axillary, 

 and terminal ; petals 6-7, lanceolate-linear, lather concrete at 

 the base ; filaments adnate to the petals, nearly to the apex ; 

 anthers adnate, mucronate. Jj . P. S. Native of Mexico, near 

 Guernacava, on the mountains. Loranthus microphyllus, H. B. 

 Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 4. p. 291. Leaves 4 lines long and \\ 

 broad. Flowers hardly 2 lines long, pubescent on the outside. 



Small-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



42 S. TARViFbtius ; plant glabrous ; branches terete, while 

 young angularly compressed ; leaves attenuated at the base, on 

 short petioles, obtuse at the apex, nerveless ; peduncles axillary, 

 opposite, trifid, 3-flowered, 3 times shorter than the leaves ; 

 petals 6, lanceolate, acute ; stamens shorter than the petals ; 



Pj . P. S. Native of the higher mountains of Jamaica, upon 

 the branches of trees. Loranthus parvifolius, Swartz, prod. p. 

 58. fl. ind. occ. p. 628. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 120. Leaves 6 

 lines long, and 3 broad. Corolla 2 lines long. Berry oblong, 

 black. 



Small-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



43 S. ROTUNDIFOLIUS ; stems diffuse ; leaves roundish, gla- 

 brous ; flowers axillary, crowded, bracteate, hexandrous ; pe- 

 duncles short, many-flowered. Jj . P. S. Native of Brazil, 

 among bushes about Rio Janeiro. Loranthus rotundifolius, St. 

 Hil. pi. rem. bras. intr. p. 21. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 121. 



Round-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



44 S. PYRIFOLIDS ; glabrous, pendulous ; branches terete, 

 compressed at the nodi ; leaves petiolate, oblong, obtuse, acute 

 at the base, rather membranous, complicated ; racemes axil- 

 lary and terminal : branchlets very short, nearly opposite, tri- 

 bracteate, 3-flowered ; flowers sessile ; petals 6, lanceolate. 



fj . P. S. Native of South America, near Carthagena, growing 

 on Crescentia Cujete. Loranthus pyrifolius, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 441. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 139. Leaves 

 2-3 inches long, and 13-15 lines broad, on petioles 3 lines long. 

 Racemes 3 inches long. Flowers small. Berries ovate. 

 Pear-leaved Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



45 S. SUBROTU'NDUS ; plant glabrous, twining ; branches te- 

 rete ; leaves alternate or opposite, petiolate, ovate-orbicular, 

 ending in a short mucronate acumen, feather-nerved, shining 

 above, coriaceous ; racemes axillary, solitary, about equal in 

 length to the leaves, or twin one shorter than the other : branch- 

 lets opposite, bearing 3 sessile flowers and 3 bracteas at the 

 apex ; petals 6, linear, somewhat concrete at the base ; fila- 

 ments a little shorter than the petals , anthers ovate, erect. 



Tj . f ^. S. Native of Brazil, where it was collected by Schott. 

 Loranthus subrotundus, Pohl, in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 292. 

 Leaves 15-18 lines long, and 10-12 broad; petioles 5-6 lines 

 long. Corolla 3 lines long. Style filiform ; stigma simple, not 

 capitate. 



JloundisK-leaveH Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



46 S. GLOMERA'TUS : plant glabrous ; branches terete, radi- 

 cant ; leaves opposite, on short petioles, ovate, ending in a short 

 acumen, glaucous, coriaceous ; peduncles very short, axillary, 

 glomerate, bifid ; flowers by threes, sessile, tribracteate ; petals 

 6, linear, reflexed from the middle ; anthers ovate ; style equal 

 in length to the petals. T2 . P. S. Native of Brazil, in the 

 provinces of the Mines. Loranthus glomeratus, Mart, in 

 Schultes, syst. 7. p. 121. Flowers yellowish green, 2 lines long. 



Glomerate-fiowered Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



47 S. CONFE'RTUS ; plant glabrous ; branches radicant, terete; 

 leaves opposite, ovate or roundish, obtuse, with a short acumen, 

 coriaceous, nerved: peduncles axillary, crowded, dichotomous, 

 simple ; flowers by threes, sessile, tribracteate ; petals 6, 

 spreadingly reflexed, linear ; anthers ovate ; style one half 

 shorter than the petals. ^ . P. S. Native of Brazil, on trees 

 of the orange tribe. Loranthus confertus, Mart, in Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 121. 



Crowrferf-peduncled Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



48 S. PERROTTE'TII ; plant glabrous ; branches terete, but 

 rather compressed in the young state ; leaves petiolate, ovate, 

 or oval, obtuse, coriaceous, feather-nerved ; racemes twin, un- 

 equal, simple, axillary : with the branchlets bearing each 3 small 

 concrete bracteas, and 3 sessile flowers ; flower-buds ovate, 

 small; berry oval. Tj.P. S. Native of French Guiana. Loranthus 

 Perrottetii, D. C. prod. 4. p. 292. Racemes, petioles, and rachi of 

 racemes rufous, appearing velvety at first sight. Flowers small. 

 Leaves 2-3 inches long and 1^ broad. Racemes sometimes 

 equal in length to the leaves, but sometimes twice the length 



Perrottet's Struthanthus. Shrub par. 



49 S. INTERRU'PTUS ; glabrous, pendulous ; branches terete ; 

 leaves oblong, acute, running into the petiole at the base, rather 

 coriaceous ; racemes axillary and terminal : with short, nearly 

 opposite, distant branches, bearing each 3 sessile flowers at the 

 apex, without bracteas. 1? . P. S. Native of Mexico, near 



