150 THE GENUS PHORADENDRON 



tubular or almost annular. Leaves elliptical, obtuse, .6-1x2-3 em., rather 

 abruptly sessile. Spikes solitary, short (scarcely 15 mm.), with 2 or 3 

 plump joints verticillately 4-flowered : peduncle almost suppressed. Fruit 

 ellipsoid, smooth, 4x5 mm. : sepals erect, parted. Plate 225. 



Venezuelan region. The type from Venezuela. 



Specimens examined: VENEZUELA. Cocke Island (Johnston, 10, 

 Aug. 5, 1903, the type). 



PHORADENDRON SURINAMENSE Pulle. 



PTioradendron surinamense Pulle, Enum. Vase. PI. ... Surinam, p. 155. 

 pi. 1906. 



More or less pseudodichotomous or divaricately cruciform, the mod- 

 erate branches with cataphyls on all joints, androgynous. Internodes 

 moderate (2x40-60 mm.), quickly terete. Cataphyls a single nearly basal 

 pair, short-tubular. Leaves somewhat f alcately oblong or lanceolate, ob- 

 tuse, .5x2.5-4.5 cm., sessile. Spikes mostly solitary, short (10 mm.), with 

 some 3 clavately thickened joints about 6-flowered in 4+2 series : pedun- 

 cle 2-3 mm. long, often with a basal pair of scales. Fruit?. Plate 226. 



Cayenne region. The type from Surinam. 



Specimens examined: SURINAM (Versteeg, 239, 1903, the type). 



PHORADENDRON CAESALPINIAE Ule. 

 Phoradendron Caesalpiniae Ule, Bot. Jahrb. vol. 42. p. 200. 1908. 



More or less pseudodichotomous or fascicled. The rather long 

 branches with cataphyls on all joints, androgynous. Internodes rather 

 long (2x50-100 mm.), varnished, terete. Cataphyls a single basal pair, 

 annular. Leaves narrowly elliptical-oblong, obtuse, .5x3 cm., sessile. 

 Spikes more or less clustered, short (15-20 mm.), with about 3 tumid 

 joints about 6-flowered in 4+2 series : peduncle about 3 mm. long, with 

 a basal pair of scales. Fruit (immature) ovoid, smooth, 3x4 mm. : sepals 

 erect, parted. Plate 225. 



Brazilian region on Caesalpinia etc. The type from Bahia. 



Specimens examined: BRAZIL. Calderao, Bahia (Ule, 7243, Oct. 

 1906, the type). 



PHORADENDRON PLATYCAULON Eichler. 



Plioradendron platycaulon Eiehler, in v. Martius, Fl. Brazil, vol. 5. pt. 2. 

 p. 108. pi. 33. 1868. 



More or less pseudodichotomous, the rather long branches with cata- 

 phyls on all joints, androgynous. Internodes moderate (2x40-60 mm.), 

 flattened or dilated to a width of 5-8 mm. and striate. Leaves oblong 



