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long: scales scarcely ciliate. Fruit (immature) globose, much wrinkled, 

 3 mm. in diameter: sepals closely inflexed. Plate 81. 



Isthmian region. The type from Panama. 



Specimens examined: PANAMA. Chiriqui (Wagner, Apr. 1858, 

 the type). 



Phoradendron Tonduzii n. sp. 



Not forked, the rather long and slender branches with basal cataphyls 

 only, dioecious. Internodes moderate (2-3x30-60 mm.), striate, 2-edged 

 becoming terete. Cataphyls a single pair, nearly basal. Leaves narrowly 

 lanceolate, obtuse, 1-1.5x15 cm., finely 3- or mostly 5-nerved, cuneately 

 long-attenuate at base. Spikes sometimes clustered, moderate (30-40 

 mm.), slender, smooth, with 3 or 4 joints turbinately some 20-flowered 

 in 4 series when pistillate and 30-flowered in 4+2 series when staminate : 

 peduncle scarcely 2 mm. long: scales and receptacular cups microscop- 

 ically and transiently ciliate. Fruit (immature) somewhat ovoid, 3 mm. 

 in diameter, smooth : sepals closely inflexed. Plate 82. 



Isthmian region. The type from Costa Eica. 



Specimens examined: COSTA RICA. Sta. Rosa du Copey (Tonduz, 

 12179, Apr. 1898, the type). San Ramon (Brenes, 14407). Without 

 locality (Friedrichsthal, 1841/xiv; Herb. Bentham.) . 



Phoradendron Cooperi n. sp. 



Not forked, the long rather stout branches with basal cataphyls only, 

 dioecious. Internodes elongated (4-5x60-80 mm.), ancipital becoming 

 terete. Cataphyls a single pair, basal, rather acute. Leaves falcately 

 lanceolate, obtuse, 1.5-2.5 or 3x15 cm., finely about 5-nerved, cuneately 

 subpetioled for 10 or 15 mm. Spikes often clustered, slender, moderate 

 or long (20-35 or even 65 mm.), smooth, with some 5 joints about 20-flow- 

 ered when pistillate and as much as 30-flowered in 4+2 series when stam- 

 inate: peduncle 1-2 mm. long: scales scarcely ciliate. Fruit (immature) 

 subglobose : sepals closely inflexed. Plate 83. 



Isthmian region. The type from Costa Rica. 



Specimens examined : COSTA RICA. Estrella, Cartago (J. J. Cooper, 

 5931, July 1887, the type). Monte Candelaria, San Jose, etc. (Oersted, 

 5, 3091, 3093, 1846-7) . San Jose (Hoffmann, 219, 1854) . 



15. ANDINAE. 



Leaves broad or large, rather thin, fine-nerved from the base. Shoots 

 mostly 2-edged. Cataphyls a single pair, on the basal joint only. Flow- 

 ers mostly in 4+2 series. Fruit round, smooth, with closed sepals. Andes, 

 including part of Venezuela. 



