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strnendis, floribns 5 v. pluiibus in bracteaium primariarum axillis 

 transvcrsaliter suhseriatis biactoisque omniuo ftre absconditis indicatis 

 composifa, snbcoiymbose panniculata , lafe diffuseqiie suhstrohiliiormis 

 rbachi glabra, perabbreviata ; bracteis primaiiis piilcberrime rubris latis- 

 sime ovatis, svibpatentibus v. snperioribus suberectis, apicem versus per- 

 longe fsubacumiQatim atteniiatis denuimqiie subfiliformiter desiuentibus 

 margine conspiciie serrulato-aculeolatis, snltgJabris v. penlissite solum 

 lepidotis; bracteolis secundariis tenuissimis luenibranaceis, latissime ovali- 

 ovatis, brevissime subiotundato-acutis niiiuitcqiie nmcionatis, inttgerri- 

 mis snbglabrisqne, sepala ad ^/s lougit. saltern aequantilms. Florks per- 

 deflorali frnciifenque solum iioti solemniter sessiles, skpai.is coriacois 

 glaberrimia, basi perlouge (6 mm.) in tubum counutis, turn ad 13 mm. 

 liberis stricteque erectia nee apice uncinatis, tubum demum suboonicnm 

 circa petala formantibus sat s.-convolutis, subovalibus apiceque acutis nee 

 mucronatis, utroque latere, set! praesertim dextro, in alam Tuenibranaceam 

 dilatatis subsymmetiicis, haud earioutis, Petala staminaque vum stylo 

 iguota. Ovarium album , angnlis binis praesertim evolntis plano-com- 

 piessum subbialatmn, ovatum, apiee haud constrictum, basi breviter con- 

 tractum, + 8 mm, longum; perianthii tubo conspicno, late infundibuU- 

 formi; placeutis iuterno loculorum augido piope apicem breviter liueaii* 

 affixis; ovulis quoque in loeulo multis confertisqiie perlonge stipitatis, 

 ovoideo-cylindricie apiceque obtusiSj eeaudatis, Bacca ex ovario fere 

 omnino immufato sepalisque persistentibns corouuto format a , cnisse 

 globoso-ellipsoidea, paullo solum bialata, ad 8 mm. diam. ; semiuibus oo, 

 ad 2 mm. longis^ fusiformibns pauUoque incurvis, fut^co-brunufis, ufroqiie 

 apice badio-maculatis J verruculis minutissimis lineas longitudinales for- 

 mantibus perdense obtectis. 



Sabitat in Brasilia (yt'ientalij loco non indicato: Glaziou w, 13248. 

 (V. 5. in herb, BeroL) 



Obs. a c]. Baker 1. c. sub N. hmocentii receusitiun toto eoelo 



difiert. 



8. NIDULARICM FERDINANOO-COBURGI Waivra: 



foliis subtiis viridibus, aculeolis miautis, evittatis ; inflorescen- 

 tia cattle foliorum intiraorum va^inis vestito elata composiita, 

 bracteolis secundariis ovato- v. oblongo-lanceolatis, integris; 

 fioribus sessilibus, + 48 mm. longis; sepalis basi altiuscule 

 in tubura connatis, glabris, apice breviter acutis nee mucro- 

 natis; petalis violaceis, apice rotandatis cucullatisque. 



Nidularium Fenlinando-Gohurgi Wawra in Oesterr. hot. 

 Zeitschr. XXX. p- 112 et in Bull Feder. Soc. Hort. Belg. 

 1830. p. 54 et It. Sax. ■ Cob. p. 138. t. 30 et t. 36 C, et 

 Garter^fl. 18S4. p. 190; Lindm. in Ofersigt Ac. Holm. 1890. 

 p. 541. 



Karatas Ferdinando-Cohurgi Bah. Brom. p. 6. n 13. 



Epiphtta (ex cl. Wawra), acaulescens, stolouifem, foiais 16—20 

 perdense rosulatis, subtus imbricatim craterum conicum , solo acute iu- 

 sideutem forraantibus, basi in vaginam permanifestam , optime ovi*Ienv, 

 amplexicaulem, margine latiuscule membrauaceo-hyaliuam, iutegfriimam, 

 livido-pallidam paulloque rubeutem, praesertim dorso verruiulis jniiiutis- 

 siuiis, lepidotis consitam breviter dilatatis, siccis menibranaceis qiialia 

 describit cl. Wawra, vivis potius cbartateis v. subcoriaceis, exterioribua 

 pateuti-deaexis, interioribus suberectis nee apice recurvis, subtus paullo 

 canaliculatis, turn apicem versus fere omnino pbinis, exterioribus aculeolis 

 minoribua (ad 1 mm. longis), virentibus, solemniter sursum hamatis, 

 apicem folii versus couspicue sensiniqiie minutis, interioril)us multo latio- 

 ribus quasi snblaciuiosis, ceteris haud longioribns praeditis, super vagi- 

 nam manifestissime longeque constrictis, apice breviter subrotundateque 

 acutis demumque in mucronem angustissime filiformem, haud puugenteiu 

 desiuentibns, angustissime linearique lanceoiatis, + 0,4 m. lougis, 30 mm. 

 latis, costa albida, inferne valde prominente piopc lamiuae basin per- 

 conspicua, sursum gradatim complauuta, nitidulis, fusco-viridibus, subtus 

 paullo solum pallidionbus, vittis v. lineis omuiuo nullis. iNFr.oKKSCEyTU 

 axibus si accnratissime inspicis stipitatim productis indefinitisque paullo 

 elevata in caulis breviusculi, foliolis iuferioribus perlate ovatis subacurai- 

 natisque, apicem versus diatiucte serrulatia, pallide roseis et turn sub in- 



florescentia coma foliorum pcrinuho miyonim, hi(ionin). pulcherrime coc- 

 cineoriTm, floruin capitolani basi cingentium long^ue superantium, 

 margine grossiuscule aculeatorum , cirta detimctrum loiigorum, e basi 

 latiasima candato acHniinatwum , cori;tceorum laevissimorumque indati, 

 glabri apice submultiflora, deprcan capitulifurmisque si Mcaratius in- 

 spicis e raniulis iu (lores fascicnljitos eerialiuique in bractearum primaria- 

 rum axillis dispositos mutatis composita indeque sensu stricto pauniiulat*, 

 bracteis primariis foliis supra descriptis corcineis omnino isoinorphis, se- 

 cuudariis ovato- v. oblongo- lanceoiatis. lenerulis, Icpidolo-punctulatti. 

 integris, 10-15 mm. louuis. Fi.oueb + 48 mm. longi , pedicellis brevis- 

 simis V. subuullis fere omuiuo sessiJea, skpaMs saturate purptireia, git- 

 berrimis, basi ad 4 mm. in tubum connatia, turn 28 mm. liberis stricte- 

 que prectia nee apice recurvis, solemniter s.-convolutis, utroque margine 

 in alain angnslam, dextram vix v. paullo solum Utiorem, niembran«»»m 

 dilatatis aabelliptico-lanccolatis, miimto lolani aaymjijetricii*, apice breviter 

 acutis nee mucrouatis. Pktai.a quoad connata p;dlida, parte calyce In- 

 clusa angu.stissima, turn supra pukhrrrime violacea (Red in UbnU cil. 

 coerulea dcpiugit cJ. Wawra), nilabra, + 46 mm. louga Jncc 7 cent., qitalia 

 descril)ii Wawra), altissime in tubum connala, laciniit bnTibnn Hberiii 

 couspicue d.-convolutis, per aulliesin erw^ta paulloque aperla n«c reflexo- 

 patcntia delioralaque mni^it quoque coutorla cclerrime decidua, opice 

 mauifeste rotuudata, valde sulHrucuUftto • coneavii , ex ic. cit. clignlaU 

 ecellosaqito. Stamika petalis pcrmauileste brcviora, p<*r anthesiu omniuo 

 iuchisa, lilameutis aequali allitudiue petalorum tubo iubcrlis, breviMimis, 

 compIaDHto-Hiicaribna; aiitlicri^ ovali- fuMJ</rmilms, utiiuquo «tti:uuatis 

 deniuiiiquc ohtusiusvulis, iufia mi'dium durhifixis, + 6 uim. longis; polli- 

 nis granulis mihi ignofis. Ovaiuch album, glabeniiimiu, vix triaugulare, 

 angustissime obovuidcum, apice ])i)uI1o stdum ooastdctum, baKiu verAtU 

 sensini attenuatum; jieriantbii tubo (quoad specimen a nie visum) omnino 

 nullum ; stylo gracil'.ime liliformi paulloque trigono, basi pyramidattm 

 incrassato sensim in ovarium imle qua^i semisuperum tran»>ennt«, sltg- 

 matis lobis brevibus vuhieque cuulurtis capiiulnin apice aculiuaculum 

 formautibus; placeutis iuU-rno loculorum angulo iuler medium apicemque 

 louge affixis; ovulis quuque iu loculu oc confer lissimeque di!>putjitiit apice 

 mauifeste obtusis. Scmiua niibi iguota. 



Iluhitat in SrasUiae orirnfalis prov. Hh dc Jmmro, in gyh-'is 

 prmaevis et arhorlhun et solo imnita. Legernnt jjrape Pctrojioh'n : Otaeiou 

 n. UrOS, Ua?/,ra II. n. 30J ; prnpe There mpolin : Wmcra II. n. 370. 

 Floret Majo. (V. s. in herb. lirrol, Leod.^ Vind., \yanmng.} 



Oas. Specimen cit. GJaziovianam tionhun albio gaudero dicitur. 



9. NIDULARIUM ANTOINEANUM Wawra: foliis 

 margine aculeolis minutis ± dense serrulatis, evittalis; in- 

 llorescentia caule foliorum intimorum vaginis vestito elata 

 composita, bracteolis secundariig obloupa, integris, orarium 

 triente excedentibus; floribus sessiiibus, + 33 mm. longis j 

 sepalis ad 3 mm. in tubuui coalitis, glabris, apice breviter 

 acutis et mimitissime acuJeatis; petalis cyaneis, apice oblusis 

 cucullatisque. 



Nididarium Anfoineavwn Wawra in Oesfcrr. hot. Zeitschr. 

 XXX. p. 113 et Bull. Fcder. Soc Hort. Bchj. 1880. p. 5o 

 et It. Sax.- Cob, p. 139 t. 21 et 35 C (inch tar. nvgmiifolia 

 n. cc, omnino identica, excl. cit. synon. Tillamhiu Iracleala 



Veil). 



Karatas Antoineana Bak. Brom. p. 6. n U (excl cU. 



Burchell n. 3314 et Glaziou n. 15488). 



Epiphtta (ex cl. Wawra), acaulescen!», florifera 0,3—0,4 m. alta, 

 FOLIIS ± 20 dense ro.snlatifl, exterioribus recurvopatentibus, basi haud 

 convergentibus, interioribns pliuibus in tubum suburceolatum subtus 

 solemniter conveigentibus, basi iu vagiuam manifestissiuKim , pciet.mgate 

 aubovalem v. pauilo 8uI>obovalam , amplcxicauJem, margine paullo solum 

 membranaceam, integerrimam , pracserlim dorso basique lepidibus paufis, 

 centro bruuneis obsitam, rub^uti-pallidam sub^ubilo dilatatis, chartaceo- 

 coriaceis, paullo coucavo canaliculatis, aeqaaliter supra Jacte, subtus palH- 

 dius viridibua v. medio ± mauifeste pallescenti-albidis, margine aculeolis 



