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BROMELIACEAE : STREFToCALYX-ACANTEOSTACHTS. 



Aechmea florihtmda Mart. ap. M. et S. St/sf. VIL p.io^j 

 n. 2 (nee Bah.). 



Pironneava ilorihunda Wittm. in Engl Jahrh. 1891 

 BeiU. 29. p. U. 



Pironneava plaiynema Gaml Voy. Bonite tab. 64. 

 Ilohenheryia pladjnema Bah. in Sauml. Ref. hot. sub 

 tah. SS4. 



Aeclmea platynema Bah. in Journ. Bot. 1879. p. 166 

 et Broni. p. 33. n. 3. 



Sirepiocahjx platynema Limhn. Brom. Regnell p. 37. 



Epiphyta (cx d. GLAzioul), aeaulis. gigautea (florifera saepius ad 

 3 ni. alta), fouis basi in vagiuam usque ad 0,23 ni. latam, snbovalem, 

 :uiii»lcxicanlem, pracsertini apicera versus raemlirauaeeo-raai^inatam, integer- 

 rimam, iufima basi albani, turn super liueam distiuc-Lissimam sublto bndiam 

 Htriiique perdcnse badio-lepidolaui sensim dilatatis, rigidissimis, margine 

 nciileis pro folii iiiagnitudine parvis, atris rectisque, ba.si ad 3 mm, Joiigis, 

 reverais v. patentibus, supra solenmiter patontibus, turn apiceni \erKU9 

 seusim adscendenfibus demnmque snmnio apice itertini (plcnitnqiio) leversis 

 dense anuatis, super vaginam luillo modo coiistrietis, apicem versus seusim 

 attenuatis demunique breviler acutis, acuniine saepissime putride delapno, 

 + 1,6 m. loiigis, medio 0,16 ni. Jatis, supra sparse immerseqne nllw-Icpi- 

 ilotis, sublus dcnsius lepidibus pallide allutitceis couspersis, viuis v. liueis 

 nnllis. Inflouksckn'iia axibus solenmiter iudefinitis e craicro ceiilrjilis 

 alteque exaerta iu scapi percrassi, saepius ultra 1,5 ju. alii, llucuose allu- 

 taceo-lepidoti, foliis tenuiter uienibranaeeis, flaccide suliercctis sucpiusque 

 reflexis, 8ubauiX)k'xicaulibus, latissinie ovato-ovalibus, apicciu versuii louge 

 acntis et in aeuleum maximum, subatruni, valide puugentein deniuentibus, 

 margine infra integris, supra (in foliolis iuferiorilms salteni) densiuseule 

 aenleolato-serratis, utrinque sed praesertim dorso dcnsinseiile j(lboJei»idoti», 

 summis iufloreseeutiam attingentibus laxe iuduti apice eroela, oo - flora, 

 amptissime tripiuuatiiu piuiuienlata, ramnlis printariis pctanguste '>ub- 

 cylindriceque pyramidatim usque ad apicem fere raiuulos necundarios 7 ad 

 1-floros, qnam maxinie geuiuulatos, laxe (quaquaveise? an potius tiistitlie'/j 

 spicatos gerentibus fioccose tomeutellis, rectis vabieque augulosis; brattds 

 primarjis submembrauaceis, pateutibus, c basi late ovata seusim iu acuuieu 

 perlougum atteuuatis demunique apice valide fiiifornii-puugeuiibiis, rauiulos 

 secundarios subaequautil'U.s v. iis puullo l)revioribus, dorso praescriiiu 

 sparse puuetatim lej)idotis ; bracteolis tertiariis latissinia basi curvatim 

 axi insidentibus depresse subreniforniibus , coriaceis marginibu«que hand 

 tennioribua, symnietrieis, late rotundatis, (excepfo aculeo) + 8 mm. longis, 

 14 mui. latis, cymbnm apertura circa ovarium formantibus, medio spina 

 angustissiina, ad 5 mm. longa mucronatis, glabn'.s, Florks + 33 mm. 

 longi, solemniter sessiles, sepalis glaberrimis, cum spina 13 ram, longia, 

 basi brevigsime {vix ultra 1 mm.} in tubum counatis, supra ]iheri.s st)it,(e- 

 que erectis per anthesiu couum acutum circa petala forniautilius, delloiatis 

 vix ulterius tortis , coriaceis, margine sinistro recte lougitudiualiter (run- 

 catis, dextro perulte in alani maximam, rotuudatam, mcmbranaceani pro- 

 ductis, apice spina 3 mm. loiiga, recta alamque nequante mucronatis, 

 perasymmetricis. Pkiat-.v alba (ex el. Glaziou!), + 26 mm, longa, per 

 authesin erecta genitalia subincludentia, basin usque libern filamontaqne 

 includentia, ex ungue perlonge augnstecjue liueari in laminnm perfecte 

 ovalera apiceqne obtnsam dilatatis, lignlis solemniter ntillis. Stamika 

 petalis lunnijeste breviora nee per anthesin exserta, filamentis apice cou- 

 spicue dilatatis, ser. I. oran no liberis v. infima basi conglutiuatim cum 

 petalis eohaerentibHs; ser. II. his peralte connatis et supra fere usque ad 

 apicem callis binis longitudinalibua tectis; antheris (luteis?) 5,5 mm. lougis, 

 snbliuearibus, basi obtusis apiceqne peracntis, medio dorsifixis; pollinis 

 granulia brevissime subgloboso-eUipsoideis, poris 4 teteaedrice dispositis 

 praeditis retique perdeuso crassoque oruafis. OvAKitM glal>errimum, sub- 

 ellipsoideuui, teres v. minute angulatum, + 6 mm. loagum, 4 mm. diam., 

 apice minute constrictum, basi breviter atteuuatum ; periauthii tobo per- 

 conspieuo, infuudibuliformi; stylo antheris minute breviore, apice paullo 

 incrassato, nianifeste triangulari, stigmatis lobis breviter divisis, vix con- 

 tortis; placentis interno loculornm angulo a V* alt ad apicem lineatim 

 affixis; ovulis quoque in loculo subraultis, singulis poilio breviter conico 

 insideutibus, perlonge candatis. Frnctua mihi ignotus. 



Babitat in Brasiliac australis prov. Bio de Janeiro propt urban : 

 Martins, Riedel , Qaudichaud n. 371, Peters, Binot, Burchdl n. T6i, 

 Lund, Schenck n. 1677; ad S, Christovdo : Olaziou n.5465; ad Ti/ucam: 



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liaun., Lrod., Monar.. r.f^.. p,^.^ WanmngJ ^^' 



Ob.. Prorime «ri« r«a, S(r.;4or.Jyoc . qao „h p^n^n- ..L^angi- 



.uter 2/oA.nV^« et Str^4oc^yc^, ,,„,,, ^.^ ,^„,. ^^ 

 llauta summa diligcntia dign* uHarfw iu<iiiirta<U. 



SPECIES E GEXU^ EXCLUDEKDAK. 



Strryfaralyx BknchdU Ikk. 



Strrjitociilyx liriJJoni llait. 



Sfreptocalyx 2>"<J{3»tJia Bak. 



JLtKhmm UUnthMii u«k Owe Rck.) 

 Aevhmw tHongfO* Mm. 



XI. ACAXTFOSTACUYS Kl. 



ACANTHOSTACHVH KJ m I/.., Rl. d OUo, IU. pi. ro^. koH. 

 Berol J. (1840) p. 21, / U; /vh///. %7»r //. (^2) p. 15. 

 n. 1303/3; Umuyv Kn yaw. (1^43) p 24, I^imU. Veg Kyd 

 (1847) p. 148; Mci^sn. Gen. (1842) p .?9.5 (2^fi): Spach, 

 Vry phw. XIT. (is/f;) ^ .m; WlJlm. in Engl d Pra^UU 

 Nat. P/lcnu-cn/am. II. 4. (1888) p. 46 iti n<hnt,; BaV Jirom. 

 (1889) p. 24. — HoitKSBKnoiAK ftp^-c Schulf. in It. d Sck 

 Syst. VIL p. 1252. n. 3; Beer, Brom. p 7i. — Anana« 

 fipec. Benth. in Bt'ttfh rt Hook. O-en. TTl (J8S.3) p. 663. 



Fi/Jur*! hrrmnplinjdifl. Sepai.a hmu imquo libera, 

 solemniter sinistrnrsmn oonrolnta^ foro ntniiino pym- 

 nK^tricu, apice peracuta mimit4'qne mucrouulala, dorpo 

 cariuataf paullo puiictatini imnjcwe leifidota. Pktala 

 iu acslivutiuuu solumuiter JixtruiJsum couvuluta, hanln 

 usque libera filanicntisque sor. I. intcrcalafis wier suae 

 remota, apico piiulln refloxa gonifalia celanlia, ox un- 

 guo longe lineari iu laminani ovalem , acutiusculam, 

 paullo latiorcm jiroducta; lipdac neetarifcrae e caWln 

 biuis lougitudiualiter adbcendeutibub prodeuutcis foliaci^ae 

 grosscque drutatao. Stamina 6 sub aufbcsi inoluaa 

 bisonatim altemautia; filnuu'nta Rubfiliformia satipque 

 compressa, ser. I. omnino libera, iJer. II. petalis alle 

 intiinequo counata; antberae in Vft — V* ^^t-- tlorsiUxao 



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biuis polaribus praodita retique laxiusculo ornata. 

 Tubus epigynus omnino ovarii apice inter petalorum 

 basin breviter conspicuo nuUus. Ovauium reliquum in- 

 ferum valde plauo-comprcssuui augulis biuis laleralibua 

 STibalatim dilatatis, tertio iK)stico evanescente, sub- 

 glabrum; stylus antheras acquans, filiformis paulloquo 

 triangularis, stigmate apice obhiso clarato; placentae 

 interno loculorum angulo prope medium aflfixao , ovula 

 quoque in loculo i»er].auca (2—3) singula podio cjlin- 

 drico, baud pai)illoso insldeutia, brerissimc funiculata, 

 apice perlouge caudata. Bacca suboxsucr^ solemniter 



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