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sometimes labeled as from Piauhy). Rio Colcoene, Para (Ducke, 2513). 

 Without locality (Guillemin, 43). BOLIVIA. Yungas (Rusby, 1387; Bang, 

 657). Mapiri (Rusby, as host of 1543). Tipuani, Guanai (Bang, 1717). 

 Tumupasa (Williams, 428, 594). PERU. La Merced (Weberbauer, I860). 

 Mayobamba (Martens, 1622 with leaves 9x16 cm., acuminately pro- 

 duced as in var. Pittieri) . VENEZUELA. Tovar (Fendler, 2396). With- 

 out locality. (Linden, 43). BRITISH GUIANA. (Jenman, 1217, 2533, 3628, 

 7433). 



Two Bazilian forms, sufficiently characterized by their names, are var. 

 wultiflora Eichler, 1. c. p. 125, from Sabara, Minas Geraes (Riedel). San- 

 tarem, Para (Spruce, 732, 904), and Ega, Amazonas (Poeppig, 2859, 

 as Viscum egense MS.) PI. 214; and var. parvifolia Eichler, 1. c. p. 125, 

 from Capocabana, Minas Geraes (Luschnath, 1839). A Central Amer- 

 ican form characterized by its bluntly acuminate large leaves, may be 

 known as var. Pittieri: COSTA RICA. Buenos Aires (Pittier, 3902, 6580), 

 General (Pittier, 3901). Boruca (Tonduz, 6863 the type). BRITISH 

 HONDURAS. Toledo (Peck, 824). Plate 215. 



Phoradendron martinicense n. comb. 

 Viscum martinicense de Candolle, Prodromus. vol. 4. p. 280. 1830. 



Closely resembling P. crassifolium, with which it is commonly united, 

 but differing in its rather thinner glossier leaves and apparently red 

 fruit. Plate 216. 



Caribbean region. The type from Martinique. 



Specimens examined: CARIBBEES. MARTINIQUE (Sieber, 227, the 

 type of V. martinicense; Belanger, 130; Duss, 101 in part, 1374b; Hahn, 

 298). GUADELOUPE (Duss, 2969 in part, 3891, 3902 in part, 3904 in part, 

 4137a). TRINIDAD (Broadway, 2596). 



51. PIPEROIDES. 



Leaves moderate, broadly lanceolate or ovate, thick with a prominent 

 midrib and obscurely pinnately veined beneath. Shoots quickly terete. 

 Cataphyls on all joints, usually several pairs on the lowermost. Spikes 

 rather slender, red. Flowers in 4, 4+2 or 6 series. Fruit ellipsoid, rath- 

 er warty, with nearly closed sepals. South America to Mexico and the 

 West Indies. 



Leaves lanceolate to ovate or elliptical. P. piperoides. 



Phoradendron piperoides n. comb. 



Viscum latifolium Swartz, Prod. Fl. Ind. Occ. vol. 1. p. 268. 1797, not 

 Lamarck. 



