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Phoradendron flavens australe n. var. 



Differing from the type, as pointed out by Urban (Bot. Jahrb. vol. 24. 

 p. 51.), in its 3- to 5-nerved leaves, nearly twice as numerous 12- to 20- 

 flowered spike-joints, and rounder white berries. 



Caribbean region ( ? exclusively) on Inga. The type from St. Vin- 

 cent. 



Specimens examined: CARIBBEES. DOMINICA (Imray, 216, 386; 

 Lloyd, 208; Eggers, 661, 946). ST. VINCENT (Eggers, 6746, the type; 

 Guilding; Smith, 374). GRENADA (Broadway, 1019; Eggers, 6398). 

 TRINIDAD (Crueger, 111, 2720; Hooker herb.). 



Phoradendron trisulcatum n. sp. 



More or less pseudodichotomous, the long branches with cataphyls on 

 all joints, androgynous?. Internodes long (2-5x100 mm. or more), gran- 

 ular, somewhat ancipital. Cataphyls a nearly basal pair followed at 

 some 30 mm. by a second on the lowest joint, a single pair 15-20 mm. 

 above the base of the others, very broad, keeled and pointed. Leaves 

 f alcately lanceolate to round-elliptical, acute at both ends, 4-9x14-16 cm., 

 wing-petioled for 10 mm., sulcately 3-nerved above. Spikes mostly soli- 

 tary, moderate (20-30 mm.), with 4-7 joints some 18-flowered in 4+2 

 series : peduncle nearly suppressed. Fruit?. Plate 234. 



Andean region. The type from Ecuador. 



Specimens examined: ECUADOR. Mt. Chimborazo, at 2500-3000 ft. 

 (Spruce, 6202, Aug. I860, the type). 



PHORADENDRON URBANIANUM Ule. 



Phoradendron Urbanianum Ule, Verhandl. Bot. Verein Prov. Branden- 

 burg, vol. 48. p. 157. 1906. 



Scarcely forked, drying olive, the moderate branches with cataphyls 

 on all joints, dioecious?. Internodes moderate (2-4x40-60 mm.), some- 

 what granular, quickly terete, dilated below the nodes. Cataphyls a sin- 

 gle pair about 5 mm. above the base, deltoid, keeled and pointed. Leaves 

 elliptical-lanceolate, mucronately acuminate to obtuse, 5-7x8-13 cm., cu- 

 neately wing-petioled for about 10 mm. Spikes solitary, moderate (about 

 50 mm.), with about 4 oblong joints some 30-flowered in 6 series: pedun- 

 cle somewhat granular, 3x4 mm. Fruit?. Plate 234. 



Andean region. The type from Peru. 



Specimens examined: PERU. Cerro de Escaler (Ule, 6681, the 

 type). 



PHORADENDRON LINDAVIANUM Patschovsky. 



Phoradendron Lindavianum Patschovsky, Bot. Jahrb. vol. 45. p. 438. 

 1911. 



