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304 



sc. nai. 4. sir. VI. (185(0 P- ^^^ ^^ Wochcnsclir. 111. (1860) 

 p. 85; Witbn. in Engl et Pranil, Nat. Tjlanzenfnm. II. 4. 

 (1887) p. 49. — PoTiiUAVA Gnudich. Voy. Bon'Ue, Ail. t. 116. 

 117 ; Wiiim. in Emjl. et Pranil, Nat. Tflansenfam. 11 4. 

 (1887) i-i. 48. — CiiEVALiERiA Gandich. Voy. Bnnite Atl. t. 61. 

 62; Beer, Brom. (1857) p. 22. 150 (Chevalkra); C. Koch, 

 Wochemchr. Ill (1860) p. 84; Witfm in Engl, et Brantl, 

 Nat. Pjlmzenfam. II. 4. (1887) p. 48 (Chevalkra). — Eciiino- 

 STACiiYS Brongn. np. Planch, in Ilort. Bonat. i?. 23; Beer, 

 Brom. (1357) p. 22. US; C Koch, Wochemchr. Ill (I860) 

 p. 85; WUtm. in Engl et Pranil, Nat. Pflanzenfam. II. 4. 

 (1887) p. 49. — Macrochordton Vriese, PI. nov. hort. acad. 

 Lugd. Bat. (1854) et in Linnaea XXIV. (1854/6) p. 757; 

 Beer in Flora 1854. p. 348 et Brom. (1857) p. 22. 145 (Macro- 

 chordium); C. Koch, Wochenschr. Ill (1860) p. 85; WUini. 

 in Engl et Prnntl, Nat Pflanzenfam. IL 4. (1887) p. 49; 

 Lindm. Brom. Bcgnell. in Svcnsk. vensh. Acad. Ilandl. XXIV. 

 (1891) p. 9. 15. 28. — Ltbonia Lem. (Ill Hort. tab. 48. snb- 

 yen. Billhergiae) ap. Lindm. Brom. Ucgncll in SvensJc- vensk. 

 Akad. Ilandl XXI V (1891) 2>- 2^- — Bkomeliae sj^ec. L. 

 Spec. ed. 1. (1753) p 286. n. 5 et ed. 2. p. 409 et him aucft. 

 plurr. rec. (quoad Br. nudicatdem L.); Ker in Bot. Beg. 

 L 766; Met/. Esseq. (1818) p. 145; Marl Beise II. p. 554 et 

 in Linnaea 1830. p. 42; Willi ap. B. et S. SysL VII (1830) 

 p. 1287. n.l4; Sw. Prodr. fl. Ind. occ. (1788) p. 56; Lem. in 

 III horl II (1855) Misc. p. 64; E. Morr. in III horl XV III. 

 (1871) p. 114. L 65. — TiLLANDSiAE S2)cc. Budge, Guian. (1805) 

 p. 32. t. 50; Willd. ap. B. et S. Sy4. VII. (1830J p. 1228 

 n. 59; Veil Fl. Flum. Ill (1827) I 124. 138 et in Arch. Mus. 

 nac. Bio V. (1830) p. 125. 128; Horl. ap. Kegel in Gartenfl. 

 1867. p. 193 et ap. Bah. Broin. (1889) p. 63. — Billbergiae 

 spec. Lindl in Bot. lleg. tab. 1068. 1130; Paxl Fl Gard. 

 Ill (1853) I 80; Lem. in Fl Serr. I 207 et in III Horl 

 II (1855) I 48; Hook, in Bot Mag. I 3304. 4883; B. et S. 

 Stfst. VU. (1830) p. 1255. n. 3, 1256 n. 4. 5, 1257. n. 6, 1263. 

 n. 13, 1268. n. 20, 1269. n. 21; Beer, Brom. (1857) p. 108. 

 123; Oris, in Goetl. Nachr. 1864. p. 13; Cat Linden 1865. 

 p. 27; Carr. in Bev. Horl 1878. p 112. fig. 22 et 1880. fig. 

 54—56; Watvra in Oesterr. hot. Zeitschr. XXX. (1880) p. 148 

 et II Sax.- Cob. p. 144; E. Morr. in Belg. hort. VI. (1855) 

 p. 176; Bale. Brom. (1889) p. 79. n. 26; Wittm. in Engl 

 Jahrb. XHI (1891), Beibl 29. p. 11; Hor tut. ap. Beer, Brom. 

 (1857) p. 138 et ap Anl in Wien. Ill Gartenzeilg. 1881 ad 

 tab. 1 et ap. Bah. Brom. (1889) p. 45. 62. 63. — Hoiienbergiae 

 ^spec. SchuU. in B. et S. Sysl VII. (1830) p. 1253. n. 4; Bah 

 in Saund. Bef. hot. ad I 284. 285. 286. — Pikonneavae 

 spec. C. Koch, Wochenschr. 1866. p. 182; Beget in Gartenfl. 

 1867. p. 154; Watvra in Oesterr. bol Zeitschr. XXX. (1880) 

 p. 148 et It. Sax.-Cob. p. 148. — Qoesneliae spec. E. Morr. 

 in Belg. Horl 1881. t 17; Beget in Gartenfl. 1888. p. 498. 

 tab. 1281. fig. 1; Bah. Brom. (1889) p. 85. n. 5. p. 86. n. 8 

 et p. 87. n. 12; Lindm. Brom. Begn. in Svensh. vensh. Acad. 

 Handl XXIV. (1891) p. 25. t IV. fig. 7—10 et p. 26. I IV. 

 fig. 1-6. — Porteae spec. Benth. in Benth. et Hooh. Gen. 

 III. (1883) p. 664. — Ananas spec. Horl fide Bale. Br. (1889) 

 p. 64. — Streptocalyx spec. Bah Brom. (1889) p. 31. n. 6 



et p. 32. n. 7. 



Flores Lermapliroditi. Sepala aut omnino libera 

 aut basi + alte connata, erecta v. subcrccta, conspicuc 

 sinistrorsum convoluta v. rarissimc et anomale eiitopice 

 imbricata, latere dextro tecto in alam conspicuam dila- 

 tata V. rarissime subsymmetrica , apice saepissime in 

 mucronem manifestum producta, glabra v. tomentella 

 V. lepidota. Petal a in aestivationc valde dextrorsum 

 convoluta solemniter basin usque libera et plcruDique 

 filameutis scr. I. intcrcalatis longc inter sese remota, 

 arete conuiventia tubum plerumque cylindricum for- 

 mantia, sub anthcsi apice pauUo solum patcntia geni- 

 talia celantia, omnino actinomorpba v. rarissime secun- 

 darie zygomorpbo disposita, ex ungue latins angustiusve 

 lineari in laminam api'.;e rotundatam v. acutam v. non- 

 nunquam pungonti-mncronulatam dilatata, ligulis binis 

 ncctariferis bnsalibus v. altius inscrtis praedita saepius- 

 quc callis v. cristis binis adscendentibus filamcntaquo 

 rccipientibus instructa. Stamina 6 sub anthesi inclusa 

 petalisque semper breviora, biseriatim scpalis et turn 

 petalis alternantia; filamenta tonuiora filiformia v. rarius 

 crassiora subclavat:ij saepissime + complanata, scr. I. 

 libera et inter petala inserta, ser. II. item libera et 

 turn saepius callis deprehensa v. petalis + alte con- 

 nata; antherae conspicuae, versatiles v. basin inter 

 mediumque dorsifixae ; pollinis granula poris 4 tetraedrice 

 dispositis v. binis polaribus praedita retique prominulo 

 V. rarissime verruciilis v. punctulis prominentibus ornata. 

 Tubus efigynus. conspicuus — nuUus. Ovarium optima 



+ 



inferum, glabrum v. tomcntellum v. lepidotum, trilocu- 

 lare ; stylus antberis brevier, filiformis saepiusque basin 

 versus paullo incrassatus, stigmate diviso partibus linea- 

 ribnS saepissime que tortis; placentae pervarie interno 

 loculorum angulo aut propc medium v. apicem inter 

 mediumque lineariter aut prope apicem peltatim affixae; 

 ovula quoque in loculo oo v. pauciora v. rarius per- 

 pauca, breviter longiusve funiculata, apice obtusa v. 

 caudata. Bacca exsucca v. rarius carnosula ex ovario 

 fere omnino im mutate floreque persistente v. sepalis 

 coriacee indurasccntibus coronate formata. Semina oo 

 V. pauoa, parva, fusca v. badia v. nigra, rugulosa. 



Herbae liaplohiotlcae, statura mediocri v. saepius 

 elata, acatiles. Folia plerumque compluria perdense 

 rosulata basi arete convergentla saepius utrlculum ad 

 aqiiam coeli recipiendam diuque servandam peridoneum 

 formantia, amplexicauUa v. suham^lexlcaulia , basi in 

 vaginani ^^ conspicuam saepissimeque lepidibus conspersam 

 dilatata, supra linearia margineqiie plerumque aculeata, 

 apice h'eviler longiusve acuta aculeataque v. rarius acu~ 

 mine putride deciduo rolundata, saepissime praesertim 



