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Holtenlergia hracfeata Beer, Brom. p. 73. 

 Nidularmm Antoineanmn Wmvra, It. Sax.-Coh. p. 139 

 (e. ])■ ([iioad cit. syn. Velloz.). 



Aechmea fasciata Bah. Brom. p. 58 (e. p. quoad cit. 

 syn. Velloz.). 



Tillandsia termlmlis Veil. fl. Finn. III. (. 143 et in 

 Arch. Mus. Nac. Bio V. p. 129. 



Hohenhergia tcrmnalis Beer, Brom. p. 73. 



Canistrum purpiireum Wiitm. {nee E. 3Iorr.) in Engl 

 lot Jahrh. 1891. Bcihl. n. 29. p. 14. 



? Karatas neglecta Bah. Brom. p. 6. n. 15 et ergo: 



? Nidulariimi neglecfum Hart. ap. Bah. I. c. 



? Nididarium Mahoyamim Hort. ap. Bah. I. c. 



Nididarinm Innocentii Wittm. (nee. Lem.) in Engl. hoi. 

 Jahrh. 1S91. Beibl. n. 29. p. 2 e. p. (quoad cit. spec. Schimper 

 n. 80). 



Epifhtta , acaulis sed altiuscule scapigeia , folus paucis 

 V. pluribus, saepissime permultis dense rosulatis, siibtus ai'cte cODvergeu- 

 tibus craternm subampnllaceum formautihus, basi in vagiaam inanifcstam, 

 ovalom V. panllo snbobovatam , semiaraplexicaulem , margine omuiiio so- 

 lemniter membranaceam, snmmo apice minute sornilatam v. otiinino inte- 

 gram, ntrinque sed praeseiti7ri dorso basinqne versns Jepidil>n.s brnnneis 

 denshiscule obsitam breviter dilatatis, per anthesin qnoqne stricte ereotis, 

 ex siceo chartaceo-coriaceis paulloque ooncavo-canalicnbitis, costa media 

 nulla, margine aculeolis parvis (vix 0,5 mm. longie), aequalihus v, snninio 

 folii apice tandem minntis, viridibna v. apice brnnnescentibus, solemniter 

 snrsum hamulosis perdense serrnlato-deuticnlatis, snper viiginain perlonge 

 coDspicueque attenuatis, apice longe acntis et in spinulani angustissiiuaiu 

 pungentem desineutibus, ensiformi-Jiiiearibus, + 0,2 ni. longis , 33 mm. 

 latis, utriuque glabratis sub lente minutissime prominulo-puuctulatis, supra 

 (ex sicco) saturate v. triste viridibus, toncoloribus, subtus puUidiorlbus, 

 vittis V. lineis nullis. Infi.obkscentia axibus si accuratius inapicis in- 

 definitis perabbievjatisqne folioium cratero centralis iu scapi altiusculi 

 foliisque paullo solum brevioris, glabri teretisque, gracillinii, subtus 

 omniuo nudi, turn sujier niediiiui foHolo unico amplexicanli paulloqne 

 oblique inserto, basi minute ampiiJIaceo, ovato perlongeqiie atuto, mar- 

 gine creberrime dentato-s<Tinlato, praesertiin dorso apicomqne versna lepi- 

 dibns brunneis dense praodilo, stiicte erecto basique saltern scapnm am- 

 plectente praediti et tnin anb inHorescentia foiioli-t pluribus bractfis 

 primariis isoniorphis et cum bis comam apiealem fornianlibua indnti 

 apice usque ad apicem fere e ramulis pluribus (saepius ad 6 — 8) solem- 

 niter spicatim et quaqnaverse dispositis, perabbreviatia bracteisque pri- 

 mariis omnino absconditis composita soierauiter panoiculata, late difl'use- 

 que substrobiliiormis , rhachi glabra v. paullo solum toiueutella, Icretl 

 rectaque, pro geueria habitu perelougata, bracteis primariis aut rubris, 

 aut roseis, aut demum virentibus (ex cl. Gi.Azioulj, bitissinie ovatis 

 amplexicaulibus, perlonge subtriai guloacuti.s sed spinulam baud gerenfi- 

 bus, margine perdense aculeolis viridibus, snrsum hanmlosis serrulatis, 

 praesertim dorso apicemque versus + brunneo-lepidolis, flcircs perlonge 

 anperanfibug et omnino obtegentibus ; bracteolis secutidarris coiiaceo-raero- 

 branaceis, late ovatis, brevissime acutis, apice minute spinulosis, glabrius- 

 culis et integerrimis, sepala vix ad Va long, aequantibus. Florks + 

 28 mm. longi, pedicellis nnllis solemniter sessiles, sefalis (virentibus?) 

 glaberrimis, basi ad 4 mm. in tubiim solemniter triangiilarem conuatis, turn 

 ad 9 mm. liberis stricteque erectis nee apice uncinatis tubum soleuniiter 

 triangalo-auhalatum circa petala lormantibus, conspicue s.-convolutif, 

 aoguste subovatis apiceque peracutis nee uou iu spiuulam miinitifwimam 

 desineutibus, praesertim margine dextro in alam uiembranaceam prodnctls 

 peiasymmetricia, valde carinatis. Pktala. alba, colore roseo v. eoe- 

 mlescente admixto (ex cl. Glaziou!) + 21 mm. louga, peraJte in tnbnm 

 connata, turn supra libera valde eouvoluta nee per anthesin eonspicue 

 aperta genitalia includentia, apice solemniter rotuudata valdeque cucullato- 

 concava antbeias obtegentia. Stamina petalis paullo breviora, filamentis 

 paullo complanatis, aeqnaliter filiformibns aequa altitudine petalis inser- 

 tis; antheris (albidis?) vix 4 mm. longis, angustissime subovatis, basi 

 rotundatis, et minute solum incisia, apice peracutis, prope medium dorsi- 

 fixis; poUinis granulis ellipsoideis, utroque polo poro aiugnio praeditjs 

 retique perdenso expressoque ornatis. Ovauium glaberrimum, fatipitiforme, 



Bromel. 



quam maxime trigonum sublriaugulare, + 5 mm. longnm , 3 mm, diam., 

 apice baud constrictum itemque lata basi axi iasidens, periantbii tube 

 brevis-simo, infuudibulirormi ; placeutis iukriio loculorum augulo prope 

 apicem peltatim affixis; ovulis quoque iu loculo oo et subglobose per- 

 conferteque pulvinatis perlonge stipitatis, apice eolemuiter truncatis. 

 Fructus ignotus. 



Hahitat in Brasiliae orient prov. Rio de Janeiro, in Serra do 



Ariro: Glaziou n. 2734, in Serra da Bica ad Cascadwa: idem n. 15i88, 



nee non prope Petyopdis: Glaziou n. 16441; e prov. S. Paulo aihiHt 



Burchdl n. 3360; in prov. Bahiensi leg. prope AInuida in Hheos nrinitaU 



Martius; prope JoinvUle prov. StM. Catkarinae leg. Sehenek n. 1221 e^ 



ad Blumenm: Sehiviper n. 80. Floret Xovembri, Dczembri, Januario, 



Aprili-Junio. (V. $. in keH>. Baol., Brux., Monac, Schcnck., 

 \y arming.) 



U. NIDULARICM AMPULLAOEDM E. Morr. ioVm 



utrieiiliini apice ponstrictum formaiitilms, infra 0,15 m. loD^is, 

 margine aculeolis mimitis densiuscule arniatw, evitutis; in- 

 florescentia pannflora, pimplici, bracteolis obloiigis, calyce 

 brevioribus, apice acutis, integris; fioiibus pedicellatis, ad 

 25 mm. longis; sepalis basi minute connati;!, glabris, acumi- 

 natis; petalis coeruleis, apice manifeste acuminatis planisque. 



Tnhuhi 7iosf^-a LVL Jig. 1. (habitus et analym). 



Nididarium ampuUaceum E. Morr. in Bdg. hort. 1880. 

 p. 242; licgel, Garlcnjl If^SI. p. 322 d 1S8G, p. 396, fig. 33. 



Karatas ampuUacen Bah. Brom. p. 7. n. 19. 



Regelia ampidlacca Lindm. OJcrsigl. Ac Holm. 1890. 

 p. 543. 



KriravTA (ex d. Glaziou!), Manlis, fiorifera baud ultra Oj2 nu alu 

 sed .^aqiissiine hiimilior, voiaha 6 — 15 iK-nsiwlflM rofalali^f^ pt^alto in 

 ufiiculiini solrninom, snUovoidcurn, solo rolnndate insideDtem, ai>ii'e eon- 

 spicue constrictum ooalitm bani in vnglnam maxImAm (lamlnnm longttu- 

 dine finperantem}, expresse ovairm, semiamplejcicaiilem, inar^ffne paullo 

 fiolum menibrariiiceam , integerrimam, praeaerlim don*o ]i*pidibu8 sub- 

 iinniersid cou^itnni ^ iutus mainfeste brunneatn , exteriore latere m;u^uliR 

 brnnneis transversal ibus nianife8tiHKimi» (nee lepidolift) Htriat-aui Benuim 

 dilatitMs, rigidiuKculiii, per ^utheNiD salleiu Hulipal^^utiUuH, satia canali* 

 culato-couc;ivis deuiumqne apice su)»plaui8, margine uculoolis aeqnalilms, 

 brunneis, ininutis (ad 0,6 mm. lougis), snrsum banialwiA deusinscuk 

 arinalif4, 6uper v;iglnatu iitillu nmdn cori^lrictitf, apice acunnnnio ieoipar 

 k^vi^ arbortivn v- fiubal>ortivo slipitiformi, doflpxo IrnnratiR et aaepius qno- 

 que puiillo omarginalis, hr<*viler linenribufl, + 0,13 m. longii, 15 mm 

 latis, Rnbglabratift, subtus suhpustnlose !fpido(is, saturate viridibus, subtus 

 jitns rninns fiisriis leuuibus Juscis, hand lepidotis, perconspicuis pietis, 

 Ikku)bk8CKNTia axi nianift^Bte (si accuraiissime inupicis) indcfinilo, folio- 

 rum eratero piofnnde inimeisa, in caulis abbreviali, foliolis late ovato* 

 triangniis, peraculis, integria, sepala vix alliugMilibns iinbrityitijn induti 

 apice p rpanci'(7)' flora, solemniter jsinnilex, deosisHime abbrevirtaqua 

 eorymbotto-raceiuosa, apice rotundata, bnuteoHs byalino-menibranaceia, 

 oblongis Ciilyee brevioribu**, panllo lepidoFis, ;tpfoe«cn(ii*, intcj^fs- F^orbs 

 + 24 juni- longi, prdicpllis perinanifestte, aeqnalibns, teretibus subglabris- 

 que, ad 3 mm. loDgis stipit:iti, Skpalis dorso pallide viridibus^ margine 

 albidis, snbglabris, basi minntc in tubum eonnatis, turn supra liberis 

 strict^ erectis petalisqne adprewis nee apice uocioalis, valde s,-couvolutit, 

 complicalo-canaliculatis, liueari lauccolatis, acuminatis, + 16 mm, longis. 

 PKTALA ad V* longitndinis in tubum tenueui connata, inho »lbo calyccm 

 superante, limbo patente cocruleo, lobis ovalia acnn)inalij*, dcflorata oon- 

 glomerata, glabra, ± 20 mm, longa, ligulia v. callis omnino nnllis- 

 Stamina petalis permulto breviora, per antbesin baud exserta, filamentis 

 (ex ic- el, Rk<;e!- I. c) petalorum tnlw altitadine valde ioa«qnaIi, ser J. 

 profundins, ser It altins affixis, brevissimis, complanatis; antheris 

 linearibns, erectis, utrinque acatiusculis, dorso filameuto affixis; poUiuis 

 grannlifl mihi ignotis. Ovarium album, subeliipsoideo trigonum, + A mm. 

 longum, apice solemniter coustrictum, scpalorum basi latins, sinnalim 

 in pedicellum attenuatnin, periauthii tobo brevi, infnn^Iibuliformi ; Btylo 

 antheris paullo breviore, filiformi, stigmatibu^ (ribns in ronnm rontortfe; 



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