353 



BEOMELIACEAE : AECHMEA. 



354 



acumen subfiliforme ^ herbaceum (nee pungens) desiuentibns, npicem in- 

 floresf^entiae versus sensim iiunutis, infimis scpala fere aequantibus sub- 

 ghibris, pulchre lougitiuliualiter veuosis, iutegerrimis, inferioribus ad 12 mm. 

 lougis, 8 mm. latis, Flobes + 20 mm. lojigi, pedicellis nuUis solemuiter 

 sessilesj srpahs juniorum saltern apice pnlchre roseis, seiiiurum omuino 

 sordide rubenter allutaceis, glabris, basi breviter in tubnm eoiinatis turn 

 liheris per anthesin stricte erectis petalaque tDbnIatim amplectentilms 

 quam raaxime s.-convolutis, margine dextro tecto in alam membranaceam 

 uculeum dimidio aequantem, rotimdatam productis, apice in arnleum 

 suberectnni, paullo brunnesceutem, 2 mm. longum desinentibus, pera^fm- 

 metiicis, + 5 mm. longis (cnm spina), 3,5 mm. latis, Petala pulcherrime 

 flava, deflorata bruunescentia , basin u«que libera ibique filamentis ser, I. 

 interculatis inter sese remota^ supra soleraniter d.-convohita, per anthesin 

 vix aperta genitalia iucludentia, snbobovata, apice perlate rotundato 

 solemniteique emargiuato usque ad basin subsinuato-attennata, quam 

 laaxime cucuUato- con cava saepius cariu;ita marginibus singulariter lateque 

 inflexa, 2 mm. a basi ligalis binis brevibus latisqne, margiue paucifimbri- 

 atis saepissimeque deflexis uec non caJlis maniie:5tissimij= biois adsceu- 

 dentibuR ancta. Stamina pet alls raulto breviora nee per anthesin promi- 

 nentia, filamentis albis, valde complanato-linearibas et supra quam niaxime 

 dilatatis, ser. I, liberis et inter petala insertis, ser, 11. his ad V« altit- 

 fere eonnutis; antheris (aurautiacis?) + 6 mm, longis, liueari-fusiformibusi 

 utrinque acutis, filamentis baud latioribus, exacte medio v. paullo supra 

 quoque dorsifixis; poUinis granulis ellipsoideis, utroque latere poro prae- 

 ditis , reti uuUo sed punctulis minntissimis verruculose prominentibus 

 ornatia. Ovarium + 6 mm. longum, glabrum, subgloboso-cyliudricum, 

 vix angulosum, apice baud constrietum, basi late rhachi alfixum, sepa- 

 lorum basi vix angustius; apice in tubum epigynum manifeslum, iufundi- 

 buliformem pioductum; stylo antberas subaequante, apicem versus hand 

 incras^ato; stigmutis lobis perlonge divisis, linearibus, vix contortis; pla- 

 centis interne loculorum angulo prope medium louge affixis; ovulia quoque 

 in loculo multis, apice late obtusis nee appendiculatis. Semiua mi hi 

 ignota, 



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Habitat in Braailiae australis prov. S. Catluirina ad Desterro : 

 Schenck n. 769 et loco nan indicato: d'JJroille. Floret Septembri. (V. s. 

 mdigenam in herb. Berol. et Schenck. et cultam in herb. Lead, et Fetrop.) 



51. AECHMEA CALYCULATA Bak. foliis super 

 vaginam baud constiictis , aculeolis perpauois minutisque, 

 bruuiiesceiitibus praeditis; infloresceiitia pyraraidata v. paullo 

 elongata percrasse cylindrice spicata ; bracteolis florigeris baud 

 cymbifoj-mibus , aiiguste laiiceolatis peracutisque , flores baud 

 amplectentibus ; floribus 17 mm. longis, sessilibus, luteis; 

 sepalis ad Vs long, connatis, longe aristatls; petalis rotun- 

 datis, 2 mm. a basi ligulis binis instructis; filamentis ser. II. 

 petalis peralte connatis; polline biporato; placentis interno 

 loculorum angulo prope medium affixis; ovulis multis, obtusis. 



Aechmea calyculata Bah. in Joicrn. Bot. 1879. p. 232 



et Brom. p. 59. n. 91. 



Hoplophytum cdlyculahm E. Morr. in Belg. Hort. 1865. 



p. 162. t. 11. 



Eohenhergia calyculata Bak. in Saiind. Ref. Bot. ad 



t. 286. 



Macrochordium luteum Beget, Gartenfl. 1867. p. 164. 



t. 544. 



Billheryia lutea Catal, Linden. 1865. p. 27. 

 Macrochordium nudiusculum G. Koch Wochenschr. 1864. 



p. 176 (nomen tantum). 



EpiPHTTA videtur, acanlia, florifera saepins usqae ad 1 m. alta, 

 Fouis 5—10 perdeuse rosulatis, subtus convergentibus craterum brevem 

 formautibus, basi in vaginam HubuDgustam sed tamen couspicuam, ovalem 

 latiuscule mnrgine brunneo-membranaceam, iutegerrimatu , utiiniiue sed 

 praesertim intus lepidibns peradpressis conspersam seusim dilatatis, conaceis, 



Bioiael, 



per anthesin omnibus v. exterioribus saltern arcuatim decurvis, sat canali- 

 culaloconcavis, margine atuteoli^* ptjrpaucia minutisqae, brunuescentibus, 

 rectis adsceudcntibus pnu-diiis sat-pi^-^ime inermium speciem praelwntibufl, 

 super vaginam nuHo modo constricfis, apice late roluudatis uec uon acu- 

 mimilo parvo herbaceo imposito mucronatie, laiiu!,tule linearil.us, u*iiue 

 ad 1 m. longis, 40 mm. latie, supra laete viridibus, snbtiis lcpidil>u8 per- 

 adpressis obscuiisque consp.rsis paullo pallidioribas, vittU v. Hneis nullis. 

 iKFLoitESCEXTiA axi mauifeste indeliiiito apireque gemmam parvam, pro- 

 luude immersam braeteolarum steriiium gereute, foliis paullo brevior e 

 cratero centralis iu sc^pi virentis deusiusculeque Uua albida detei^ibiU 

 obteeti, teretis, foliulis perpaucis brevibusque, perremotis, semiamplexi- 

 caulibns, ovato-lauceolatis roIuudaJeque acotis, inifgerrinjiii, strict* erectw 

 scapo adpressis perlaxe iiidnti apice muliiflura v. submuluflora, simpUcia- 

 sima spicata, subglobosa v. floribus supremis noiidum evolntis jijramidalls 

 v. panllo elongata percrasse cylindrica, apice rohindata, bwl foliolis paucis 

 stramineis membranaceis suffulta, axi recto paulloquc Inmonloto^ ondfqae 

 floribus oitteeU), bracteolis saepissime pulchre rnbenlibiu, flocoOM tonicn- 

 tellis, sepala (ad infloreacentia* basin saltern) fiiipcrantibuH, aDgutte lanc«j- 

 latis peracnlis et iu siiiuulam miuutam Icuiiissimaraque transeimtibus. 

 Flouks + 17 mm. lougi, solemuiter sessiles, SEi'ALia vireuUbus, ulabrius- 

 culis v. miuate pulitrulis, basi ad V" altit. salicm in tubufu cyUudricum 

 connatis, supra liboris valdc s.-convohitis, latere dextro iu alam maximam 

 dilatatis apiceqne spinani Icimem 3—4 mm. loiigani gereiilibuK jperaflym- 

 metricis, + 4 mm. (neglect* spina) longis. Pktai.a oplime lutea, i>er m- 

 thcsiu stricte erecta apiceque paullo solum ai>crta genitalia celautia, e 

 basi cuueata obovata apiceque late rolundata, omnino libera, fnre 2 mm. 

 a basi ligulis fiuibriato-iucisis aucU. Stanika petalis mnlto breviora; 

 filameutis vix coniplaualis ser. I. inter petala inserta omuino libera, 

 aer. II. bio peralte counata; autberis 4 mm. longis, auguste ellijtsoideis 

 6t utrinque breviter acutis, medio dursilixis; poUinis granulis generis uor- 

 malibus. Ovaiuim lirevitcr craaseque cyliudricuni, glabriusculum v, pubo- 

 rulnm, ad 4,6 ram. longum, 3 mm. diam,, apice hand v. vix ronslriciurai 

 tnbo epij.'yno brevissinio; stylo filiformi, antboras subaequanlt' , siiymatlB 

 lobis anjjinste linearibus, paullo spiraliter tortit* capitalum cllijtsniilrnm 

 formantibiis; pJacentis iuterno loculorum angulo circa medium afllxid; 

 ovulis qnoque in loculo multis, apice obtusis. Bacca glabra, ex ovario 

 paullo iucrassato sepalisque iutegris coronato formata semiuibus brunneis, 

 2 mm. longis, ovoideis minutcque verrucnlosis. 



Habitat in Brasilia australi, unde in caldaria twaira introducta. 

 (V. 8. in herb. Lead, et Petrop.) 





52. AECHMEA SELLOVIANA Bak. folii? super vagi- 

 nam baud constrictis, aculeolis minutissimis el vix conspicuis, 

 brutinescenlibus praeditis ; inflorescentia breriter subglobose 

 cylindrica spicata; bracteolis florigeris baud cymbifoimibus, 

 triangulo-lanceolatis peracutisque, integerrimis , flores baud 

 amplectentibus; floribus sessilibus; sepalis ad V^ longit. con- 

 natis, longe aristatis; petalis basi ligulis binis instructis; 

 placentis interno loculorum angulo inter apicem mediumqne 

 affixis; ovulis co, exappendicnlatis. 



Aechmea Sellonna Bak. Brom. p. 60. n. 92. 

 Echinosiachys Bineliana Witim. (nee Brongn.) in Engl, 

 hot. Jahrh. XIII. 1891. Beihl 29. p. 14. 



Epiphtta (excl. SchkkckI), acaulis, non nisi sicca ex speciminibua 

 permancis cognita, foliis basi in vaginam subovalem, manifestam, paullo 

 Bubscarioso-marginatam, iutegerrimam diiatatis, vix canalitulatis, margiue 

 aculeolis minutissimis et vix conspicuis, subbrunneis, sursum curvatis, 

 perlaxe dissite armatis vel omnino inermibus, super vaginam paullo con- 

 strictis, apice acumine imposito saeplflBiiiie »bortivo rotnndaHs, raro 

 persisteute acufis, in specimine nostro 0,620 m. longis, 30 mm. latis, 

 utrinque viridibus subglabris. Isflorescextia axi spnrie det<;nnioato 

 foliis perlougo superata, in scapi tennis, elegantissimi, glabri, foliolis per- 

 paucis vaginiformibns, fere amptcxicaulibus, su blauceolatis, pcrat^^utis, in- 

 tegerrimis Jaxe obsiti apice erecta, simplex spieata, subglol>ose cylindrica, 

 apice flolemniter rotundat^i, multiflora, perdensa, subglabra, bracteolis sub- 

 glabris lata basi affixis triangulo-lanceolatis. perlonge arutis mucrone<itte 



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