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BEOMELIACE AE : nOHEXBERG lA. 



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tonieutellis, eoriaceis, arete conniveiitibns conum chca prfnln formautiluis 

 ba^sin usque liberis ± 4 mm. lougis, valde s.-convolutis, snbovatis apicpque 

 acutis nee nun in aculeolum augustuin, brunuesceutem, nminatum desi^ 

 neutiljus, margine dextro ia alam maximain altissimanique Rpinulam sub- 

 aequantem^ rotundatam dilatatis egregie asymmetrieis , <lorso baud cari- 

 iiutis, Petala albida, + 12 mm. louga, perniiguste linearia laminaque 

 peraDgnste eloiigateque elliptica demum acuta, basi valde incrassata con^ 

 Rpicueque in tubum intime couuiifa, supra libera paiillo couvoluta, per 

 authesin ham! zygomorphe disposita, ligulis callisve omuiuouuUis. Stamina 

 petalis con-spione breviora nee per anthesin (ut videtiirj proniiiieatia, fila- 

 meiitis ser, L profundius, ser, IL altius petalis jusertis; autlieris + 3 mm, 

 longis, anguste linearibus, apice acutis, basi breviter incisis, in Vs altit. 

 dorsifixis; polliuis gniuulis poris?, reti manifesto, perdeuso ornatis. Ova- 

 rium + albo^farinosum, soleraiiiter trialatum nee complanatnm^ Rubobo- 

 voideum, ad 5 mm, longum, tunica exteriore percrasse valdeque fibrosa, 

 periantbii tube nullo; placentis iuteruo loculomm angulo summo apice 

 peltatim affixis; ovalis quoque iu loculo multis, apice latissime solem- 

 uiterque obtusis nee appendicniatis; stylo antheras longe superaule petalis- 

 que paullo breviore, (rigouo-iiJiformi , basi vix incrassato, stigmatis lobia 

 perlongo lineari divisis, paulJo loutortis, Fruetus mibi igootus, 



Hahltat in Brasilia^ loco natali adhtic onm'mo ohscuro^ (V^ s. 

 cultmn in herb. Leod. et Vindoh.) 



5. HOHENBERGIA ERIANTHAMkz; aculeis folionim 

 marginalibus minutis; iiiflorescentia e spicis nmitis capituJi- 

 formibus, subglobosis composita; bracteis florigeris ovato-cus- 

 pidatis, dorso albo-lepidotis. 



Aechmea eriantha Brongn. ap. Bale. Brom. p. 47. n. 49. 



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Folia rigida, lorafa, 0,5 m. v, ultra longa, utrinqne subglabra, 

 prope basin dilatatam fere 0,1 m,, medio ad 50 mm. lata, aculeis mar- 

 ginalibus minutis. Infloresoentia pannicnjata, e spicis muUis capituli- 

 formibus, subglobosis (ad 10 mm. diam^t 6— S-floris coiuposila, bract^olis 

 florigeris ovato-cnspidatis, teuuiter dorso albo-lepidutis + 8 muK lougiH, 

 Sepala ovata, mucrouata ovario iusidoutia bracteas aeqaautia. Tktala 

 minuia. 



UuUtat in Brasiliae centralis 2>rov. Pernnmhuco , wuff ex nrbe 

 ejtmlem nominis pri'dem in fiorfos Galileos franslata. 



Obs. Non vidi; descriptio ex Bakkr 1. c. 



6. HOHENBERGIA MEMBRAMOSTROBILDS Mez 



nov. spec, foliis margine aculeis snperioribus niimitis con- 

 spicue sursum hamulosis praeditis; inflorescentia bipimiatim 

 panuiculata spicis elongatis laxeqiie strobiliformibus, sessilibns 

 V. infimis brevissinie stipitatis; bracteis florigeiis apice late 

 obtusis, glabris. 



Epipiiyta (ex cl. Gi-Aziou!), ncaulis, florifera vix ad 1 m. alia, 

 F0LI18 + 8 pcrilcnse msnlalis, snhtns longe con ni veil libiis inihritalisque 

 tnlmm subclavatum, mainfestissimnni forniantibus, basi iu vngiuam per- 

 eonspicuam, longe elegauterqae ellipticam, amplexicauiem , lolo fere mar- 

 gine brunneo-meiiibranafeani, iutegerrimam , utrinque praescrtim basin 

 versus lepidibus brnnuesceutibus dense coneilani scnsim dilatatis, sub- 

 erectis (ut videtar) apiceque deflcxis, coriaceo-rigidi?, valde csoaliculalo- 

 coQcavia, a vagiuae apice densissime aculeis badiis, infiniisi longe maxinn's 

 saepius 3 mm. excedentibus , rectis solemnitcr patentibus, snperioribun 

 seusim seusimque minutis, demum sominis minimis conspicueque suraum 

 hamulosis, snper vaginam nullo modo constrictiB, apioe breviter peracutis 

 et iu mueronem vnlidiuscule pungentem. bruuneum, rectum desinentibus, 

 a basi longe atteuuatis demumqne in latitudine + 16 mm. perseveraulibus 

 linearibus, + 0,6 m. longis, utrinque subglabris, supra (ex sicio) tri.stc v. 

 saturate viridibus, subtus pallidioribus, vittis v. liaeis oniuiuo unllis. I»- 

 FLOBKSCEKTU axibus mauiftste indefinitis in gemniam folioruni s-iuania- 

 torum desiueutibus e cratero centralis Id scapi pro generia more tenuis, 



foHoHa Tiigini formibus subamploxieaulibus ovflh'buP()ne, penwute acuiuinatJa 

 apiceque sacpiiis arcuatim subredexis. int*^rrimis. gTabris v. Mibglar.ris, 

 stricte erecti.^ marginibusque iuvolutiij scapum vagioatim .impl«'(<>n(rbns, 

 Bummis i..ll.M<sccutiam vix amugenlibas perlaxe indutj apice e spicis 

 paucis (ad 01 elon-;atis laxeque quaquaveree strobiliformibus, sesailibus v. 

 infimis brovissime stipitatis bipiiniaUm quaquaven* composiUi pauniculata, 

 submulliflora, axibus nibenlibus, t;lab(rriuus, paullo angulosis; bracteis 

 primariis foHoUs wapalibns isomorpbis, setundariis pultheirime roscis («k 

 cl. Glaziol!), nlabris, latissima basi axi onuutit, craaM ooriiceis scd ;ul 

 margiues uuiiulafim crispos solemuiler mpmbranaceis, fiuboTm<^ apic*>qae 

 Jate obtnsis nee mneronatis, ± 20 mm. longifi, H mm. latis. Fi,orm 

 sic.:i solum manriyue cognJti, rosei (ex cl. Glawod.'), mUatui^r sessiles, 

 8KPA1.1S glaberrimis, basin usque liberis, + 13 mm. lonpis, craaae eoriaceis 

 sed nuir-iuc. umiiiuo sicut braeteae (apiee quoque) laUuwule membranaceis, 

 Rtri.te eroctis tuliuni Mibtiiaiiguluiu drca peUla formantibus, sabrectangu- 

 laribns ajdcetiue late olitu^is, margiue dextro iu alam latiorem et ultiui 

 insertam, siuisiro in atigusliun-m, longins dccurrcutcm dilatatta, Mym- 

 metri.is, qnam lunxime cariiiatis. I'etai.a row>a, + 18 mm. louga, ski-ala 

 5 mm. fitiperantia npiceque perJatc rotundata, camosa, Jiasin usque libera 

 fiJameuia.jue »er. 1. inelndentia, cli-^iilafa. RtaMiva jwIjiIIn ii.aiiifeslft br»- 

 viora, tilamiutis latissimis subfoliolacpis, Rer. T. omnino lil«TiR, ser. IL 

 petalis ultiuseule eoimalis ; .'inlberis qnam filamfnta nbangngtioribus 

 iiucaribuK, ad mm. buigis, btusi ubtuMusciilis apiceijue acnlis, medio 

 dorsilixis; polliuis granulis elHpHoideis, utroque polo poro pra<Mliiis, r«ti 

 pcrdeaw exprcssoquc ornatis. Ovauilm glaberrimuiu, .■..usjiirnp piano* 

 eoniprcpsum bialutum, + G mm. lougum, 4 mm. diam., apice mmuLiKhime 

 solum constrictum, lata bahi axi insidens; periantbii tubo lirL-%i?i»imo, sub- 

 itifiitidrbtilifoniii; pJacenfi.v iuk-rno ]oriiJ<»nim .'itiguJo piopc m*Hli(im Jiuejuiter 

 aIT].\is; ovnlis co confeiiiasimieqne aplrr solcmniter oblusis nee ap^ndi- 

 culatia. Fruetus ignotus. 



TTahitaf in Ttraniliae orienfaHn pror. Rio df Jancivo , in 8erra 

 Gottrala, arhoribuH innaseens : QlazioH n. 8984. Floret Aufjusfn. fV. s. 

 in herb. Bcrol. ct Warming.) 



7. lIOilENBERGIA AL'GUSTA Mkz (iiec E. Mohr.) 

 foliis margine aculeolis pro speciei habittr minutis, rectis 

 paleiitibus(iue praediiis; inflorescentia tripinnatim panniculata 

 e spicis perdensis, globose strobiliformibus, in hracteae secun- 

 dariac uxilla pluribus glomeratim sessilibus composita ; brac- 

 teis florigeris perlonge floccoseque lanatis, suborbicularibus 

 apiceque rotundatis; floribus 11 mm. longis. 



T'dlandsia Augusta Veil. Fl. I- him. 211. tab. 135 ei 

 Arch. Mu,?. JS^oc. Rio V. p. 137. 



Pironmava glomerata Gaud. Ail. Bonitc, I. 63. 



Aechmea mnlfivrp!? Bak. Joum. Bot. 1880. p. 49 et. 

 Brom. p. 58. n. SG. 



Hohenhergia muliiceps E. Morr. Msc. in herh. Lead. 



EriPHYTA (ex cl. Oi.aziouI), acaulis videlur, florifera certe ultra 

 1 m. alta, foi.iih subtus arete oonaiveutibus craienim fonnantibus, basi 

 in vaginam peraugtistam ubscuramquc (ex spec, uontio manco), praefiertim 

 apice membrauaceo-margtuatam, integeiriujam utrimjue dcnsis-'simc jntus 

 brunuee, extua albide lepidotam perseuisim dOatalis, toriacco-n'gidls, mar- 

 giue aculeis pro spiriri bsbitu minuli^simip {1 nun, vix fuprrantibus) et 

 folii apirem versus fere omnino evanesrcntibu* v. ()nam maxime distnntibas, 

 brniiueis, rectis patenlibusquc basi saltem densiuscule arraatis, super 

 vaginam nullo modo coustrictis, a basi seusim mioutimime attenuatis 

 demumqne breviter subroluudato-acutis, + 1,2 mm. longi^ medio 8 mm. 

 latis, latissime subliuearibus, ntrioque sed pra^sertim eabtus lepidibtu 

 albis deusc cousitis, vitlis v. liocis omjjiuo iinllis. I.vrJ.ORCSCKXTU axibus 

 solcmuiter indcfiuilis, folia ut vidclur Mbaeqoaiw v. snperans, tripinnatim 

 e spi^ulis globoNis, quatjuaveise (nee dftltfelie, qoaha d«»cribit BakbrI. c.) 

 6~"-flori8, deusissime strobiliformibus, perdense longfvpie fermpineo- 

 lanatiB, tcniis vel pluribus rascienlatim in braeteae secnndariae axilla 

 glomerrtlis, sessilibus in ramis snberectis, perlonge floccoseque lanatis 

 qnaquaverse dispositis composita, solemniter py ram ids to- pan nica lata, apioe 



