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21 P. CUPU'LIFER ; glabrous; branches terete; leaves nearly 

 sessile, obliquely ovate-oblong, narrowed at the apex and ob- 

 tuse, reticulately many veined, somewhat membranous ; pedun- 

 cles axillary, 2-3-flowered, unibracteate ; pedicels furnished 

 with a large cup-shaped bractea under the flower ; petals 6, 

 linear, spreading, revolute at the apex ; anthers incumbent. 



F? . P. S. Native of Peru, near Loxa. Loranthus cupulifer, 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 438. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 

 120. Leaves 5 inches long and 2 inches broad, on very short 

 petioles. Flowers 1 or 1 inch long, on very short pedicels. 

 Berry elliptic, about the length of the cup-shaped bractea. 

 Cup-hearing Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



22 P. PLUMIE'RI ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves ovate 

 (3-nerved ex Lam.) 5-7-nerved at the base, coriaceous ; pedun- 

 cles axillary, trichotomously corymbose, shorter than the leaves ; 

 petals 5, linear, contiguous at the base; alabastra a little curved; 

 anthers versatile. Jj . P. S. Native of the West India Islands, 

 parasitical on trees. Loranthus Plumieri, Cham, et Schlecht. in 

 Linnaea. 3. p. 311. Lonicera, Plum. nov. gen. 17. t. 37. pi. 

 amer. ed. Burm. t. 166. f. 1. Loranthus, Vaill. act. acad. par. 

 1722. p. 201. Plumier says the flowers of his plant are com- 

 posed of 6 petals, but the number of the parts of the flower is 

 unknown. 



Plumier's Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



23 P. EUCALYPTIFOLIUS ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves 

 petiolate, ovate, rounded at the apex, coriaceous, almost vein- 

 less ; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; 

 pedicels furnished with a cup-shaped bractea each under the 

 flower ; petals 6, linear, a little dilated at the apex, hardly co- 

 hering at the base ; anthers incumbent. Fj . P. S. Native of 

 South America, in the province of Caraccas, at Villa de Cura. 

 Loranthus eucalyptifolius, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 

 p. 433. Leaves 3 inches long, and nearly 2 broad. Flowers 

 yellow, glabrous, about 1-| inch long. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 120. 



Eucalyptus-leaved Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



24 P. CRASSIFOLIUS ; branches terete, dotted with brown at 

 the apex ; leaves opposite, broad-ovate, obtuse, with subrevolute 

 margins, coriaceous ; peduncles axillary, 1-3-together, dichoto- 

 mous ; flowers twin or tern, pedicellate, tubular : the tube ven- 

 tricose above the middle, and spreading at the apex, and having 

 the throat constricted ; bracteas cup-shaped, one under each 

 flower. T? . P. S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio 

 Grande, in woods about Japura. Loranthus crassifolius, Mart, 

 in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 123. Corolla purplish, 2 and 2-| inches 

 long. Anthers linear. 



Thick-leaved Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



25 P. DICHOTOMUS ; glabrous ; branches terete, dichotomous, 

 3 or 4 in a whorl ; leaves usually in whorles, ovate-elliptic, 

 rounded at the apex, coriaceous ; peduncles axillary, twin, bifur- 

 cate, pendulous in the flower-bearing state, but erect in the 

 fruit-bearing state; limb of calyx truncate; bracteas cup- 

 shaped, one under each flower; petals 6, linear, concrete at the 

 base, revolutely spreading at the apex ; anthers incumbent. fj . 

 P. S. Native of Peru, on the Andes, in groves about Muna. 

 Loranthus dichotomus, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 45. t. 274. f. 

 a. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 123. Loranthus clusisefoliiis, Willd. 

 rel. ex Schultes, syst. 1. c. Leaves 2 hands long, and a hand and 

 a half broad. Corolla about a hand and a half long, scarlet at 

 the base, and yellow at the top. Petioles very short. 



Far. ft, Balthasareus (D. C. prod. 4. p. 311.) petioles 8-9 

 lines long ; margins of leaves somewhat revolute, shining above, 

 and rather glaucescent ; flowers red, 3 inches long ; petals a 

 little dilated at the apex. Ij . P. S. Native of South America, 

 on the banks of the Orinoco, near Balthasar. Loranthus dicho- 

 tomus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 433. Perhaps 

 sufficiently distinct from the species. 



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Dichotomous-pedunded. Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



26 P. NODOSUS ; glabrous ; branches terete, dichotomous, arti- 

 culated at the nodi ; leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate-roundish, 

 coriaceous, somewhat 7-nerved at the base ; peduncles axillary, 

 and in the forks of the branches, in fascicles, 1-2-flowered, nearly 

 the length of the petioles ; bracteas semicircular ; alabastra 

 terete, acute ; petals 6, linear-lanceolate ; filaments adnate a 

 long way to the petals. Fj . P. S. Native of Peru. Loranthus 

 nodosus, Desr. in Lam. diet. 2. p. 601. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 119. 

 Leaves 3^ to 4 inches long, and 2^ to 3 inches broad. Corolla 

 3 or 3| inches long. 



Knotled-branched Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



27 P. MUTISII ; glabrous; branches terete; leaves 3 in a 

 whorl, sessile, somewhat obliquely elliptic-oblong, or obovate, 

 rounded at the apex, coriaceous ; peduncles axillary, few-flower- 

 ed, bractless : petals 6, linear, glabrous, concrete at the base ? 



Tj . P. S. Native of South America, near Santa Fe de Bogota. 

 Loranthus Mutisii, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 439. 

 Schultes, syst. 7. p. 124. Loranthus longifolius, Mutis, ined. 

 ex Bonpl. Leaves 2-J to 3 inches long, and 1 ^ broad. Flowers 

 half a foot long. 



Mutis's Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



28 P. DIVARICA'TUS ; glabrous ; branches terete, divaricate ; 

 leaves petiolate, oblong or elliptic, rounded at the apex, coria- 

 ceous, glaucescent ; peduncles panicled on the tops of the 

 branches, 3-flowered, bractless ; pedicels expanded into an entire 

 cupula under each flower ; petals 6, linear, glabrous ; anthers 

 incumbent. Ij . P. S. Native of South America, on the banks 

 of the Orinoco. Loranthus divaricatus, H. B. et Kunth, nov. 

 gen. amer. 3. p. 433. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 127. Flowers more 

 than an inch long. Leaves 10-15 lines long, and 5-9 broad. 

 Peduncles axillary and terminal. 



Divaricate Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



29 P. ACUTIFOLIUS ; glabrous ; branches terete ; leaves petio- 

 late, lanceolate, very acute ; racemes axillary, one-half shorter 

 than the leaves, having the branchlets 1-3-flowered ; flowers pe- 

 dicellate, furnished with a common acute bractea each ; petals 6, 

 linear, somewhat spatulate, erect to the middle, and conniving. 

 Tj . P. S. Native of Peru, parasitical on trees, and in hedges at 

 Huanaco. Loranthus acutifolius, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 48. 

 t. 274. f. b. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 142. Leaves 2-3 inches long, 

 and nearly an inch broad ; petioles 2-3 lines long. Corolla white, 

 4-5 lines long. Berry oval, blackish. 



Far. |3, Chilensis (D. C. prod. 4. p. 314.) racemes dense- 

 flowered, almost bractless ; petals erect beneath the middle, and 

 conniving, linear and acute at the apex. fj . P. G. Native of 

 Chili, where it was collected by Haenke. Loranthus acutifolius, 

 Presl, in herb. Haenke. Perhaps a distinct species. 



Acute-leaved Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



30 P. ? ESCHSCHOLZIA'NUS ; branches terete, or a little angu- 

 lar, rough ; leaves subalternate, on very short petioles, rough, 

 ovate or roundish, obtuse, glabrous, coriaceous; peduncles 

 corymbosely racemose, terminal and axillary, erect, for the most 

 part 3-flowered: the middle flower sessile; bracteas ovate, 

 fringed at the apex, equal in length to the ovaria ; corolla 5- 

 cleft, clavate ; anthers fixed by the back. ^ . P. G. Native of 

 Chili. Loranthus Eschscholzianus, Mart, in Schultes, syst. 7. 

 p. 117. Ovarium oblong. Corolla 3 lines long. 



Eschscholz's Psittacanthus. Shrub par. 



31 ? P. THYRSIFLORUS ; glabrous ; branches dichotomous or 

 trichotomous ; leaves broad -lanceolate, acutish or acuminated, 

 with pellucid cartilaginous margins ; racemes terminal and axil- 

 lary : flowers 2-3, sessile at the tops of the branchlets ; bracteas 

 ovate, acute, one under each flower ; corolla 6-parted, with linear 

 lobes ; anthers versatile. Jj . P. S. Native of Brazil. Loran- 

 thus thyrsiflorus, Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 3. p. 214. 



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