LORANTHACE^E. XIII. LOXANTHERA. XIII. a GAIADENDRON. 



431 



J? . P. S. Native of Cayenne. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 157. The 

 rest unknown. 



Flowering Loranthus. Shrub par. 



2 L. BRACTEA'TUS (Rich. 1. c.) leaves oblong, rather falcate, 

 nerved ; peduncles bifid ; bractea terminal, cordate, 3-flowered. 

 fj . P. S. Native of Cayenne. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 161. The 

 rest unknown. 



ZJractozte-flowered Loranthus. Shrub par. 



3 L. TERNIFLORUS (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 161.) 

 branches terete ; leaves oblong, petiolate, acute ; racemes axil- 

 lary ; peduncles 3-flowered. Jj . P. S. Native of Caraccas. 



Three-flowered Loranthus. Shrub par. 



4 L. LAURINUS (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 

 leaves coriaceous, oblong, acute, tapering into the petioles ; 

 flowers terminal, aggregate. ?j . P. S. Native of South 

 America. 



Laurel-like Loranthus. Shrub par. 



5 L. CARDIPHY'LLUS (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 

 leaves ovate-cordate, stem-clasping, obtuse ; flowers terminal, 

 spicately aggregate. Jj . P. S. Native of South America. 



Heart-leaved Loranthus. Shrub par. 



6 L. TUBULOSUS (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 

 leaves lanceolate, acute ; flowers tubular, somewhat spicate, ter- 

 minal. Fj . P. S. Native of South America. 



Tubular Loranthus. Shrub par. 



7 L. GNEOROI'DES (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 

 leaves lanceolate, attenuated at the base, obtuse, glaucous, much 

 longer than the spikes ; spikes axillary and terminal, Fj . P. S. 

 Native of South America. 



Gneorum-like Loranthus. Shrub par. 



8 L. MULTIFLORUS (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 

 leaves ovate, acuminated, longer than the racemes ; racemes 

 axillary ; peduncles 3-flowered. T? . P. S. Native of South 

 America. 



Many-flowered Loranthus. Shrub par. 



9 L. ALTERNA'TUS (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 

 leaves oblong, attenuately acuminated at the apex ; flowers 

 axillary and terminal, panicled. Fj . P. S. Native of South 

 America. 



Alt.ernate-\ea.ve& Loranthus. Shrub par. 



10 L. OBVALLA'TUS (Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) leaves oblong, 

 obtuse, coriaceous ; flowers terminal, racemosely panicled ; pe- 

 dicels 3-flowered ; bracteas ovate, longer than the calyx. Fj . P. 

 S. Native of South America. Loranthus bracteatus, Willd. rel. 

 but not of Roxb. 



Environed Loranthus. Shrub par. 



11 L. MICRO'STACHYS (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 

 leaves elliptic-roundish, petiolate ; racemes cymose, axillary, 4 

 times smaller than the leaves. F? . P. S. Native of South Ame- 

 rica. The rest unknown. 



Small-spiked Loranthus. Shrub par. 



12 L. MACRO'STACHYS (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 162.) 

 leaves oblong, attenuated at both ends, bluntish, coriaceous ; 

 spikes sessile, longer than the leaves, verticillate. Fj . P. S. 

 Native of South America. The rest unknown. 



Long-spiked Loranthus. Shrub par. 



1 3 L. MEMBRANA'CEUS (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 

 162.) leaves ovate, drawn out at the apex, attenuated, membra- 

 nous, nerved ; flowers twin, 2 inches long. Fj . P. S. Native 

 of South America. The rest unknown. 



Membranous-leaved Loranthus. Shrub par. 



14 L. CELTIDIFOLIUS (Willd. rel. ex Schultes, syst. 7. p. 161.) 

 leaves ovate, oblique, glaucous beneath ; peduncles axillary, ag- 

 gregate. Tj . P. S. Native of Guinea. The rest unknown. 



Celtis-leaved Loranthus. Shrub par. 



15 L. MACULA'TUS (Blum, bijdr. p. 662.) leaves opposite or 



alternate, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, acute at the base, spotted with 

 black, coriaceous, glabrous ; flowers unknown. Fj . P. S. Na- 

 tive of Java, in the province of Bamtam. 

 Spotted-leaved. Loranthus. Shrub par. 



16 L. EUCALYPTOIDES (D. C. prod. 4. p. 318.) glabrous; 

 branches terete, dichototnous ; leaves opposite, petiolate, lan- 

 ceolate-linear, acutish, thick-coriaceous, almost veinless. fj . P. 

 G. Native of New Holland. L. eucalyptifolius, Sieb. fl. nov. 

 holl. no. 242. but not of Kunth. Leaves 3-4 inches long, and 

 6-7 lines broad. Petioles 6 lines long. Flowers and fruit un- 

 known. Schnltes, syst. 7. p. 163. 



Eucalyptus- like Loranthus. Shrub par. 



17 L. HOFFMANSEGGIA'NUS (Willd. in Schultes, syst. 7. p. 

 113.) leaves ovate-oblong, acute; racemes axillary, usually 

 twin ; flowers verticillate. Fj . P. S. Native of Brazil, at 

 Para. Lor. verticillatus, Hoffmansegg in herb. Willd. Flowers 

 pentandrous. 



Hoffmansegg' s Loranthus. Shrub par. 



f f Species only known by name. 



1 L. acaci<z-NU6licce, Oudh. in Brown, append. 2. 2 L. 

 calycmus, R. Brown, in Salt, abyss. 3 L. congestus, R. Br. 1. c. 

 4 L. Ice'tus, R. Br. 1. c. 5 L. serrulatus, Roxb. ex Steud. 



N. B. Asclepias lactifera, Burm. fl. ind. p. 61. is a species of 

 Loranthus not known. 



Tribe II. Terrestrial shrubs. 



XIII. a GAIADE'NDRON (from yata, gaia, the earth, and 

 SsvSpov, dendron, a tree ; these trees grow in earth and not 

 parasitical, like other genera broken off from Loranthus). Lo- 

 ranthus species of authors. 



LIN. SYST. Hexa-Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 6-8-toothed. 

 Petals 6-8, narrow, sometimes free and sometimes joined at the 

 base. Stamens 6-8, inserted in the petals. Style filiform ; 

 stigma simple. Ovarium oblong-cylindrical. Terrestrial trees, 

 with obovate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers. 



1 G. EUGENIOIDES ; arboreous ; branches terete ; leaves 

 ovate-oblong, acuminated, running down the petioles at the base, 

 rather coriaceous ; racemes axillary and terminal, solitary or 

 twin ; pedicels short, approximate, 3-flowered, bractless ; flowers 

 pedicellate ; corolla 5-6-parted ; lobes linear-acute ; anthers 

 incumbent. \ . G. Native of Peru, on the Andes, near 

 Guamcabamba ; and of Brazil. Loranthus eugenioides, H. B. 

 et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 435. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 135. 

 Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 3. p. 214. Loranthus attenua- 

 tus, Willd. herb, but not of Pohl. Flowers about half an inch 

 long, white, sweet-scented. Racemes 1^ to 3 inches long. 



Eugenia-like Gaiadendron. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



2 G. TA\UA ; arboreous ; branches terete ; leaves oblong, 

 acute, running down the petioles at the base, coriaceous, shining 

 above and dotted beneath ; racemes axillary, solitary ; pedicels 

 short, usually 3 together, approximate, bearing each 3 bracteas 

 and 3 flowers ; flowers on short pedicels ; petals 7, spreading, 

 linear, acute. ^ . G. Native about Santa Fe de Bogota. 

 Loranthus Tagua, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 436. 

 Schultes, syst. 7. p. 159. Loranthus arboreus, Mutis mss. 

 Leaves 3| inches long, and 14-18 lines broad ; petioles 6 lines 

 long. Flowers 9 lines long. Berry ovate-oblong. Very like 

 N. punctatus. 



Tagua Gaiadendron. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



3 G. LAURIFOLIUM ; arboreous ; glabrous ; branchlets angu- 

 lar ; leaves elliptic-oblong, bluntish, running into the petioles at 

 the base, coriaceous, shining above ; racemes axillary and soli- 

 tary, terminal, and panicled ; pedicels short, usually by threes, 

 approximate, bearing each 3 bracteas and 3 sessile flowers ; 



