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haniatis, longe distantiluTs nrmatiSj super vaginam nullo modo constrictis, 

 ftpicem versus louge demnnique snl^rotimdute aentiis uec uou iu mucro- 

 nem debilem suhfiliformeniqne impositum, h;nid reflexum productis 

 angnste linearibus, + 0,18 in. loiigis, 20 mm, latis, manife^te coueavo- 

 canalioiilatis, omnibus viridibus et praesertim basin versus maculis pur- 

 puieo-brunueis conspersis, supra omniuo glabris, subfus pallidiorilnis per- 

 parce lepidotis, vittis v. lineis transversalibus omnino nullis. Ixflorksci^ntu 

 axi si acciiratissime inspicis indefinite, stipitiformi-prodacta foHorum 

 cratero profuude immersa^ in caulis brevissimi, foliolis latissinie ovatia 

 apioe rotuudato^aeutis et in mucronem manifestum productis, pnrpureo- 

 bnmneseentibus, margine integris, flores vix ad Va aequantibus, pnnctulis 

 lepidotis bruuueseentibus couspersis perdeuse imbricatim indu*i apice 

 subpauci—submultifiora, solemnher simplex, deusissime abbrevKite<iue 

 cojymboso-iatejnosa, apice late obtusfl, bracleis fusco^purpnreis, niembra- 

 nuceo-byaliuis, subcarinutis, peranguste linearibus^ wpice solemuiter ro- 

 tundatis, sepala diinidio aequautibus, basi praesertim dorso lepidibus 

 nonnullis biuuneis pracditis, + 18 mm. longis , 3 mm. latis. Fkores 

 30 mm. longi, pedicelHs pennanifestis, aequilougis (4 mm,), subteretibus, 

 densiiiseule lepidotis stipitati , skpaijs basi lacteis, a medio ad apicem 

 Raturate fusco-purpureis, subylabris, basi in tubum'brevem (8 nnn. longinu) 

 eoDnafis, tum supra ad 13 mm, liberis stricteque erectis, valde s.-eou- 

 volutis, in Va aitit latissimis, latere dextro tecto in alam maximanij 

 sinistro tegenti in multo minorem, rotundatam diJatatis, . apicem versus 

 longe subaristato-acutis nee demum uucinatis, perasymmetricis, Phtala 

 apicem versus violaceo -lilaeina, dorso saturatius macu'ata, subtns 

 albescentia, glabra, + 30 mm. longa^ hrevissime connata sapra d.-con- 

 voluta, per anthesin pauUo solum aperta genitalia iucludeiuia, deflorala 

 conglomerata , basi solenuiiter coutraeta, apice angustissime aeuminala, 

 ligulis omnino uullis, sed ad fllamentorum ser. II, basin callis binis con- 

 spicuis lougitudinalibus aueta. Stamina petal is multo breviora, jier 

 anthesin baud exserta, fiiameutis aequaii altitudine petaiia inseitis bre- 

 vissxmisj liiieaii-dilatatis; autheris albidi:>, lilamcnto longioribu.«, pcrelongate 

 ovatis, basi manileste indsis obtusiS| apice perJonge subaciimijjato-aculis, 

 infra medium dorsifixis; pollinis granulis subglobosis, generis uornudibus. 

 Ovarium lacteum, anguste cylindrirum + tiigonum, + 12 mm, longnm, 

 apice vix constrictum sepalorum basi angustius, basi in pedicellutu sen- 

 sim attenuatura, periantbii tubo brevi quidem , sed conspicuo, infiindi- 

 buliformi; stylo antberis paullo breviore, graciliter filiformi , stigmatis 

 lobia salis contortis 5 placentis interno loculoruni angulo prope apicem 

 affixis; ovulis quoque in loculo 00, confertissirais, apice obtusis nee ap- 

 pendiculatis, breviter atipitatis. Bacca (a me non visa, ex. cL Wawra I.e.) 

 Pm maguitudiue, trigono-globosa, olivacea, ad angulos aurantiaca; semi- 

 nibus obovoideo-clavatis , .^ui-inenrvis, rotnndatis, rugulosis, brevisi*ime 

 fuuicniatis. 



Habitat in Brasiliae Oi-ientnlis prov. Ri>> de Janeiro, ad Petropolh 

 arhoHhus rupibusque innascens: Glaziou n. 12232 et ad TheresopnJis : 

 Waiera II. 375. — Jam pridem in Europae cal'dariis culta. (V. v. in 

 kort. Berol. et siccam in herb. Berol.., Leod., Petrop. ei Vindob.) 



16. NIDULARIOM DENTICULATUM Rehel: foliis 

 utriculum apice constrictum baud foniiaiitibus , margine ex- 

 terioribus inermibus , intimis aculeolis perpaucis longeqiie 

 distantibus' praeditis, evittatisi inflorescentia submultiflora, 

 simplici, bracteolis late linearibas v. apice paullo dilatatis, 

 obtusis, sepala fere aeqnantibus; floribns pedicellatis, ad 

 22 mm. longis; sepalis basi ad 2,5 mm. connalis, glabjis, 

 apice breviter acutis nee mucronatis ; petalis triste violaceis, 

 apice peracutis planisque. 



Nidularium denliculatum Beget in Gartenflora 1870 

 (XIX.) p. 268 et in Act. hort. Petrop. I. p. 95. 



Karatas denticulata Bah Brom, p. i. n. 8. 



Begelia denticulata Lindm. Ofersigt Acad, Holm. 7 $00. 

 p. 542. 



Bromelia denticulata K. Koch, WocJienschr. IL p. 151. 



Bromelia angustifolia K. Koch, WocJienschr, fide Bah I c. 



Bromelia paucljlora K. Koch, Wochensckr. IX. (1SG6) 

 p. 1S3. 



Nidularium agaviJoUum Hort. ap. Ecgd, Gartenfl. L c. 



EPirnYTA (ex cl. "Wavra), acanUs, rouis ± 20 perdense rosuUtis, 

 sulitus coiivergfntilma subfatdcalatis nee lubum v. craterum dUtinctum 

 forniantilnis , basi in vaginam niauift'slam, iK'reloiig;ite ovalem, margiue 

 late membranaeeo-hyaliiKim, amiilexicaulem, integerrimam, lividam, sub 

 !enle praesertim dorso coufcrlissiuio lepidibus impreMfs puncttitam per- 

 seiisJm djjj((.'it!«, coriareis, exterioribiis oerte per nnlhesin qucxine stricfe 

 eiectis, iuterioribus tum suberectis, apirp omnibtm nc mininift qoMpia d«- 

 (lexis, pauUo solum cnimHcnlato-conciivis, margine exterioribns (id q nod 

 vulde siugulaiiter occunif) inermibus, intimis solum nculeolis perpaacis 

 valdeque inter sese remotis, vix 0,6 mm. longis, viridibuR, sursum hamu- 

 losis praedilis, super vaginam nnllo modo coustrictis, npicem versus e»- 

 teriorilius limyius, iutt'rioribus maiiifejste brevius «culi(i omuibuoque de- 

 mum in ftcumiuulum subfililonu* in, btrbaoeum uec puugcutem prmlucliH, 

 quoad Imbilum saepissiuio paullo divcnis, e3tt<TloriI»us longiorilmt aa- 

 gastisqiie (+ 0,4 ni. longis, 7 mm. lalis), inlendnl.ii^ nnillo lucviorlbM 

 (+ 0,15 m. lon^'is) nee mm lalioritMin (iinqne «d 30 mm,}, linearibus, 

 omuibuB aequaliler coloratis v. (ex cl. Wawra I.' e.) inl^Tiorilma nonnun- 

 qnam cnccineopii-tis, utrinque virldibus supra subuitidis, oubiun opacis 

 manilVt«te pallidiuriliuti ditwitc lepidotit), viltis <r. Hnels nuIliR. 

 iNFi.oKKscKMiA jixi Bi nccuralissimo inspirit Rlipitirorini - pnniuct« in- 

 deGnita, sed HuiibuM i>oi longe Huperata iiideque ot-t-idla, foUorum ceatro 

 deprCRse iusidciis, in eaulis brevistiimi, foliuliK colore vix mutatis, latiit- 

 eime ovatis, subamplexicaulibus, inferioribus sutiacuniiualiH, siipramh 

 apice rotuiidalis iiiucrouc<iuc niaiiifcslo imposito arfat-jtti^, iiilcgeriinjiR, 

 praesertim dorso dis-siti; biniineo-lepidoiis, sniuniiK iiiflotis<<iiiiam wd •/» 

 aequaDtil)ns basiqae ampb-i tfntibns imbricaliu) iiiduti apice submnlliflom, 

 soleuiniter simplex, drn-iiHsime abbreviatpqnc oorynibofio-raccnirtsa , aplrt 

 lale rolundata v. obtusa, bracteis percoDspfcuiR sepalaqne fere nf^qunnti- 

 buH, late linearibut* v. apice pnnlln dilatatis, crafwiuscnllp, mauif«aU ob- 

 tusis, praesertim dorso dissite brnnneolepidotis, + 20 mm. longif, i mm. 

 latis, flubaequalibus. Flokrs + 22 mm. longi, pediccllis pcrmauifestis, 

 suliaoqualibus, a<I 4 mm. longis, solemuiler Iriangularibus glabiifwjue 

 stipilati, sKi'Ai.iH purpureis (ex cl. Waska), glaberrimiN, basi in (ubuiu 

 brevisHimum (ad 2,5 mm. loiigum) coniiatis, turn ;id 11 mm. lib'Tto 

 stiicleqne ereitis, valdc s.-vonvolutli, nee apice rcHcxiK, Inl^re dextro 

 tecto in alam maximam, nMwbrtllMMiii , latere sinistro tegenti In mtiTto 

 minorcm dilatatis, perasymmctricis, apice breTltcr nciitts ner murronatis. 

 I'KTAi.A tiiste violacoa, snbtus albesrentia, glabra, + 17 mm. longa, basi 

 brcvissime solum in tubnm ronimla, supra d.-convoiuU, per antbcnin 

 subreflexo-patentia dellorataque rooglomerata , apice peracula, plana oec 

 concava, eligulala. Sta«[>a petalis multo bieviora, per anlhcsiu hand 

 promin. ntia, fiiameutis aequaii aliiludine petiilis iuserlis brcvibus, liutwi- 

 cotni'';'"'t'" crassiusculis; antberis ± 4-5 mm. longis, filamestft longi- 

 tudine superantilms, subliucjuibus , apice acutiusculis, basi Pul»obtHsis, in 

 Vs altit. dorsilixis; pollinis granulis poris binis praedilis eetaron qnin 

 describantur juuioribus wlum mibi snppefentibuR. Ovariom album, 

 glaberrinium , snboboTalum vnldcqw trigouum . npice vix ooostrictiim 

 sepaloiumqnc basi band ,angu.'»Iiu«, basi in pediceJJum breviter atteuualum, 

 + 8 mm. lonsmn, tulw epijryno brevifwiroo; atylo antberaa soperante, 

 fiolcmniler tiigono, stigmatis Johis perJooge divisis, -vix conlortiai placen- 

 tia interno-locnlonim angulo in 7* «lt>t- pelUlim afflxia; ovulis quoque 

 iti lociilo 00, confeiti«simis, apice solcmuiicr obtusis nee append iculatis. 

 Seniina mihi ignota. 



Habitat in Brasaia amttali, loco ignoto ; jam i;ri'frm in addaria 

 nostra introducta , reccntim hand leda. ( F. r. i» hort. Berdl. et siccam 

 in herb. Petrop.) 



Var. SIMPLEX Wawra. A typo differt statnra omnino 

 majoreetcompactiore; foliis latioribus crebriusque aculeolatis. 



Cetera congrueus. 



Tai^tda nostra LYJ. fig. II. 



Nidularium dodiculatum rar. f^hvplex Waura in OoMerr. 

 hot. Zeihchr. XXX. p 112 et in Bull. FHer. Soc. hort. Belg. 

 16SS. p. 53 et It. Sax.Coh. p. 137. 



