460 CXIV. LORANTHACKS:. 



Series VI.— ACHLAMYDOSPOREyE. 



Order CXIV. -LORANTHACEjE. 



Tribe I. — Euloranthe^e. 



Loranthus, Linn. — Mistletoes. I may here remark that, while 

 collectors frequently note the trees or shrubs upon which 

 they find the species growing, yet these mistletoes are by 

 no means particular, as they will thrive on any tree or 

 shrub upon which you place the fruit. 



Anthers versatile, oblong; petals free. 



celastroides, Sieb. 

 myrtifolius, A. Cunn. 

 Bidwillii, Benth. 



Anthers adnate, linear; petals united by the middle 

 or higher up. 

 longiilorus, Desr. — The bark of this parasite is said to contain 



10 per cent, of tannin. 

 Beauverdiana, Bail., Ql. Agric. Jl. xxi. 294 = L. tcnuifolius, 



Bail., Ql. Bot. Bull. xvi. (Fig. 449.) 

 dictyophlebus, F. v. M. — " Durandool " of Barron River 



natives, 

 alyxifolius, F. v. M. 

 •odontocalyx, F. v. M. 

 linearifolius, Hook. 

 Exocarpi, Behr. — " Thappin" of Cloncurry natives. 



Anthers adnate, linear; petals free. 



signatus, F. v. M. 

 Maytenifolius, Gray. 

 sanguineus, F. v. M. 

 bifurcatus, Benth. 

 linophyllus, Fenzl. 

 pendulus, Sieb. 



var. parviflorus, Benth. 

 Ouandang. Liudl. 



var. amplexifolius, Benth. 



var. Bancroftii, Bail. (Fig. 448.) 

 conspicuus, Bail. (Fig. 448 bis.) 

 grandibracteus, F. v. M. 



Tribe II. — Visce^e. 

 Viscum. Linn. — Mistletoes. 



orientale, Willd. (Fig. 450.) 

 angulatum, Ileyue. (Fig. 451.) 



