388 Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 
two outer ¢& sessile; perianth 4-lobed, lobes ovate, acute, those of 3 
rather larger than those of 9 and 1 mm. long. Anthers 4, sessile by 
their connective, with few (about 6—7) circular pores. Ovary 
oblong, contracted below the truncate mouth; stigma conical. 
Berry ovoid, pale green, truncate at apex, smooth, 5 mm. in diam.; 
seed ellipsoid, embryo oblique. 
Kerpan: on Kedah Peak, Ridley 5847!. Prax: at lower camp. 
Gunong Batu Putih Wray 1111!. 
The anthers in this species, at any rate in the specimens available, are very 
difficult to make out. They seem at first sight to open longitudinally, but a 
high power shows the minute pores. 
4, Viscum picHotomum, D. Don Prodr. Fl. Nep. 142 (1825). 
A leafless pendulous much‘ di-trichotomously branched parasitic 
shrub, yellow or brown when dry; branches terete, branchlets 
jointed at the nodes and easily separating when dry, the internodes 
(articles) flattened, longitudinally (about 5—9-) ribbed, slightly 
narrowed above attenuate below, each article at right angles to its 
neighbour but twisted near the base so that all appear to be in one 
plane; 1:5—4 cm. long, 4—10 mm. (—15 mm. Koord.) broad. 
Flowers small, in axillary fascicles of 1—3, when 3 the central flower 
of the triad usually 9 the outer ones 3, triads supported by a pair 
of connate cup-shaped bracts, the ? again bibracteolate the bracteoles 
1:5 mm. long; perianth lobes 4, ovate, 1.5—2 mm. long, those of 3 
spreading those of ? erect usually deciduous. Anthers adnate to the 
middle of the perianth-lobes, one pair rather larger than the other 
and more obtuse, pores rather large and conspicuous. Ovary cylin- 
dric, smooth, truncate; stigma capitate. Berry globular, dull white, 
smooth, 5 mm. in diam.; seed rugose. DO. Prodr. IV. 284; Engl. 
& Prantl Naturl. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. 140: V. articulatum, Burm. 
var. dichotomum, Kurz For. Fl. II. 325; Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. V. 226; 
Cooke Fl. Bomb. II. 553. V. articulatum, Collett Fl. Siml. 440, t. 
143. V. elongatum, Wall. Cat. 495; DC. 1.c. V. opuntioides, Willd. 
Sp. Pl. 1V. 740; Roxb. Fl. Ind. III. 764; Wall. Cat. 496. 
Province WELLESLEY: at Tassik Glugor, Curtis!. PERAK: up 
to 100 m. alt., King’s Collector 4191!; at Simpang, Wray 2023!; 
Scortechini 603!. Mavacca: Griffith K.D. 2742!; Hervey!. Jonore: 
at Bukit Imlyn, Ridley!.—Disrris. India, Burma. 
I have thought it best to follow Engler in retaining this species, not only 
on account of the broader articles of the stem for these vary very much, but on 
account of the larger and more conspicuous flowers and fruits. 
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