314 LORANTHACEjE. 



v. dichotomum, Spreng. (exclua. syn). V. flavens, ifoc/l partim {non Sm.).—QTsashei 

 brownish; leaves 4"-3'' long, 18"'-8"' broad; berry " pale-yellow."— Hab. Jamaica I, 4 ;., 

 M'Nat, Pd., Macf., common ; S. Vincent I, Guild.; [Haiti, Venezuela!]. 



14. Ph. martinicense, Or. Branoblets snbcompressed, at length cylindrical ; leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, bluntish, tapering at the base : primary veins 2-4, united near or at the 

 lose of the midrib ; spiikea 3-1 in the axils, 2-3 times exceeded by the leaf : joints 5-4 : 

 furrcms tetrastichous ; berry globose. — Viscum, i)C. y . mneps, Spreng. — Branches yel- 

 lowish-brown ; leaves 3" long, 12"'-10"' broad. — Hab. Dominica !, Imr. ; [Cuba !, Marti- 

 nique]. 



15. Ph. latifoliiiju, <7r. Branchlets cylindrical; feajief elliptical or elliptical-lanceo- 

 late, subacute at both ends, veinless, or with distant, obsolete veins along the midrib ; spikes 

 3-1 in the axfls; 2-4 times exceeded by the leaf; joints 6-6 : furrows tetrastichous; berry 

 ovoid-globose.r^Visoom,. Sw., V. tereticanle, PC. V. flavens, Macf. partim. — Branches 

 yellowish-brown, exactly cylindrical from the beginning ; leaves 3"-5'' long, l"-2" (-8'") 

 broad, thicker and their veins much less distinct than in Ph. Berterianum, usually quite in- 

 conspicuous. 



a. Leaves veinless. 



0. saurwroides, DC. Leaf-veins 1-3-jugal, thickish, visible beiieath. — ^V. latifolium, Lam. 

 sec. DO. 



Hab. Jamaica!, March (a), Macf. (o), Wullschl. (0) ; [Cuba!, Panama!]. 



** Leaves narrow, l"-2i" long. 



16. Ph. rubrum, Br. Branches and branchlets tetragonal; leaves lanceolate or 

 linear-lanceolate, bluntish : veins 2-4, inserted at or near the base of the midrib, delicate ; 

 spikes 1-2 in the axils, as long as or half as long as the leaves : .joints 4-5, distant : fur- 

 rows tetrastichous ; berry ovoid-globose. — Catesb. Carol. 2. t. 81. — ^Viscum, L. V. tetra- 

 gonum, Pcepp.! Oub. {non DC.]. V. Kuuthianuin, DC. Loranthus viscifolius, Xtt. — 

 Leaves l"-24" long* 3"'-8"' broad ; berry "red." — Hab. Bahamas (C«toJ.) ; Jamaica!, 

 March; S.Vincent!, Guild.; Trinidad!, Cr.; [Cuba!; Panama ! to Venezuela !; equat. 

 Brazil !]. 



*** Leaves oiovate, small, 6"'-2" long. 



17. Ph. trinervinni, Gr. Branchlets tetragonal : branches at length subcylindrical ; 

 leaves oboyate or spathulate, blunt, S-5-plinerved : veins delicate'; spite glomerate, single, 

 usually ha/f as long as the leaves ; joints 2-3, distant : furrows tetrastichous ; berry ovoid- 

 globose. — Plum. Ed, Burm. t. 258. f. 2. — Viscum, Lam. V. verticillatum, L. Sp. ed. ii. 

 ex Rb. Bhs. (exclus. syn. SI.). V. jamaicense, Macf. — Branches brown ; leaves variable in 

 size, 10"'-12"' (-2") long, 4"'-8"' (-14'") broad; berry " yeUow."— Hab. Jamaica!, all 

 coll., common ; Antigua!, Wullschl., Dumiaical, Itnr.; [Venezuela!]. 



18. Ph. macrostachyum, Gr. Branches and branchlets subcylindrical; leaves 

 spathulate, or obovate-roundish, blunt, veinless, or obscurely 3-5-nerved ; spikes slender, 

 longer than the leaves, superior trichotomous-paniculate : joints 4-5, distant : furrows 

 -tetrastichous; berry ovoid.— Jacg. Coll. 2. t.5.fS. — Yismm, Jacg. V. leptostachyum, 



DC. .''—Branchlets yellowish-brown; leaves variable, 12"'-6"' long, 6"'-3"' broad ; spikes 

 10"'-20"' long.— Hab. Trinidad {Sieb. Tr. 357) ; [Cuba !]. 



tf. ^19. Ph. myrtilloides, Gr. Branchlets tetragonal ; branches at length striate-cylin- 

 drical; leaves obovate or spathulate, blunt, veinless, or obscurely 3(-5)-nerved; spikes 

 single in the axils, minute, mugh exceeded by the leaves : joints 1-2 : furrows tetrastichous ; 

 berry subglobose. — ^Viscum, W. V. mucronatum, DC. V. tetragonum, DC. — Branches yel- 

 lowish ; leaves 6"'-12"' long, 3"'-6"' broad ; spikes l"'-4"' long,— Hab. Dominica !, Imr.; 

 [Cuba ! to Venezuela !]. 



„ 3. AKCEUTHOBIUM, M. B. 



Flowers diceciou8,^apetalous : ^ with a rudimentary pistil, exserted from the disc. Ca- 

 h/x-limb 3-2 (rarely 4)-lobed or partite. Anthers sessile on the middle of the cidyx-divi- 

 sions, unilocular, transversely dehiscent. Stigma sessile, blunt. — ^Stem dichotomoas, aphyl- 

 lous ; leaves transformed into scales or points ; spikes of Phoradendron. 



