154 THE GENUS PHORADENDRON 



Phoradendron supravemilosum n. sp. 



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

 phyls on all joints, androgynous?. Internodes moderate (2-3x40-60 mm.), 

 somewhat granular, more or less hexagonally lined above. Cataphyls a 

 single pair, 5-10 mm. above the base, deltoid, keeled and pointed. Leaves 

 obliquely broadly lanceolate, more or less acuminately pointed, 3-6x9-12 

 cm., rather gradually subsessile, 5-nerved. Spikes mostly clustered, rather 

 long (40-70 mm.), with about 10 short joints covered by some 24-40 flow- 

 ers in 6 series: peduncle almost suppressed. Fruit (immature) appar- 

 ently to be elongated and somewhat granular : sepals closely inflexed. 

 Plate 232. 



Guatemalan and Isthmian regions on Coffea, Piper, Siparuma, etc. 

 The type from Guatemala. 



Specimens examined: GUATEMALA. Cubilquitz, Alta Verapaz (v. 

 Tuerckheim, 7967, 8574, Aug. 1903 the type). NICARAGUA. Chontales 

 (Tate,"129 (198)," 1867-8). COSTARICA. Tucurrique (Tonduz, 12749). 

 Without locality (Endres, 139). 



PHORADENDRON FLAVENS Grisebach. 



PTioradendron flavens Grisebach, Fl. Br. W. I. p. 313. 1860. 



Viscum flavens Swartz, Prodr. Fl. Ind. Occ. p. 32. 1788. de Candolle, 



Prodromus. vol. 4. p. 282. 



V. macrophyllum Macfadyen, Fl. Jamaica, vol. 2. p. 195. 1850. 

 Phoradendrum flavens Urban, Bot. Jahrb. vol. 24. p. 50. 1897, as to 



the Antilles. 



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

 phyls on all joints, androgynous. Internodes moderate (3-5x40-80 mm.), 

 granular, 2-keeled with decussate rotation at the nodes and cataphyls. 

 Cataphyls 2 or 3 pairs on the lower third of the lowest joint, a single pair 

 some 10 mm. above the base of the others, broadly triangular, keeled and 

 pointed. Leaves more or less obliquely acuminate, 4-7x some 10-15 cm., 

 cuneately subpetioled, 5- to 7-nerved. Spikes more or less clustered, 

 rather long (20-35, lengthening to 60 mm.), with half a dozen rather 

 short joints some 24-flowered in 6 series: peduncle almost suppressed, 

 often followed by a sterile joint. Fruit yellow, ovoid, nearly smooth, 

 3x4 mm. : sepals closely inflexed. Plate 233. 



Antillean region ( ? exclusively) on Guarea. The type from Jamaica. 



Specimens examined: ANTILLES. JAMAICA. (McFadyen, the type 

 of V. macropyllum; Purdie; Harris, 6203; Britton, 180, 3968; Watt, 

 6219). 



