90 THE GENUS PHOBADENDEON 



second pair, scarcely tubular. Leaves elliptical, obtuse or emarginate, 

 2-2.5x5-6 cm., narrowly revolute, cuneately subpetioled for about 5 mm. 

 Spikes often clustered, moderate (15, lengthening in fruit to 40 mm.), 

 with 3 or 4 slender joints scarcely 10-flowered in 4-f-2 series : peduncle 

 scarcely 3 mm. long, sometimes with a second basal pair of scarcely ciliate 

 scales. Fruit red, globose, 4 mm. in diameter, cellular-papillate and 

 obscurely somewhat low-granular : sepals closely inflexed. Plate 122. 



Brazilian region. The type from Brazil. 



Specimens examined: BRAZIL. Without locality (Sello, 5847), the 

 type). 



Phoradendron holoxanthum corallispicum n. var. 



Leaves narrow and more lanceolate, rather acute, 1-1.5x5x7 cm. Spikes 

 diaphanous, red. Plate 122. 



Brazilian region. The type from Rio de Janeiro. 



Specimens examined : BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro ( Glaziou, 8729, the 

 type). 



PHORADENDRON NITIDUM Eichler. 



Phoradendron nitidum Eichler in v. Martins, Fl. Brasil. vol. 5. pt. 2. 



p 113. 1868. 



Viscum nitidum Gardner, Hooker's London Journ. Bot. vol. 4. p. 105. 

 1845. 



More or less pseudodichotomous, the moderate branches with basal 

 cataphyls only, androgynous?. Internodes rather short (2-3x20-50 mm.), 

 smooth and glossy, the upper somewhat compressed. Cataphyls a single 

 nearly basal bifid pair or 2-4 pairs at short intervals. Leaves linear- 

 lanceolate to spatulate-oblong, obtuse, 1-2x8-10 cm., slightly revolute, 

 gradually subpetioled. Spikes mostly solitary, rather short (20 mm.), 

 with about 4 slender joints some 10- to 20-flowered in 4+2 series : pedun- 

 cle 3 mm. long, sometimes with 1 or 2 large pairs of slightly ciliolate 

 scales. Fruit (immature) subglobose, 3 mm. in diameter, smooth: sepals 

 closely inflexed. Plate 123. 



Brazilian region. The type from the Organ Mountains. 



Specimens examined: BRAZIL. Organ Mts. at 4000 ft. (Gardner, 

 436, the type of V. nitidum). Minas Geraes (Lindberg, 253a). From 

 its 18-flowered spike-joints, may also be referred here a specimen from 

 Rio de Janeiro (Glaziou, 4013) otherwise very suggestive of P. Selloi. 



PHORADENDRON SELLOI Eichler. 



Phoradendron Selloi Eichler in v. Martius, Fl. Brasil. vol. 5. pt. 2. p. 116. 

 1868. 



Somewhat pseudodichotomous, or cymosely forked, the moderate slen- 

 der branches with basal cataphyls only, androgynous 1 Internodes mod- 



