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BEOMELTACEAE : CRYrTANTHUS. 



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infra inflorescentiam plantae innovation's proferant ; bractpolis fennisRimis 

 siibstaiiosis V, byulinis late snbovatis, peraentis, glubris, FLniu:^; pnlclire 

 nivei + 40 nnu, longi, sessiles, ad iuflorescentiae ramos peralibrovintoR, 

 soleniniter indefinitos Rpuiie dUtiche dispositi, Saponm^iae of JicinaUs oflort 

 sepalis albide virentibns, minute subglanduloso-lomenlellis v. siibplabris, 

 ultra V^— "V* iiltitndinis in tubum cylindiiouiu connatis* demnm libcTiR 

 eutopice valde imbricatis, late ovatis et acnminato-peraculis, petabi ad 

 */3 longitudiuis tegentibus, + 7— 8 mm, liberis, immerse brnnneo-l*^pidntis, 

 margino late manifestcqiie byaliuo soariosis, symmelricis. Pktai^a nivea, 

 valde nitida, + 27 mm. louga, snblus arete in tubum coaljta^ apice dc- 

 flexo-patentia, usque ad basin omnino libera sed arcte convergentia quasi 

 conglntinata, angnsie snblineari-obloiiga, ab apice acuto usque ad basin 

 »eD8tm dilafata, omnino elignlata. Stamina pelalis manifrste bjcvioin, 

 fifigrma aequantia, sub anthesi snberecta longe e flore proiuiiienfia fihi- 

 mentis erassiusculis, teretibus , albis, serienim omnium potalis eonnatiB 

 ita nt potalnm primnm (ortum) nno, secundum duobu<=, terfium Iribus fda- 

 mentis praeditnm sit; antberis miuntis, albis, ad 4— 5 mm, longis, paullo 

 infra ^jz alt. dorsifixis, basi profnnde ineisis bic InHniis aronatim fita- 

 menti apiconi amplectenlibus, ita ut rite antberam ecinit^nntem appollaren^ 

 apicem versus attenuatis rotnndatis; pollinis grannlis familiae adbuc a me 

 visae longe maximiSj globosis, poiis omnino nuUis, reli denso erassins- 

 culo, manifesto orcatis, Ovauium albido-viresceus ut sepala lopidiluis 

 snbbrunneis, immersis laxe obsitnm 8ubglal»rum, ellipsoideo-tyliixlrienni, 

 panllo triangnlarc, braeteis secnndariis, brevins , + 8 nun, longnm , slylo 

 iilifornii, apicem vei^us manifeste sensimque iucrassato; 8tigmatifi lubis 

 profuude pajtilis arcuatim snbreflexis nee contortis; ovulis quoque iji 

 loeulo biseriatis 5—7 summo angulo interne affixis globosis, exappeudi- 

 culatis, brevissime stipitatis. 



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Habitat in Brasiliae orkntalis prov. Rio de Janeiro^ uiulc atfuJit 

 Riedcl 71. 102; prope nrhem saxis innafam repent Glazionl n. 9323^ 



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ad Andarahy Grande et in monte Carcovado terrestrvm n, IGh'iO Flont 

 Sepfemhri^ Ocfohri. (V, s, indlgeimm w herh. Berol etPetrop. et adfam 

 fere omnibus in herbariis a mt pevbuutatis rivamque omnibus in horfis, 

 nnllo exceptoj 



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Obs. Planta jam saeculi initio in bortos nostroa dednetu inde ol) 

 vigorem fere incredibilem nune etiam divulgatissima varietates perninlias 

 hortulanis forte distingnendas, nobis niinoris gravitatis protulit, Diffeiuut 

 cuim a forma normali vaiietates rubra et purpurea foliorum colore, in 

 Broniclieis plurirais pro insolalione varia valde variabili. Formue ab 

 Otto et Diktriuh sub nomine C. bromeliifolii distinctae minute foliip 

 longioribus augustioribusque ne*: nou supra glabris subnitidis a typo 

 discrepant; C. discolor eorundem autorum folia subtus norma lepidotiora 

 praebet, sed hie ut ille transitu perseusim cum typo conjunguulur- Ac- 

 eedit quod e Brasilia forma uormalis sohuu nobis allata tsl indcque bas 

 varietates, si omnino hoc nomine salutare eas dignas ceuseres, negligrndns 

 putavi. — Quoad C, suavcolcntcm esi, MoiuiKX, jam in typi desciiplione 

 odorem gratissiruum notavl 



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4. CRYPTANTHUS ZONATUS Beer; foliis exterio- 

 ribus super vaginam + manifeste constrictis , sed petiolum 

 distinctum nou formantibus, margirie undulatis et densissime 

 serratim aculeolatis, supra vittis lepidotis transversaHbns 

 ornatis; bracteolis secuudariis ovalManceolatis, longe acutis, 

 apicem versus serrulatis ibiqne tomentellis; floribus + 32 mm, 

 longis; sepalis lepidibus pauds conspersis, subovatis perlonge- 

 que acuminatis, asymnietricis; ovulis quoque in loeulo per- 

 paucis. 



Tabula nostra LIV. Fig. II (Jiahitiis et analysis). 



Cnjptanihtis zonattis Beer, Brom. p. 76; Wiffm, in 

 Engl et Prmifl Pflammf. IL d.^y. 45; Bah Brom. p. 17. n. 10. 

 Pholidophyllum zonatum Vis. Ind. Sem. Itorf. Patai\ 1847. 

 PholidophyVtint gignntemn horL Paris, ap. Beer L c. 

 Tillandsia zehrina Hort. fide Balccr L c. 

 TiUandsia zonata Hort. fide Baker I C- 



EnniYTA videtur, acaultw, florirera qtioqae mWe depratn nd 

 0,05-0,1 m, alta, kouis 8-15 iwrdeuse ro**iibiti«, I.hm tnbnm hand for 

 manllbu5i, in vaginam brcvissimam, Ut^ 8ubtrian;!nlo-nvat-am, Rubamplrxt- 

 CMlem, mnrgiue ble soKmniterque memUrana^tx* hvniiuam, apice ftolein- 

 niter berbaceo-wnulat.im , b;i>iu versus inu^ram, prai^ertim dorso deo- 

 Rissiiue lepidoto-albaru subit<» dibUalis, rigidiuaculis, palcuUbae v. polius 

 nreuatim deflexis, b-itissime paulloqne caailicolato-cxmcavifi, margiue ucu- 

 leolift densi.'^Minis- virMibiis, fere } mm. longis, conspiiue sur^urn ham;Ui«» 

 summo folii apice wlum paullo minutis ceterum omnino aequalibus wf^ 

 ratis, super vaginam solemnisfairae perlonf;eque (on^^trirtifi, apirein vorsii« 

 ftensim longefiur altennnfi*= permcutw demnmque in aoiinen nn<;tuUMinnnn, 

 subfiliforme, paullo ettualiculitum. iaerme, recomim produrtis perarntii*, 

 anguste ovali-laneeolatis, 4:0,2 m. lougU, 45 mm, lati^ Ratiinitfl t, RnepinR 

 subtrisfe viridibus (vel in vanet4«tiha$ ab hortnlanift Enropae cullii^ nil»rn1f- 

 bus vcl fuscift), ulrinque opucisi sublua omnino lepidolo^albift, supra vitti« 

 transvcrsalibus lutii^quc crebcrrimia albia perdruw oruatiM, maxiroe in* 

 siirnibufi. Inflouksckntu axibo9 ti accuratisaimc inspitiH aolemnilfu- iu 

 dofinitis, eoiitnilis ftdiorum an;in]ia perptofuiKk- immenui, t ramulis ;i ad 

 [rariua} 6-flori«, fiwcieulatira in fliMes borii:oiiialit*'r i» brul«M primarit* 

 axillii 5ioriii(fs reduetifi iudnpie uft|tio ad aburhiai al»bi<\i.MiH, Adiiw tior- 

 nialibuj4 (tteinm braeleU prlinnriifl loliia exlerioriboi (maino iaomoridnH) 

 inter mm remotin rompositn sruMi MrU'ttaiiino puiiulnilal.i^ br:irl-<H»lN so- 

 mndarii^ byalino-membranaceia, ovali-bnronbdin , longo ■coUa, ap!rfm 

 verflu-- Kolcmniter serrubilis ibique + lepidulO'l^mcnt<»nia, oMtram Klabria, 

 sepabi sNbap<iuanlibna. Vlurks + 32 mm. I^njrt, ix^brilli* onrntno nuDtfl 

 Bessilea, SKPAias aubtui) vireuUbus, apiexm veiMiH puldicirimc albjdia« 

 lepfdibus pauei8 solum conspersin, ultra '/« lun^dludiniff in lubum miU* 

 cyUndricum, pauUo trigunum couuaii^. tuui anpra lil>cri« hU^cUquu croclUi 

 summo apice per aulbc^sin miuute »o!uui rC€Ulvi^(, •ol'^muit^^r 8.-coatortiS| 



ronjpliraloa'analii'ubitis dorsoque optinu* Kub:dato'^■i^Ti^.lli^J KulKirmtU ^Mrr- 

 bmytquo ucumiuatiw, latere teeto dextro in abnn p;nilbt quani bHcre ftiniwtro 

 liitiorem, baai rotnndatatu prodncttt, asyuimotnci«, pubglabria, + 19 mm. 

 biiil^is, ;td '> mm, divisla. Pktai,a ptib-hcrntu^ nivwi, i 2'5 miu longx 

 ultra dimidium in tubum intime oonnatn, Ruprn panUo d.-ronvolnta, per 

 antbfsiu liactide patontia, angnale Uncari-Hliptica, apice iicu1in<*rala [nee 

 aeuminata), omnino plana, elignbila nee calHn praeditft> Rtamina p<-talia 

 paullo solum breviora, per antbcRiu l<iui:e aubjiatenter prominentia, fila- 

 mentis petalin perallc rxMinatiK, luut litK-ru perfecic lineaii-oumplMAtUi 

 aibift; auLheris albidin, '6 nuu. lungU, apice acutiusculis, ba^i pcrullo in* 

 cittis lobis binid curvatim sucpiuH nu1>|ial<-ntibu«, inter y^iHtit. c( njediuni 

 dor-^ilixia; pollinin grannli.s globosis, poriM uullii, rell laxiusrulo et p«* 

 expraaso ebganti pniediti*. Ovakjim albjjm, ^btbefrinjum, ^g^lindrSm* 

 8tib>jlol)usuni, paullo trignnum, + 6 mm longnm, apice minute eunMrirtnm 

 ibique in lubum perinnlhii miuutnm obMurnniqne prodmtum baM brctlt«r 

 in pedicellum coulraetuni ; stylo antberis minute breviore, filiformi, aligmalia 

 lobis vix eonlortis; placentis iDtemo loculorura angulo longe afBxis; ovolia 

 qnoqne iu loeulo jwrpaucis, orbit-ularibua, obtiwis noc api^eudicuUtia. 



Habitat in Brasiliae orientalis prov. rcrmmimco, undc (fide Bahr) 

 in calidaria nostra attiUit Quesnel iteruntque coUegit cl. Ridley. 



Obs. 

 baud mibi 

 efQcitur. 



Dc varietate fu»oa a Vjsiam enun;craU plura diNserciida 

 videtnr, Inwlatioue e forma ootmali (et ,f( igort- ?; Kcmper 



6. CRYiTAXTIIL'S COCHLEATUS E. Morr. f.liia 

 exte'ioribfis super vaginam + manifc.ste consliirtis sed petio* 

 lum distiuctuiii non formaiilibiis, margine undulatis et tJen- 

 sissime serratim aculeolatis, supra zonis paucis ± saturate 

 bruuueis, transvcrsalibus piaedilis. 



Crypianthus cochleiUuB E. Moor. ap. Balccr, Brom. 

 p. 17. n. 11. 



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FoMis 12—16 breviler ro»nlaliH, oblon^o biicoolatis, jhI 0,'.6 m. 

 lonjiin, 40—50 m. latis, nicliocriter valitiis (coriaccis), supra p,.lli<1r hrun- 

 neis zonisque pauus sobobstruriN KituratiiiN bninnei* praMiii*, doiwo 

 tenuiter aJbo-lopidotis, apicem v.-rsii'* \i^\\g<- anitis. ariitfv>li». mardnalibtis 

 couiertja miuutiMiiu'. ri.oiiKut capit«tim (ooofortiwtime panniralatira, generic 

 .»„r<.> folmriiio iulimutiim minatornm r^-olro fTisidentw. PsTir,* alba, 



