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BEOMELIACEAE : NIDULAEIUM. 



pedicello insideiis, glabernmnm; tiibo epigyno brevi qnideui, secI taiueu 

 couspicuo, iiifniulibulilormi; mIjIo anUieris panllo breviore; pla.-eutis iu- 

 terno loculonnu angulo late sculatim super luedinni affixis; ovulis quo- 

 que ill loculo co, eoufeitissiiuis, api're brevis^ime pubstipitatim pnnluctis 

 demnmque obtusis. Frnctus milii iguotus. 



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HaUtat in Brasiliae onmtalis jfrov. Rio de Janeiro prop,- Thcrcso- 

 polis: Glaziou n. 16446. Floret Odohri. ~ {V. v. in hort. Vraiisl. et 

 siccam in herb. Bcrol. ct Leod.) 



19. NIDULARIUM CAROLINAE Lem. foliis lUri- 

 ctilum apice constrictuni baud formantibus, maigino aculeis 

 parvis densiiiscule armatis, evittatis; infloresceiitia multiflora, 

 simplici, toliis fulgide rubris cincta, bracteis angustissime 

 liguliformilineatis, optime rotundatis, integemmis, sepala 

 fere aequautibus ; floribus pedicellatis, ad 40 mm. longis; 

 sepalis basi ad 5 mm. in tubum connatis, glabris, apice bre- 

 viter subacumiiiatim acutis; petalis violaceis, apice perlonge 

 acuminato-acutis, planis. 



JSliihdarinm Carolinae Lem. up. Bah. Brom. p. 9. 



Brom-elia Carolinae Beer, Bronx, p. 29; Begel in Garien- 

 flora t. 211. 



Karatas Carolinae AtH. Brom. p. 52, t. 31; Bah. Brom. 

 p. 9, n. 25. . 



. BiUbergia olens Hook in Bot. Mag. t. 5502. 

 Nidularium Meyendorffii Beget in Gartenfl. 1S59, p. 206^ 

 fig. 5—8 et Ind. Sem. hort. Beirop. ISGO, p. 31; Lem, in 

 Bl Hort. t. 245. 



BiUbergia Meyendorjfi Begel in Bot. Zeifg. 1857, p. 713 

 et Ind. Sem. Betrop. 1857, p. 27. 



Epipiiyta vitletur, acaulis, foliis + 20 perdeuse brcviti-rtiue rosu- 

 latis, subtus in utrieulnni subroUiuilate solo insideuteni coalitis, basi iu 

 vaginain peiniauift'stam, latissime ovatain, amplexicauleni , Jate nieinbra- 

 naeeo-marginatam, integeiTiniam , utrinyue lepidibus subbrunnescentibus, 

 panllo punctulatim iinniersis obsifam, utrinque vireiitiin. apice breviter 

 rotundato-contraetam dilatatis, coriaceo-rigidiusculis, planta uondum flori- 

 ferix stride ereetis v. exteriortbus siibereetis, per antliesiii solemiiiler slel- 

 lato-subpateutibus apkeque + defiexis, margiiie aculeis aeqnalibns v. 

 apicem versus paullo minutis, parvis (ad 1 mm. longis), snbbrunueseenti- 

 bus, sursum bamulosis deusiusciile armulafis, super vaginaiii baud v. 

 minute solum constrict is, basin versus lougiuscule dilatatis demuuique 

 subito in vagiuani transeuntibus, apice rotunda te acutis, minutissime 

 serrulatis, ncumine demum filiformi , baud pungente , semper fore deflexo 

 iniposifo, aiauiteste coucavo-eaualicululis, exterioribus (plautae floriferae) 

 ab apice usqne ad medium saltern optime laeteque viiidibus, turn sabtas 

 i pallescentibus, interioribus apice, iutiiuis onuiino fulgide sanguineis, 

 supra subglabratis, subtus puree sparseque lepidotis, vittis v. liiieis nullis. 

 IXFLORESOENTiA axi si acfuratissimc inspieis indefinita tbliorum cratero 

 profunda immersa, in scapi brevissimi, foliolis perlato ovatis, apice 

 solemniter acuminatis v. supremis mncrone imposito rotundatis, margine 

 + sernilatis, basi medium usque albis, tnm virentibug apiceqne saugiiineo- 

 maculatis, inflorescentlam includentibus perdense imbricatim induti, glabri 

 apice multiflora, foliolis distiuctis hand intercalaiis solemuiter simplex, 

 deusissime abbreviateque corymbose racemosa, apice late rotumlafa, brac- 

 teis albidis v, sordide virenlibns, membranaceo-hyalinis, peiparce lepidotis 

 V. subglabris, angustissime ligulifurmi-lineatis, ± 35 mm. longis, 4 mm. 

 latis, apice optime rotundatis, integemmis , sepala fere aeqnanlibns. 

 Fr.ORES ± 40 mm. lougi , pediceJIis perniauifesfis, ad inflorescentiae 

 basin usqne ad 7 mm. longis, apicem versus abbreviatis, teretibus, glaber- 

 rimis stipitati, sepalis virentibus, glabris, basi ad 6 mm. in tubum con- 

 uatis, turn supra liberis stricteqae ereetis manifeste s.-eouvolutis, + 

 23 mm, longis, a basi sensim dilatatis tumqiie in alara margiue tecto 

 magis decnrrentem, membranaceo- hyalinam utrinque explanaiis, apice 

 breviter subacnminatim acutis et in mucronem minutissimum, subatrum 

 productis, conspicue asynimetricis. Petaj.a saturate violucea, glabra, 

 ± 30 mm. longa, ultra dimidiuro in tubum album couuata, turn -libera 



Bromel. 





vade d.-convolnta , per anthe.iu paullo solum aperf., dcflorafa inter m- 

 pala couglomerata , apice perlonge acu.niuato-acuu, plana, liguli. r.illi«ve 

 om.uno nullis. Stamina petalis mult., breviora nee per antbesip promi- 

 ucntia, tilamentis altissime adnalis; antbcris ai.gu.te subovatis, basi panllo 

 mcsis rotundatis, apice aculiusculia, prope medium dorsifixis; poUinis 

 granulis generis normalibus. OvAinr.M .dbum. oblongo- trijjomi m ± 10 turn 

 longum, 5 mm. diam. , glaberrimum, apice plcrnmque n.aniffsie coustric- 

 tum, basi rotundale in pedicellum transicns, scpalomm buin Utltudine 

 sabaequans, pcririuthii tul» brevissimo quidem Red cx)nfipteoo, infundi- 

 buhformi; stylo aniberas snbaequante, liliformi , tereU, 5:tif,m.atis lobis 

 qaam maxiine contortis; plac-entis interuo loculorum angtilo panllo ftnper 

 mcdinm pcllatim aHixis; ovulis qumpie in bK.-n!o «., ooufertiMimis, an- 

 gustis, longe stipjlalis, apice oblusis ne*; apjM^ndicuIatis. Semioa igoota. 



Habitat in Brasiiiae oricntalis prov. Ria dc Jannro, in mmfe 

 Corcovndo: Glaziou n. 154S1 et ad qumU dc S. Chrisfomo: idrm 

 n. 16445. Flont Ortobri. {V. v. in hort. Vratiul. ct Bcrul. d siccam in 

 herb. Bcrol., Boiss.-Barbt-y., Brux., la,d., Pdrop. ct \\'arming.) 



19a. NIDULARIUM MOUUKNIANUM hout. Makoy. 

 foliis margine aculeis subpaucis remotisque, minutissimis juae- 

 ditis, subtus deusissime lepidotis, evittaiis; infloresceutia 

 simplici racemosa; bracteis lanceolato-linearibns, apice obttiila, 

 margiue senulatis, sepala aequautibus, petalis perlonge mani- 

 festeqne acuminatis. 



Nidularium Morrenianum hort Makoy. ap. Bah. Br, p. 9. 



Karaias Morroiiana Ant. Brom, luk 3o; Bat Brom, 

 p. f). n, 27. 



Nididarinm guj/aucnsc Brngn ap. Bah Brom. p. 9. 

 Nidularium pulverulenfum E, Morr, op, Bnk, I c. 

 Rcgelia Morreniana Lhuhu in Ofcrshjf Ac. ILAm^ 1S!)1, 

 p. 543. 



EiMruYTA, aoiuilifl, stolontbus y» potius inoofBtiouibus ranicaUbuf 

 late patulis habita raepissiiue peculiaris. florifera nro ultra 0,36 \n. ullA| 

 Foi-iis perniwllifl v, miilti^ ilrnsr rofluJatis, sobtun l^xe ^ubst^iurroHpijuo 

 iinbriratis, basi in vaginnin soloninom, Intis-^imc ovalem v, sar]»niR Bub- 

 orbicularem, seniiamplrxicanlem , marline praeRertim apicem vcrsnrt 70n;i 

 lata liyaliua praoditani, iuta« praesertini prope basin lopi*iibns brnnne^ccH* 

 tibua + dense obtectara, jiinioiem omnino Racpius uiembrana lepidota in- 

 dutain, utrinque (siccam qnoquo) conspit-ue violaceo-coloratam subilo dila- 

 tatis, carnose chartaceis, exterioribus reflexis, inlimis ftub anthesin optime 

 patentibus, con.^ipicue canaJiculalo-coiitavis, marline aculeis hubpaucis 

 reniotisque, minutissimis, vireulibus, sursum ^^pcctaulibus^ usque id fulii 

 apicem aequalibus praeditis, snpra sal urate viridibus medio nonnunquam 

 villa latiore angustioreve pallidiore prawlifin, ad^jlti-s subglabriw jnuioribaft 

 menibrana lepido*a v\ Irpidibus maximi*^ distinftiR obt«cti«, BubfUR dmslg- 

 sime lepidibus fiiiepius cobaprcntibus, albis, in foliiw ?«*'inIihuR florcose 

 depcndentibns praeclitis allnfact'O-grifteis, snper vaginam \ix r, haud con- 

 strictis, apice breviter acutis v, saejiius rotundatis mnrn^tK-que brevi her- 

 baceo imiwsitt) auctis, angustissime linciiribua in ftpec. uoi^tris + 0,6 m. 

 longis, vix ultra 15 mm. latis- iNFuutKscKjiTiA foliorum cratero per* 

 profunde immersa foliolisque qu;jni CJKlcriora latioribus, tricUJi^nhinbus, 

 lucide purpureas > abbreviatis cincta multiflom, aoJemniirr simplex corym- 

 bose racemosa; bracteis bniceolafolinearibiis, apice obtusis, mnrgiDe so- 

 leniiiiter laciuiose serrulatis, praescrtim snpra diatife kpidoti.Q, srpnU 

 aequantibus. Fronts ad 40 mm. longi, pedicellis perJongis solemniter 

 stipitati, SEPAMB optime viridibus apiceque saepius + brunnescentibus, 

 margine albidis basi ad 3,5—4 mm. iu tubum solemnem, cyliadrioo-tri- 

 gonum connatis, supra liberis stricieque ereetis sub authesiu petalis ad- 

 pressis, p.-convolutis, apice brevissime solum acutis v. fere rotnndatisj 

 altero latere alam perparvam formaniibus sulwjmmelriiiw, glaberrimta, 

 l*iiTAi-A apice triste siitur;*fcque viol*cc», basin versus et omnino margin* 

 alhida, altiuttcule iu tubum iH^rfcrte cylindricnm oono.ita, sub antbewin 

 paullo solum iipcrta genitalia celantia, perlonge manife-'tequc acuminat* 

 nee cucullata. Stamina petaMs permuJto breviora, filamenlis tnlio corol- 

 lino alfe intimeqne connatis; antberis Jinearibus, apice minutifisimc mu- 

 cronato-appendiculatis; poIIiuiP grauulis mibi iguotis, *»v a bum glaber- 

 rimum, lacteum ± perfectc ellipsoideum ubtuM^que (ngouum^ ad 10 mm, 



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