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BROMELIA melanantha. 

 Slack'^fiowered JBromelia. 



HEXANDRIA MONOOYNIji. 



Nat. ord. Broheujb. Jvasum gen. 49. Din. II. Germen infenim. 

 BROMELIA. Suprd vol. 3. 203. , 



B. melanantha, ebracteata? foltis ligulato-oblon^s caesiis spind nigrft ciliatb 

 GDspidato-obtusis, spica obeso-strobilifonni hbxasticha? distant^* laxata» 

 Terticillis trifloiis altemis, floribus rigidis fundo laa& immerBO, calrce 

 trialato* 9 



Fol. phirima, radicalia, ambimtia, altema, Hgulato-obhrngUt pedaSa 

 r* tUlra, nncias plusgwim 2 lata, oBtia, fert^ invomtu, obium, cum ^>inS 

 ierminah lateralibus grandhre^ $pmi$ niffrii carHb^ineU ntnmm i$mtne^ 

 emtibm dliaia, stibtus e squamnlis Jurfwraceu c<mtigui$ argenteii ^oleiia^ 

 Hneata, infeme imhricato-fagcieulata et mtus obsokii purpuroMcentia, exte- 

 rwra uep^ pUis minHs revomta^ interiara rectiora gradatim interne verms ajr 

 tiora^ perspicamsuperata. Scapos nmp&x^ cylindrace^ pennam ohrbtam 

 cra$ntndine vix excedenM, centralis, jidiis tsquaHs, albo-lanatuSf hracteis 

 tparsis spatkaceis steriUbus melinis arido^membranacets tenuthms satwratUU 

 nervosis elongato-lanceolatis subtiHssime acuminatis distanth- iTabricantiims 

 erectis Jioribus tenia vestitns, erectus, cum spica ciavato-canth^ms. Spica 

 ebracteata? strobUiformis oblanga obtusa (Inuneialis r. magist) duph feti 

 pollice crassiar, disianter kexasticha? Janata: floribus parrectis sesstwus 

 obesis subsemiuncialibus, per trinos? ordine taxo verticUlatis, retpect^ seriei 

 i^etupHci aitemantibus. Germ, breve eum eafyce isoperimetrum, icaHonm, 

 wide, diapkanum, tr^tero-molendiniAtm (v,cyUndrawumexqme a^iilk 

 imaeiim atienuatis trialaium) vemqsitm tf0ni$ obscmriawibms iasim wnAt reti- 

 c^Hm thui8t<nnozaniibus, wpen^ albo4muUum, pobMermtm, orulb nr- 

 dinepluraH sursum imbricatis cpaeis avato-obhngi$, e s&of^olft cntssd smi- 

 culentd diaphand sub^lavatd intink hcuhmm angulo ajlxtt. Cal. germinis 

 ctmtinunm palUdi virens triphytlmikrottmdati 'S-ganum, fdiolis cranis durth 

 camosis m tubum brevem ctmniveni^m d lateribus aUi imbricaiiSp /Mi^Mo- 

 bmuginosis. Petala 3, atrapwpmria, rigida, recta, erecto-canvergentia e^ 

 fyce ^ parte pr<Bpraptirve tongwral laming Itneari-obUmga invobUo-comeava 

 0ptce truncate retusa erosula, mg^bretiare lato intOs fimbriA crupa trams- 

 versa concoferi corofutfo. Stamin^MfeftiM erecfo, aUema 3 brwiora ntwmo 

 petahrnm w^ni inserta filameotisMm antiera phrintiim bretwribm, reUr 

 ^^ 3 eamaso cafyds disco tel g&tm^s incrassato cacumini insertiB filamea- 

 tu hngimibus gracilioribus carvlm tiB^kaUbtts : anthem /oteari-eAm^aftE pal- 

 Udds intrarstB, ^erectm^ mobUes, sitmm^mmito filamOsti supemi attenmati i 

 darso medio appenm. Stylm is^cbuutl^t»ecius, coiare filamentarum eimiH : 

 Btigmata 3 Mifarmia dUatata, brema^ ^mtm cart^irqmnda. 



We were sup$»Iied with the plant for our drawiag by 

 Mr. Lambert, who received the seed of it from Trinidad. 



Leaves many, radical, sai 

 roots in alternate order, ligul^dy oblong, a foot or more 

 high, and more than two inches l^ftad, bloeish grey, slightly 

 involute, obtnse, inth a largish ttmiinal spine, black like 

 the others at the edge, which Sfe cartila^nons, bowed 



