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glabro, basi vaginis apliyllis cincta. Lamina oblonga, basi 

 rotiiiidata v. paullum protracta, apice acuminata, Integra v. 

 fissa, costa media subtiis valde prominente, in acumen pro- 

 ducta, glabra, subtus farinacea, basi subinaequilatera. In- 

 florescentia in scapo per maximam longitudinem vaginis abs- 

 condito, tereti, glabro terminalis. Khaehis eleganter flexuosa, 

 scabrinscula. Bracteae spadiaceae 5—10 e basi late amplec- 

 tente snbcordata elongatoovatae, cymbiformes, longe attenna- 

 tae, acuminatae, sub et post anthesin horizontaliter patentes 

 vel subrecurvatae, rigidae, glabrae, infima plernmque magis 

 eloiigata lamina parva interdum instructa. Flores in axilla 

 spatharnm fasciculati, bracteis membranaceis striatis glabrius- 

 culis, sessiles v. inteiiores pedicellati pedicollis ovario paullum 

 brevioribus v. aequantibus v. rarius longioribus. Perigonium 

 ovario f. 5-plo longius; sepala apice recurva, lanceolata; pe- 

 tala lanceolata, acuta, erecta. Stylus sub anthesi exsertus. 

 Fructus subglobosotriguuus; semina semiglobosoovata, dura, 

 ventre planiusculo scabro, dorso convexo aspern'me rugoso, 

 ^iseo-fuscescentia. 



Tabula nostra V (Jiahlfus et analysis). 



HeUconia Bihai Sw. Ohfi. 06. fnh. /j ; Jiof. lieg. V. S74; 



Richard, Cumm. ile Mii8. 22, tab. 8, 10(?); lloran. VyoiJi: 

 man. S9. 



■ lleUconia Bialty Veil. Flor. Flnm. III. i. 19, 

 HeUconia hdeo-fiisca Jacq. HorL Schovhr. J. Z't. 

 Miisa Bihai Linn. Sp. pi. cd. 2. P. 2. 1 fT7. 

 Musa humilinr Sloano, Jamaica II. 147. 

 HeUconia humiUs Jacq. Schoenlr. I. tah. 48 — 4.0: Bof. 

 Mag. n013. \ 



? HeUconia caribaea Lam. Encycl. I. 42G. 



Plaiitn usque 4-iiietruli8. Scatus cum indurcsccutia fuliis inuUo 

 brevior, peiiolormu f. loiigiludiiie, Ixtkrxcuha rliacliitli.s 3 — 5 »m. loiiga, 

 ill sicco 1 cm. crassa. Si'athak I'/a— 2 (iiu. lougaf, rulirac, apicc ot inar- 

 giiie flavae vel basi flavac et apii;c corallitiac [teste Sculjm). Fi.oiiks eirc. 

 4 cm. longi, virides {teste KikukiO v. Ilavi, apice viridcsccntes (teste Sciu.im) 

 V. sulpharei (t. Wawra). 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. S. Pa^do ^n-ope Smitoa, locis hnnidU 

 frequem, m. Dec. finr.: Moscn n. 2973; in ]>rov. St. Cailuinna: il'Ur- 

 villc ; propc Blumcnau, m. Sept.Ji.: Schcnck n. 766; in prov. Rio de 

 Janeiro: Gaudichaud ; ad radices Corrorado: JAind ; jn-ope Tijuca : Ric- 

 del; in prov. Bahla propc llheos: Watcra n. 322 (suh M. biasiliensi Ifook.^ ; 

 praeterea in silris Immidis: Blaneliet n. 1041 (11. Cariliaca Jji\m.), Comes 

 Rahcn n. 24S. — Praeterea in Novae Granatae prov. Santa Marta , in 

 altitnd. 30(M)ped., locis humidis, m. Jid, flor. : Sehlim n. 1001; Surinam, 

 in silvis propc Paramaj-ibo : WtUlschlaeyel n. 521; in Panama ad Rio 

 Bayono, ndgatissima in ailtns, praesertim ad tnargincs: M. Wagner; 

 Costa Rica: Hoffmann n. 639 (forma spathis angustioribu^J ; inter Vera 

 Cruz et Santa Fe: Schiede n. 1030; Martinica: Hahn n. 423; in Cuba 

 orieniali: Wright n. 607, 



Obs. Iu specimiuc Scliiedcano fasciculus nonini infimus folio lamina 

 2V2 dm. loDga et 1 dm. lata instructo sufTnltu rrat, dum aliler lamina 

 spathac iufiinae, si adest, l:inlnm cenlim. paiK^xs iisqne 1 dm. longa est. 

 Bracteas spathaceas bnjus speciiiiinis ad ba.sin modo 4 em, lafas, in aliis 

 spetimiuibus fere dnp!o latiores, mensus sum. In specimine altero Gandi- 

 chaudiano e Kio de Janeiro, n. 323, spatha infima lamiua aeqne magna 

 praedita stcrilis erat. 



Obs, IL HeUconia caribaea Lam. EneyeL T, 42«, Pesennrlils, Flore 

 defl Antilles IV. UG enm icone, et Hdieonia Bihai Riclu Comm, 22, tab, 8 

 et 10 dnbie hur relala sunt; foliis obtnsissimia difltMunt, sed specimiiia 

 auihentica non vidi et ceteris com H. Bihai Sw, omnino eongrnere videntur. 



(13.) HELICONIA POEPriGIANA Eichl. Mac. Fo- 

 liorum laminae ovales, utrinque rotundatae, apice subito bre- 

 viter acnminaUie , basi obscure vel vix protractae, subaequi- 

 laterae, cum petiolo glabrae vel apicem versus obsolete pube- 

 rulae, costa media infra apicem desineute. Inflorescentia 

 folio frondoso lamina elongato-ovata instructo suffuU-ji. Rha- 

 chis leniter tlexuosa, pubescens ; spathae horizontaliter paten- 

 tes. pro longitudine latae, cymbifoi-mes. flores f. dupio, inter- 

 nodiis rhachidis G— 8-plo longiores, supra medium subito at- 

 tenuatae. 



Laminae — in spocimiiie naioo, quod vidi — 3— S'/i dm, longae, 

 IG'/i— lOcm. lalne, coata media 4 cm. infra nplconi aniininis 1 cm. longi 

 desineute. Rpatiiab '/«— 1 dm. lonpie, in tiiMlio 6— O'/i cni. laUe; lirac- 

 teae Ri>ociale« eIongato-IanreoI.i1;ir, siriatac, pnbesoeotot. 



Habitat in Peruvia mlmndina . in fiiUyjrum nutrijinibut marime 

 vulgaris, ad Ciirhero, m. Nov.: Poeppig n. 1567. 



Ob8. lldicnniac BUtai aninis nod formft fulii fipatbarnmqne beoe 

 distiueto. 



(14.) HKLICONIA VKLLERIGEIIA PoErr. Tnflores- 

 centiam t^iutum vidi. Bracteae spatliaceae amplae internodiiii 

 rliarliidis :■$— o plo bmgiores 1 — I'/s dm. longae super basin 

 f. 8 cm. latae, arete supra medium subito angustatae, 4 cm. 

 latae, inde sensim arnmiiKitae, apice obtusiusculae cnm rlia- 

 cbide Itinitur flexuosa vellere d(!nso et longo fulvo obsitae, 

 iutus glalirae. Pili velleris usque 1 cm. longi. 



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Udiconia vellcrujcra Votp]), Time In Chile IL 205. 



JIalilaf in PcruriKC ijroi\ Maynas alto propc Toaichc in silvis ad 

 fossas: Poeppig^ 



Obs. S]>e('ir54 incomplete oognltii, aed vollrre ali omalbnfi ceteril 



Hclironiis di»tinrlissinia, ,,Rimptralm; \wr fronrb'S arbornm silvae prnnaevae 

 obscnre vina fornm mentions" (PoKrr.). 



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15. HELICOXIA PULVERULENTA Lindl. Laminae 

 elongato-ovatno, basi obtusae, cordatae, apice anutae, subtus 

 glaucodiue copiosissinia facile sejfarabili pulvemleiitac scsqui- 

 pedales v. majores, 8 uncias latae. Inflorescentia «x apice 

 vaginae folii ultiini emmpens. Spathae 3 fcrtiles v. 4, In- 

 tima vacua, late lanceolatae, conduplicatae, coccincae, patentes. 

 Flores pauci, spatliis mnlto breviore-s, viridciicenles. 



HeUconia jmlveruletUa Lindl. Bot. Rpfj. 1648; Bot. Mag. 



4685; Horan. Prodr. mon. 40. 



IJahiiai in jUncrica tropica; in Indiac ucchlenf alin insula Domimcaf 



Obh, Non vidi, Rpecimina <juaedain Mns. reg, Berolinenais ft d. 

 Skm,o in Brasilia leeta^ n. 73, et if, pulrcndmta Lindl. denominata bnc 

 vix, polins ad H. hf^asiliensem perlinent. 



10. HEUCONIA GLAUCA Pott. Laminae ex descrip- 

 tione Vekloti lanceolatae, ex icoue late et brevlter lanceo- 

 latae, 472—5 dm. longae, 10— 12 cm latae, utrinqne acutatae 

 supra opaco virides, subtus albo faiinosae. RhacLis iuflores- 



