Decaisnina Tiegh.

Aerial stem-parasitic shrubs, often robust, with epicortical runners bearing secondary haustoria. Leaves mostly opposite; venation pinnate. Inflorescencess axillary or rarely terminal, a raceme of decussate pairs of pedunculate dichasia (triads); bracts single under each flower. Corolla 6-(rarely 5-)merous, regular, choripetalous although mostly with the petals weakly coherent in the lower part after anthesis. Anthers basifixed, immobile. Style simple, often articulate above the base, usually with a small knob-like stigma. Fruit ellipsoid, usually with a persistent nipple-like style base. Fig. 18. Fig. 19.