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BEOMELTACEAE : GRAYISIA— AECHMEA. 



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nigresceuti-bmnnenni mufata, + 25 mm. loiiga, dextrorsnm couvoluta per 

 flDfhesin arete conoiventia tnbnm cylindricum, apice solum pauUo apertuiu 

 genitalinque celantem formantia, oninino inter sese libera filamentisque 

 ser. I. iutercalatis remota, apice acnminata paulloque pungeiitia baud 

 proenl a basi ligulis binis utriDque liljeiis, margiue siiperiure panllo grosse- 

 que crenatis iusuperqne eallis biuis adscendeutibus , medio in petalo + 

 foliacco-evolntis aueta. Stamina petalis mauifeste breviora, filameiilis 

 eer. X. omDiiio liberis, ser. II. petalis altiuscule eonnatis; antheris ellip- 

 ticis, apice acumiue aiignato, peracuto praeditis, medio dorsifixis; pollinis 

 grauuiis globosis, generis litu poris ultra 5 praeditis retique percrasso, 

 paullo irit-gLilari ornatis. Ovaiuum niaterie exsudata cerea dense obtectum 

 sessile, conspicue triangulare v. + coniplanatum, + 10 mm. longum, 

 glabrnm; tubo epiiiyiio perconspiciio , infuudibulifoimi ; stylo lililonni, 

 pctala ai'quante v. qiioque minute lougiore, stigaiatis loI)i3 lougiuscule 

 partitis, Rolemnitcr eontortis; placentis interuo locnlorum aiigulo prope 

 apicem breviter lineatim affixis; ovulis quoque in loculo multis, conspieue 

 craspeque caudatis. P'ructus niibi ignotus. 



Habitat in Brasiliac centralis prov. Bahiensi ad Almada: Martins, 

 herb. Monac. Cat. n. 326. Jam prideni in caldaria nostra dcduda ex 

 India occidentali allata dicitiir, id quod vix miki credibile. (V. s. in herb. 

 Leod. et Monac.) 



Oits. Flores sicci cocti odorem melleum gratissimum sparguut. De 

 secretiouis eompositione cbemica cf. Belg. hort. 1. c. p. 355. 



2. GRAVISIA CHRYSOCOMA Mez: foliis niargine 

 aciileis fere aequalibus, ad 2 mm. lougis, brunnescentibus, 

 rectis adscendentibus v. sursum curvatis dense armatis; in- 

 florescentia tripinnatim panuiculata, bracteis subdistichis; 

 flovibus ad 36 mm. longis, fulgide flavis; petalis apice per- 

 aculis ; ovario tomentello, mateiie cerea baud obtecto. 



Tabula nostra LXV (Iwhitus et analysis). 



Aechmea clirysocoma Bale. Brom. p. 44. n. 38. 

 Hohenhergia chnjsocoma E. Morr. op. Bale. I c. 



Epiphtta?, acaulis, florifera ultra 1 ra. alta, foliis + 20 utriculatim 

 rosulatis, basi in vagiuam manilestissimam, amplexicaulero, murgine prae- 

 sertim apice conspicue brunneo-membranaceara , optime ovalcni, infima 

 basi glabram albam , turn perdense et utrinque lepidibus badiis, centre 

 subatris obtectam sensim dilatatis, exteiioribus valde recurvis, interioribus 

 saberectis, solemniter canaliculato-coucavis, maigine aculeis couspicuis et 

 usque ad folii apicem fere aequalibus, + 2 mm. lougis, bruunescentibns, 

 rectiusculis adscendentibus v. expresse sursum curvatis dense armatis, 

 super vagiuam baud constrictis , apicn breviter acutis et in aculeum 

 longiusculum subvalidnmque , bruuucum , pbrumqne arcuatim recurvura 

 desineutibus, latiuscule liuearibus, ± 1 m. longis, medio 40 mm. latis, 

 supra saturate viridibus, subtus conspicu'; pallidioribus et utrinque sed 

 praesertim subtus lepidibns albidi^ conspersis , vittis v. lineis uullis. In- 

 FLORKSCKNTiA axibiis solcmuiter indefiuitis, folia snbaeqnans v. panllo 

 brevior, in scapi centralis, crnssiusculi, usque ad 1 m. alti sed saepissime 

 quoque brevioris, praesertim ad vaginas paullo floccoso-tomentelli, teretis, 

 foliolis vagiuiformibus, solemniter amplexicaulibus, iniimis summo^pice 

 paucidentatis, superioribus integerrimis, subellipticis, apice breviter acutis 

 et in muerouem rectum validiusculumqne productis, praesertim dorso 

 npicemque versus lepidibus brunneis deusiuscule conspeaBis ceferum glab- 

 ratis lepidum punctulis solum praeditis, stricte erectis margiuibusque in- 

 volutis scapum tubulatim amplectenlihus, supremis paucis palcbemme 

 rubris perdense et imbricatim induti apice tripiunatim coryinboseqiie e 

 ramnlis perabbreviatis, disliche trifloris composita, brcvissime compacteque 

 panuiculata apiceque obtusa, axibus glabriuscnlis v. paullo solum alliide 

 tomentclli.s distiche ramosis, paullo v. hand geuicnlatis, conspicue angu- 

 losis, bracteis cuinsque ordinis omniuo isomorphis, fulgide luteis, lerliarus 

 sepala ad "A-omniuo acquautibus, late ovato-ellipticis apiceque peracutis 

 nee non in muerouem perconspjcuum, pnngentem productis, subchartaceis 

 margineque vix membranaceis, intpgerrimis, exterioie latere glabernmis, 

 intus lepidibus pancia bruuuescentibus conspersis, solemniter symmetru'is, 

 ad 23 mm. lougis, 12 mm. latis. Flores ± 36 mm. lougi, sessHea, ultra 



/3 longit. e bracteis prominentes, sepalis optime flavis, glaberrimis, sab- 

 coriaeeis, strict* erectis tubiun triangularcm cirea petaU formaulibu«, ad 

 17 mm. liberis, valde 8.-convoluti8, praesertim margiue dextro tecto in 

 alam maximam, submenibranaceam dilatatis apiceque acutiF uoc non in 

 spinulam angustissime subfiliformem productis egregie asyrametncis, dorso 

 baud ciuinatis. Petai.a fulgide flava, + 26 mm. longa, ungue peranguste 

 liueari lamiuaque elongate angusteque ellijjsoidea deraumque peracutA, 

 basin usque libera iljjqne filameutis ser. I. iutercalatis inter sese i«mota, 

 supra conspicue d.-couvolu1a, per authe.sin suljcrtcta mx: zygomorphe dja- 

 posita, infima baai ligulis binis elongtlo rectaogularibus, supra toto dorso 

 liberis transvnsaliterqup trnncatis, marginr minute solum grti.sseque dentato- 

 crenatis ancta. Stamika petalis manifest*' breviora uec per aiilbesin pro- 

 mineotirt, filameutis ser. I. omnino liberis el inter ]>elala insertis, ser. II. 

 petalis fere usque ad apirem inlime eonnatis, paullo compressiB; nntboris 

 fl'*^j«t ±0 mm. longis, sultfu-siformibus, utrinque acntiusculis, basi minute 

 solum incisis, medio dorsilixis; pollinis gninulis perfect* globosis, dissito 

 poris multis (6 v. pUiribua) praeditis rcti laxo pcrexprossoque ornatis. 

 Ovakum + albido-tomfulclluni cylindrico-stipitifornie, vix ultra 5 mm. 

 longnni, ajiiee minute constrielurn pcrianJbii tubuni maximum, hublungiorem, 

 apice urreolatiui conBtrittum gereiiB, lata basi braoloae iufiidrns; stylo an- 

 iheras nndio superante petabujue neqnante, grarilit«r filiformi neo basi 

 incra-ssato, panllo trigono, stigmalis lobis ad 3 mm. fere divisis, HneaH- 

 fuliaceo-dilaLaiis, valde conforlin capitulum apit^e acutinscultim lorraanti* 

 bus; placenti.s iutoruo locnlorum angulo pn>]>c apicem afUxis; ovulis longe 

 caudatis. Frnctus mihi ignotus. 



Iiahitat in Brasiliac centralis prov. Prrniniihim, %ibi ad urhtm h<j. 

 Ridley et Tiamagc (Jidc Baker). Miki solum c caldario Morreninfw ncfa. 

 (V. s. in ha-b. Leod.) 



XV. AECHMEA R et P. 



Aeciimea li. et P. Prodr. (179i) p. 47. t. 8 el Flor. Pcrtw, 

 III (1803) p. 37. t. 264; Mirb. Did. I. (1804) p. 263; 

 Pers. Euch. I. (1805) p. 345. n. 766; Juss. Bid. V. spl 

 p. 84; Spre.ng. Anl 11. 2 (1818) p. 877 et SysL 11. (1825) 

 p. 22. n 1167 d Gen. I. (1830) p. 254. n. 1325; Linffl. 

 Bot. Reg. XIIL (1827) n. 1068 d Veg. Kgd. (1847) p. 148; 

 Bchh. Consp. (1828) p. 62. n. 128; Schult. in P. ei SchuU. 

 SysL VII. (1830) p. LXXII, 1271; Barll Ord. (1830) p. 47; 

 Endl. Gen. (1837) n. 1301. p. 182 d Ench. (1841) p. 106; 

 Poepp et Endl Nov. Gen. U. (1S3S) p. 43. t. 159; RcJih. 

 Nom. (1841) p. 45. n. 1638; A. Rick, in Orb. Did. 11. 

 (1842) p. 740; Brongn. En. genr. (1843) p. 23; Beer, Brom. 

 (1857) p. 24. 158; C. Koch, Wochenschr. Ill (1860) p. 17 ; 

 Gris. Fl Br. Vi.-Ind. Id. p. 592; Benih. in Bcnfh. d Hook. 

 Gen. plant. Ill (1883) p. 663; Wawra, It Sax,-Coh. (1S83) 

 p. 135; Bah. hi Journ. Bot 1889. p. 161 d Brom. (1889) 

 p. 32; Wifim in Engl d PrantL Nat. Pjlanzcnfam. II. 4. 

 (1887) p. 47; Lindin Brom. Regnell in Svensk. vemTc. Acad. 

 Handl XXIV. (1891) p. 8. 23. — Achmaea Stetd. Nomend. 

 (1841) — Oecumea Juss. in St HU. Expos. 1. (1805) p. 103; 

 Hediv. Gen. (1S06) p. 242. n. 981. - Achmea Poir. Did. 

 I. spl (1816) p. 29. — Aeciimaea Brongn. in Ann. sc. ruit. 

 2 ser. V. (1841) p. 371. — Aechma Agdh. ApJwr. (1823) 

 p 170; Bifg- Marh. U. (1831) p. 131. - Lami'ROCoccus 

 Beer, Brom (1857) p. 21. 103; G. Koch. Wodtetischr. Ill 

 (1860) p. 85; WUtm. in Engl d Pranll, Nai. PjUimenfam. 

 It 4. (1SS7) p. 43. — OiiTfliESiA Regd m Gartenfl. XVI. 

 (1867) p 103. 1547; Wittm. in Engld Pranil, Nat. Pfl amen- 

 fam II 4. (1887) p 48; link. Brom. (1889) p, 18. - 

 HoPLOPiiYTUM Beer in Flora 1854. p. 438 d Brom. (1857) 

 p 22 129- a Koch, Ind. sem. Jml Bcrol 1856 d in Ann. 



