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Parasitica ad ramos arboris specierum diversaniin incola, erecta 5-15 cm. 

 longa ramosissima, ramis oppositis nodosis, internodiis variabillimis mediocribus 

 15 mm. longis 4 mm. latis valde complanatis medio 1-costatis obovato-cuneatis 

 efoliatis apice cupuliformiter expantibus, partibus expantibiis 1 mm. longis. 

 Flores moncecii ad nodos lateral! ter glomeratim siti basi multibracteolati, brae- 



Fig. 64, Pueudixus japonicus HAYATA; a, a branch; b, male and female flowers on a 

 node; c, d, e, various forms of male flowers; f, perianth-lobes and connate stamens are ex- 

 panded, to show the relative position of stamens and perianth-lobes ; g, h, two consecutive sec- 

 tions of a male flower ; I, bracteoles ; j, an advanced female flower ; k, vertical section of another 

 advanced female flower; 1, a fruit; m, a seed ; n, vertical section of the same, embryo seen. 



teolis ciliiformibus, ciliis multicellularibus ^mm. longis apice subclavatis. Fl. 

 $ subsessiles vel breve stipitati, stipitibus ^mm. longis plus minus gracilibus 

 glabris. Perianthium in alabastro depresso-globosum ^mm. in diametro, tubo 

 solido brevissimo, limbo 3-lobato, lobis in flore apertienti reflexo-patentibus 

 late triangularibus ^nim. latis ^mm. longis apice triangulari-obtusis basi haud 

 contractis latissiniis apice reflexo-patentibus basi valde interiore concavis. Sy- 

 nandrium depresso-globosum ^ mm. in diametro apice depressum ad centrum 

 poris singulis instructum 6-loculare in maturo 3-valvatim dehiscens. Flores 

 sessiles ; calycis tubus cum ovario adnatus, limbo brevissimo 3-lobato, lobis 

 quam eis floris $ multo minoribus minutissimis |mm. latis ^jinm. longis late 



