Dendropemon brevipes Britton
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Loranthaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Smooth throughout, not at all scaly; young, branches slightly flattened, the older terete, 3 dm. long or less. Leaves oval to elliptic-obovate, dull green, 2.5-4 cm. long, 1-2 cm. wide, rounded or minutely apiculate at the apex, narrowed at the base, the midvein prominent on the under side, the lateral venation obscure, the petioles about 0.5 mm. long; inflorescence peduncled, fewflowered, short-racemose; peduncles about one-half as long as the leaves; pedicels 3 or 4 mm. long; bracelets connate to about the middle; calyx truncate; fruit subglobose, bluish purple, 8-9 mm. in diameter.
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Distribution
On Swietenia Mahagoni, Long Island near Clarence Town on Galloway Road Britton & Millspaugh 632',-) Short-stalked Mistletoe^.
Long Island Bahamas South America|