20 S B n OMEM ACEiE. - 



canpscenliLiis Jciiszssiuic obsiia , rectiusoula auL apicem versus recurvata , subcfuaJnpoHLcaria, basi 

 scK lineas lata ; supcrior^ miillo Ijrevlora ct aiigustiora. Spicy leniiiualis, sul>U'i]>ollicans. Fj.OKEssessiles, 

 Ijrac/rati, npproxiniatj, JJkacteal oNong.-p, acutfc, concav,-c, sliiata?, iepiJoiffi, novem aut ilecem lineas 

 longar. Calvx estciior profundc tripartims , gJaber , bracfa hrevior; laciniislanceoIalo-oLlongis.acutis, 

 eonavis,sirintis, subcorinceis , Kqiialibiis; mlcrlor sublrJpbjlbs, exterioie longior^ laciniis lanceolalis, 

 jncarnaljs, petaloitleis. Gi:nitalia vix incliisa. Capsula tritjuetra, trilocularis, Irivalvis , fuscescens, gla- 

 Jjra , subpollicaris. Se^ti^a pap[iosa, 



PrascedenlL a(Tiuis , cliaL'acleribus tamcn moxenumcralis, satis Jistincta- 



;;- TILLAiNDSIA stramtnea. + 



T, foliis iiiieiui.bus; ajiice sul^ulaLi^ , Ijasin ycrsns tlilafaiis , canoliculatis, aigcntco-Icpjdo- 

 tis j panlciila siLnj>lici , coitrctata ; liracieis Ciilyccin c.YlcLiorcin SLihxfjuantiljns., gLtbfis. 



Crescit Jii.rta inonlejn jiipate c.t pagjun Olltros Peruvianorum inter Loxa et Jaen de Bra- 

 camoros, alt. 7(10 hi:xap. 1C l-'h>ret Augusio. 



Parasilica- Caulis scscjni- aut bipedalis , siLuplcx, trjgonns, glaber» fuliosus. Folia linearia , api- 

 cem veisus Subulala, baftin versus diialola , vaj-inanlia, canaliculala, recliuscula , squamulis aigenteis 

 nndifjne obsita, octo- anl noveoipollicaria, Yaclis^ slLialie , aigeuteo-lepitioifc ; snperrorcs aj^b^lla?. 

 Panicli,\ leiiiiiiialis, coarcta^a, oblonga , nipolliearis; raLnisaltf-rnis , ereetj?,, rbaclijtjue Iricjuetris, gla- 

 bi is. Flores sessiles , bracteaii. BKAcrnAi oblonga? , acut.n , concavrc , stiiaUc , ghbiie , semipollicai es , pal- 

 Jidc violaecfc, cxsiccalic colore stramineo. Camx exlcrior (rjpartitus, bracteam subicqnans; laciniis 

 Jaiiceolato-obloni^is, concaris, coriaceis , slriatis, t*labris , paliide violaceis ^ exsiccalis coiore sliamineo; 

 intcrior corollacens , cxteriorc loiigior , aibLis, apLccni versus violaieus. Capsulam Laud observavi. 



8. IILLA^DSIA i.-Loisij;uM)A. t 



T/-foliis liucariLns , ajiice subnhuis, caiialiculalis , argcnlco- Icj>iclolis , caulcm ^upcLanM- 

 Lus; sjiicis geniinis aat oftonis , congeatis, oLlongis ; bractcJs JiubrlcatJSj disticLis, ghiliris ^ 

 calyce cxlcriorc longioribn^. 



Crescit ciun pri^cedentep prope Olleros , el in dei^earis mouiium aUissunoriim Chulucanas 

 €t Guamani j alt. ;;6j— -iGSo hex. TC Fh>rel Au^nsto. 



Tarasilica. Gaums .^emipedatis, simpkx, dense foliosus. Folia Jiucarja , aplce suLnlola, Lasin versiiS 

 paiiljo difafala , \aginantia, canaHcnlata , argenleo - lepidola, reotiiiscuI:i , caulem su|ieianija, octopolii- 

 caria, Vacjn,^ slrjat;c, lepidula?. Sric^i; gemin:e aut oclonic , eou^esiic, sessiles, oLlongn: , compresiius- 

 culas , poliicaL'es. Fj, onns sessilcs, dialJclii, Lracleali. LiiAcri'^ ovata; , acuia: , cariuata?, imLjjcala:, 

 disticLa^, striala^, glaLr^c, (juatuor aut fjuintjue Jineas longje, ruLra^, ex^iccala? flLivesceiilcs. Calvx ejt- 

 terior Lraclea Lrevior, glaber, flavc5CCiiSi lacinJis laoceolalo-oblonj^isj acuiiSj carinalts j inlerior ex!e- 



liore looj^ior, coiolIaccuSj violaceus, Catscla i^nola. 



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9. TILLANDSIA msTiciiA. t 



-T, folijs linearibus , apice snbulatis, canaliculaiis , argcntco-itjndolis ; spicis comphu-ibus , 



rongcsUs, altcruisj linearibus \ bractcJs iuibricatis, disticLis , ghiLrisj calycc cxtifriore vii 

 fongioriLus, 



