Plate 52. 
NANODEA MUSCOSA. 
Family, Santalace^ : — Flowers incomplete, perianth of one whorl, 
sometimes unisexual. Perianth valvate. Ovary inferior, 1-celled, 
with 1-3 ovules. 
Genus, Nanodea : — Low, moss-like, branched. Leaves alternate, narrow. 
Flowers usually solitary among the leaves, small, not stalked. 
Perianth 4-lobed, attached to the ovary, valvate. Stamens 4. 
Anthers ovate, filaments short and fleshy. Disc concave. Stigma 
short, 2-lobed. Style short, conical. Ovary inferior, 1-celled. 
Ovules 2. Fruit a solitary, globose drupe. Seeds 1 in each ovary. 
Nanodea muscosa, Gaertn. /. Plant about 3 in. high. 
Leaves |-| in. long, very narrow, mainly situated towards the 
top of the branches. Flower yellowish-white tinged with red. 
Anthers yellow, filaments green. Stigma red. Fruit red. 
Very common on Empetrum heaths. 
Flowers J anuary. 
East and West Falklands. 
As is usual in this family, the plant has been proved by 
Skottsberg to be a parasite, growing on the roots of Empetrum, 
Pernettya, and other plants of Nanodea. 
Description of plate : — 1, plant in flower ; 2 and 3, flower ; 4, section 
of flower ; 5, stamens ; 6, style and stigma ; 7, portion of plant in fruit ; 
8, fruit ; 9, section of fruit. All except 1 and 7 enlarged. 
