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LORANTHACE.E. VI. PSITTACANTHUS. 



bracteas ovate ; petals 6, linear, bearing each a scale on the 

 inside at the base ; anthers oblong, versatile. Tj . P. S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil. Loranthus biternatus, Hoffmanseg, in Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 124. Corolla 12-18 lines long. Three of the 

 stamens are shorter than the rest. Style bent, with 2 knees ; 

 stigma capitate. 



Biternate Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



10 P. ROBU'STUS ; glabrous; branches tetragonal ; leaves op- 

 posite, decussate, on short petioles, oblong-obovate, obtuse, 

 thick ; peduncles terminal, and corymbosely crowded in the axils 

 of the upper leaves, 3-flowered ; flowers erect, angular ; brac- 

 teas nearly orbicular, short. J? . P S. Native of Brazil, in 

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

 robustus, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 125. Corolla yellow, 

 2-3 inches long, glabrous on the outside. Style filiform ; stigma 

 capitate. Anthers linear. 



Robust Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



IIP. FITRCA'TUS ; glabrous ; branches tetragonal at the apex ; 

 leaves opposite, obovate, emarginate or obtuse, coriaceous, almost 

 nerveless ; peduncles axillary and terminal, 1-3 together, those 

 in the forks bearing 2-6 flowers ; bracteas ovate, acutish ; petals 

 6, cohering at the base, but spreadingly reflexed at the apex. 

 \l . P. S. Native of Brazil, in woods, at the river St. Fran- 

 cisco. Loranthus furcatus, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 126. 

 Corolla 1 or 1| inch long, scarlet at the base, but paler to- 

 wards the apex, and yellow inside. Anthers oblong, probably ' 

 versatile. 



Forked-peduncled. Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



12 P. BICALYCULA'TUS ; branches terete ; leaves opposite, 

 ovate-cordate, obtuse, somewhat stem-clasping, thick, glaucous ; 

 panicle terminal, dichotomous, bracteate : peduncles 2-3-flow- 

 ered, tomentose ; bracteas cup-shaped, girding the ovarium ; 

 calyx 6-toothed ; petals linear. Jj . P. S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the province of Bahia, in woods. Loranthus bicalyculatus, 

 Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 128. Corolla 14 lines long, to- 

 mentose on the outside, scarlet. Style longer than the stamens ; 

 stigma capitate. 



Bicalyculate-RowereA Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



1 3 P. CORDA'TUS ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves oppo- 

 site, cordate at the base, stem-clasping, coriaceous, ending in a 



long acumen, triple or quintuple- nerved ; flowers racemosely 

 panicled on the tops of the branches, and in the axils of the 

 upper leaves ; peduncles 2-flowered ; rather tomentose ; brac- 

 teas cup-shaped ; petals 6, linear, spreading above the middle. 

 Tj . P. S. Native of Brazil. Loranthus cordatus, HofFmanseg 

 in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 128. Corolla 12-16 lines long. Anthers 

 oblong. Stigma capitate. 



Cordate-leaved Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



14 P. FALCIFRO'NS ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves oppo- 

 site, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, rather falcate, triple or quin- 

 tuple-nerved, coriaceous ; panicles terminal and axillary, some- 

 what dichotomous ; flowers by threes, glabrous ; pedicels equal in 

 length to the bracteas, which are drawn out into a cup, around the 

 ovaria, and much longer than them ; petals 6, linear. Jj . P. S. 

 Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Negro, in woods about 

 Japura. Lordnthus falcifrons, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 129. 

 Corolla golden-yellow, 14-18 lines long. Anthers oblong, 

 yellow. There is a variety of this species having shorter, ovate- 

 oblong, hardly falcate leaves. 



Sickle-leaved Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



15 P. ACINA'RIUS ; glabrous; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, 

 oblique, rather falcate, thick, hardly veined ; cymes 5-parted, 

 with the branchlets 3-flowered ; flowers pedicellate ; bracteas 

 cup-shaped, large, truncate, nearly entire; calyx 6-toothed; 

 petals 6, linear. tj . P. S. Native of Brazil, in woods in the 

 province of Piauhia. Loranthus acinarius, Mart, in Schultes, 



syst. 7. p. 130. Corolla 1-j. inch long, club-shaped at the apex 

 in the unexpanded state. Anthers oblong. Stigma rather ob- 

 lique. 



Ac'marious Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



16 P. CUCULLA'RIS ; glabrous; branches terete, nodose at the 

 joints ; leaves broad-lanceolate, falcate, 5-nerved, opposite, on 

 short petioles ; peduncles axillary and terminal, bifid or sub- 

 paniculate, nearly one-half shorter than the leaves : with 1 -3- 

 flowered branches ; bracteas large, concave, cordate, acuminated ; 

 flowers sessile ; petals 6, linear ; anthers versatile. Tj . P. S. 

 Native of French Guiana. Loranthus cucullaris, Lam. journ. 

 hist. nat. 1. p. 144. t. 23. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 130. 



Cucullar-bracled Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



1 7 P. MEXICA'NUS ; glabrous ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, rather 

 falcate, running down the short petiole in a cuneate manner at 

 the base, 5-7-nerved, rather coriaceous ; panicles axillary and 

 terminal : with thick branchlets, bearing 3 flowers at the apex ; 

 pedicels shorter than the bracteas, which are drawn out into 

 ovate cupula, much exceeding the ovaria ; petals 6, linear, acute, 

 velvety on the outside ; anthers oblong. (7 . P. S. Native of 

 Mexico, where it was collected by Haenke. Loranthus Mexi- 

 canus, Presl, in herb. Haenke, and in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 129. 

 Leaves 5 inches long and 1^ broad. Flowers 18-20 lines long, 

 golden yellow in the dried state. The leaves are very similar 

 to those of P. cucullaris, but differs in the bracteas being much 

 smaller. 



Mexican Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



18 P. ? DESTRU'CTOR ; glabrous ; branches tetragonal, wart- 

 ed ; leaves petiolate, oblong, acute, coriaceous, having the middle 

 nerve rather prominent beneath, the rest of the leaf veinless ; 

 racemes terminal, having the branchlets 3-flowered, approximate, 

 secund, and bractless ; flowers pedicellate ; petals 6, linear ; 

 anthers incumbent. Tj . P. S. Native of Quito, on trees near 

 Villa de Ibarra, where it is called Matapalo. Loranthus de- 

 structor, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 485. Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 135. Leaves 2 inches long and 8-9 lines broad ; 

 petioles 3 lines long. Flowers about an inch long, orange- 

 coloured. Berries globose, black. It is very doubtful whether 

 this is a species of the present genus from the want of bracteas. 



Destructive Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



19 P. FORMOSUS ; quite glabrous ; branches compressedly an- 

 gular at the nodi ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse, on short 

 petioles, coriaceous, feather-veined ; umbels 3, 1 terminal, and 

 2 axillary, pedunculate ; bracteas irregular ; calyx repandly 

 truncate ; corolla 6-parted, with linear lobes ; anthers versatile. 

 Tj . P. S. Native of Brazil. Loianthus formosus, Cham, et 

 Schlecht. in Linnaea. 3. p. 211. An intermediate species between 

 P. Jacqulni and P. Mutisii. Leaves almost alternate or oppo- 

 site, 3-4 inches long, and 1-2 broad. Corolla 4 inches long, 

 showy. 



Beautiful Psittacanthus. Shrub. 



20 P. CUNEIFOLIUS ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves nearly 

 sessile, cuneiform, small, ending in a short acumen, fleshy, shin- 

 ing ; peduncles 1-3 together, axillary, 1 -flowered, 3 times 

 shorter than the leaves ; bracteas cup-shaped, one under each 

 flower ; petals 6, linear-spatulate, concrete at the base ; anthers 

 versatile. Tj . P. S. Native of Brazil and Peru, on trees and 

 shrubs ; of Chili, in valleys in the Andes of Mendoza, Cordillera of 

 Chili, on Accacia Cavenia at Llayllay, and upon willows at Banda 

 Oriental. Loranthus cuneif61ius, Ruiz et Pav. fl. par. 3. p. 46. 

 t. 276. f. b. Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnsea. .3. p. 212. Schultes, 

 syst. 7. p. 118. Loranthus Montevidensis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 

 128. Leaves hardly an inch long, some of them emarginately 

 retuse at the apex. Corolla scarlet, an inch and a half long. 

 Berries roundish, black, crowned by the urceolate calyx. 



Cunez/ora-leaved Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



