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mostly clustered, short (10, becoming 20 mm.), with 2 or 3 slender elon- 

 gated joints some 12-flowered in 4+2 series: peduncle 1-3 mm. long, 

 often followed by a partly sterile joint. Fruit ovoid, cellular-papillate, 

 3x4 mm. : sepals closely inflexed. Plate 156. 



Brazilian region. The type from Ceara. 



Specimens examined: BRAZIL. Ceara (Gardner, 1673, 1674 the 

 type). 



Phoradendron piauhyanum n. nom. 



Phoradendron rubrum var. longispica Eichler in v. Martins, Fl. Brasil. 

 vol. 5. pt. 2. p. 121. 1868. 



Somewhat pseudodichotomous, the rather long branches with basal 

 cataphyls only, androgynous. Internodes moderate (2-3x30-50 mm.), 

 smooth, more or less rhombically quadrangular. Cataphyls a nearly basal 

 pair, sometimes followed by a second pair some 5 mm. higher. Leaves 

 elliptical-spatulate, very obtuse or subemarginate, 1.5-2x4-6 or 8 cm., 

 cuneately subpetioled for scarcely 5 mm. Spikes mostly clustered, long 

 for the group (25, becoming 40-50 or 60 mm.), with 3-6 slender elongated 

 joints turbinately some 20-flowered in 4-(-2 series : peduncle almost sup- 

 pressed, sometimes followed by an elongated sterile joint. Fruit round- 

 ovoid, smooth, 3 mm. in diameter ; sepals closely inflexed. Plate 157. 



Brazilian region. The type from Piauhy. 



Specimens examined: BRAZIL. Piauhy (Gardner, 2617, the type 

 of P. rubrum var. longispica, 2623). Panuri (Spruce, 2909}. Santarem 

 (Spruce, 4, 739). 



Phoradendron ceibanum n. sp. 



Somewhat pseudodichotomous, the rather long branches with basal 

 cataphyls only, androgynous?. Internodes rather short (2-4x30 mm.), 

 smooth, rhombieally 4-angled, somewhat dilated and ancipital upwards. 

 Cataphyls a single nearly basal pair. Leaves oblong-elliptical, mucro- 

 nately subacute to obtuse, 1.5-2 or 2.5x4-7 cm., petioled for about 5 mm. 

 Spikes mostly solitary, moderate (40-50 mm. in fruit), with about 3 

 rather slender oblong joints some 20-flowered in 4 or 4+2 series : pedun- 

 cle 2-3 mm. long. Fruit subglobose, minutely cellular-papillate, 4 mm. 

 in diameter : sepals closely inflexed. Plate 158. 



Isthmian region. The type from Costa Eica. 



Specimens examined: COSTA RICA. Rio Ceiba, Buenos Aires (Pit- 

 tier [or Tonduzf] 3900, 1891, the type, 6638). Ojo de Agua (Hoff- 

 mann, 578,1856). NICARAGUA. Mosquito Coast (WullscMaegel) . Gren- 

 ada (Levy, 1293). Realejo (Baker, 2096). 



