50 THE GENUS PHOEADENDEON 



brous like the foliage. Leaves oblong-spatulate, obtuse, .5x3 cm., euneately 

 attenuate for about 5 mm. Spikes solitary, short (15 mm.), very spar- 

 ingly short-tomentose, with about 3 subclavate-oblong joints some 24- 

 flowered when staminate : peduncle 3 mm. long. Fruit ?. Plate 54. 



Sonoran region of Mexico. The type from Lower California. 



Specimens examined: MEXICO. LOWER CALIFORNIA. Without fur- 

 ther indication (Diguet, Dec. 15, 1894, on Quercus, in the herbarium of 

 the Museum at Paris, taken as the type). Magdalena Bay (Brandegee, 

 1889, on VeatcUa) . 



Phoradendron peninsulare n. sp. 



Not forked, the moderate branches without cataphyls, dioecious ?. In- 

 ternodes moderate (2x25-40 mm.), from gray-hispid becoming nearly 

 glabrous like the foliage. Leaves spatulate, mostly very obtuse, .5-1x1.5-3 

 cm., euneately attenuate for 5-10 mm. Spikes solitary, rather short ( 10-15 

 or 20 mm.), somewhat short-tomentose, with about 3 short clavate joints 

 about 6-flowered above when pistillate: peduncle 2-3 mm. long. Fruit 

 subglobose, sparingly white-villous, 3-4 mm. in diameter: sepals meet- 

 ing. Plate 55. 



Sonoran region of Mexico. Perhaps the pistillate form of the preced- 

 ing. The type from Lower California. 



Specimens examined: MEXICO. LOWER CALIFORNIA. Cape San Lu- 

 cas (Rose, 16354, May 23, 1911, the type). Carmen Island (Rose, 16617, 

 Apr. 2, 1911). San Gregorio (Brandegee, 1889 from which the fruit 

 is here described). 



Phoradendron saccatum n. sp. 



Not forked, the moderate branches without cataphyls, dioecious. In- 

 tcrnodes rather short (2-4x20-35 mm.), like the foliage somewhat sparsely 

 and transiently short-villous. Leaves narrowly spatulate, obtuse, about 

 .5x1.5-2 cm., contracted into a slender spreading or recurved petiole for 

 10 mm. Spikes often clustered, golden, rather short (15-20 or 25 mm.), 

 glabrate and glossy, with 3 or 4 oblong joints covered by 24-36 flowers 

 when staminate : peduncle 3 mm. long : scales forming a truncated sac. 

 Fruit?. Plate 55. 



Sonoran region of Mexico ( ? exclusively) on Jatropha. The type 

 from Lower California. 



Specimens examined: MEXICO. LOWER CALIFORNIA. San Josef 

 (Rose, 16562, Mar. 21, 1911, the type). Sta. Margarita Island (Bran 

 degee, 1889). 



