Psittacanthus americanus (Jacq.) Mart.

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    Loranthaceae
    Psittacanthus americanus (Jacq.) Mart.

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    NY Barcode: 1507639

    Occurrence ID: 365d2487-49f5-4027-abe6-a18a7298fd7d

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PLANTAE EXSICCATAE GRAYANAE
1044. Psittacanthus americanus (L.) Mart.
In Regensb. Flora, ziii. 108 (l830); Urban in Engler, Bot. Jahrb. xxiv. 12 (l897).
Syn. Lorantkus americanus L. Sp. PI. 331 (l753); Jacq. Sel. Stirp. Am. Hist. 97, t. 67 (1768); Descourtilz, FI. Pitt. & Med. Antilles, vi. 35, t. 390 (l828); Griseb. FI. Brit. W. Ind. 311 (i860) e.p. L. Plumieri Cham. &Schlecht. in Linnaea, iii. 211 (l828); DC. Prod. iv. 311 (l830). L. Jacquini DC. Prod. iv. 308 (l830) e.p. Psittacanthus Jac-quini (DC.) G. Don, Gen. Syst. iii. 415 (1834-). P. Plumieri G. Don, op. c. 417. P. scalpratus Vahl ex Eichl. in Mart. FI. Bras. v. pt. 2, 25 (l868).
Flowers scarlet. Style yellow with red tip. Anthers maroon.
Parasitic high on tree of woodland border, South Chil-tern, Dominica, B.W.I. Alt. ca. 450 m.
Coll. W.H. & B.T. Hodge (no. 1582). February 29, 1940.<<<OCR