357 



BEOMELIACEAE : AECHMEA. 



Hohenheryia nudlcaulis BaJc. in Saund. Eef. hoi. suh t. 28i. 

 Hoplophijhim nudkmile C. Koch ap. Bah. Brom. p. 62. 

 Bromelia hUea Meij. Esseq. p. 145. 

 Billhergia lutea 



358 



P- 



P- 



1258. n. 7. 



Billhergia 

 1256. n. 5. 



Schult. ap. R. et Schuii. Syst. VII. 



ohlonga Mart. ap. B. et Schult. Syst. VIL 



P- 



in 



Pothuava spicata Gaud. all. Bonite, t. 117. 



Hoplophytum spicatum Beer, Brom. xy. 140 (nee ihid. 

 134). 



Tillandsia unispicata Veil. Fl. Flum. III. tah. 124 et 

 Arch. Mus. Nac. Bio Jan. V. p. 125. 



Hoplophytitm unispicatum Beer^ Brom. p. 138. 



Hoplophytum lanuginosum Beer, Brom. p. 138. 

 Billhergia lanuginosa hort. Hamh. ap. Beer, I. 

 Bromelia ^wamidata etc. Plum. Americ. t. 62. 



c. 



Billhergia pyramidata Beer, Brom. p. 123. 

 Billhergia quadricolor Hort. fide Bah. Brom. p. 62. 

 Aechmea Cornui Carr. in Rev. Hort. 1885. p. 36. c. ic 

 Hoplophytum aureo-roseum Ant. in Wien. Garienzeitg. 

 1881. t. 1. 



Aechmea aureo-rosea Bah. Brom. p. 63. n. 104. 

 Billhergia aureo-rosea hort. Linden, ap. Ant. I. c, 



Epiphtta, acaulis, simplex, florifera quoad altitudinem [uec hribitum) 

 valde variabilis, speciminibus uostris usqae ad 1,5 m. altis, fomis oo 

 rosnlatis, omnibus recte adscendeutibus, basi in vaginam vix latiorem, 

 brnnneam sensim trauseuntibus, margine aculeis validis, ad 2,6 mm. longis, 

 atro-badiis, rectis patentibus v. minute sursum curvatis dense armatis, 

 perlate liuearibus, super vaginam band constrictis, apice rotundatis acu- 

 mioeque imposito subbruuueo reflexo saepissime deciduo late emarginatis, 

 laete viridibus, supra subglabris opacis, subtus + albide lepidotis eaepiua- 

 que vittis obscuris transversalibus praeditis. Inflorescentia axi inde- 

 finito apiceque gemmulam geiente foliis brevior , e foliorum cratero cen- 

 tralis in scapi ciassi, minute albo-floccosi, basi eburuei tum rubcutis demum 

 in florum regioue optime scarlatini, foliis subellipticis valdeque concavis, 

 hand amplexicaulibus, stricte erectis, nitidis, integris, insigniter scarlatinis, 

 vaMe acutis, praesertiin infra infloresceotiam ciirauIaHs apice snbnntaus, 

 Bimplicissimn, quaqnaverse spicata, multiflora, junior angnste subellipsoidea 

 confertft, tum laxior cylindrica, demum sublaxa, axibus ovariisqne + 

 floccose tomentosis, bracteolis subnuUis v. minimis, squamiformibus, tomeuto 

 absconditis. Flores ad 22 mm. longi, sessiles, ovario flavo-viridi, pauUo 

 suleato, rubieunde annulatim scapo insidente, sepalis fulgide flavis, petaiia 

 croceis , genitalibua flavis. Sbpai-a sinistiorsum convoluta et^ deflorata 

 solemniter eodem mode coutorta, usque ad biisiu libera couico-cohaereuiia, 

 perasymmetrica, latere tecto ultra aculeum termiualem gompliaceo-producta. 

 Petala 12 mm. longa, ad ^/i sepalis obtecta, dextrorsum convoluta, usqne 

 ad basin libera ibique lougissime inter sese remota, apice acutiuscula an- 

 guste sublanceolata in Vs aUit. ligulis binis debillimis, fimbriatis, hyalinis 

 ancta. Stamina petalis baud multo breviora filamentis ser. I. inter petala 

 insertis liberis, ser. II. his usqne ad ligiilarum altitudinem connatis tum- 

 que sursum plicae immersis absconditis; antheris anguste ellipticis apicem 

 versus perlonge acutis, basi paullo incisis, prope medium dorsifixis; poUinis 

 granulia subellipsoideis , utroque apice poris praeditis retique laxiusculo 

 manifesto oruatis. Ovarium ± arachnoideo-tomentosum subglobosum, ad 

 8 mm. longom, calyce multo latius, apice periauthii tubo lougiu^culo 

 auctnm, stylo antberas aequante, stigmatis lobis louge divisis vix coutortis; 

 placentis angulo iuterno loculorum prope medium affixis, ovulo quoque 

 podio cylindrico insidente, apice acuminulo brevissimo praedito. Semin'a 

 subovoidea, apice peracuta, 2 mm. longa, bruuuea, lougitndinaliter dense 

 niguloaa, embryone endosperraio iucluso summo seminis in apice posito, 

 radicula crassa muciouulo minutissimo imposito, plumula s. cotyledone 

 subaequilongo, peracuto. 



Habitat per Americam tropicam a repuhlica Mexicana usque ad 

 BrasUiam austrakm divulgata. Legntint in Mexico prope Mirador: 

 Liebmann Brom. n. 24, 75, ad Tectalcingo : idem n. 25, ad Trapiche de 



Canccpcion: xdem n. 76; ad Paimnfla : KarwimkiH.m; in Nicaragua 

 ad (jranada: Oersted n. 3; in Costarica prope CarUiogo: ScJ*crger - in 

 Antdlarum m.ulu Stv. Domingo : Prenldoup n. 601, Egger, n. 2374 • 

 Cuba: }\r,yhi n. 673, 1524; Pua-to-Bi^: Sintenis n. 2133 , 6040- 

 Trimdad: Sdiadd, FcrnUer n 83i, 835; Quiam anglica: Parkrr, Ap- 

 pun, Jcnman n. Gil (fide Baker); Columbia: Cuming (fidt Baker); 

 Brasiliae prov Buhia: BlanM n. 1582 et (nm vidi) n. 2282; Rio de 

 Janaro loco non indicato: Comes Ruben n. 332; in fnonte Itatiaia: 

 i^ awra II. n. 43S, ad Prnja Grande : Mikan : prope urban Bio : MtutiuB, 

 Glaziou n. 16415, Regndl 212; ad Capocahana : Riedd ; j>rope Tijuca: 

 Glaziou n. 2732; ad Villa nova : idem n. 7501; prope CantagaUot id^ 

 n. 15482, 16407; Minos Geraes: Schott n. 5519; S. Paulo prope Santos: 

 Mosen n. 2978 (fide Lindman) ; Sta. CathnHna: Gaudi^ud n. 131, 

 Schcnck. Floret totum fax per annum. ( V. v. in hort. Berd. et siccam 

 tn herb, fere omnibus a me pcncruiaiis.) 



Ob8. Var. distam Wittm. in Berl. Garttnz. 1884, fig. 1,8 formam 

 ostendit spica paullo laxiore, qnalig soiuimt fere in Bra^iJ^;l ocounifc 

 Nullis gravioribus momentis diversa Tarioliilis uomcn vix mcretur. 



^Q. AECHMEA CYLINDRATA Lindm. foUis super 

 vaginam baud constrictis, margine sparse et minute denticu- 

 latis; inflorescentia quaqnaverse elongate spicata, floribus 

 basi remotis, apice densissimis ; floribus 20 mm. longis, ses- 

 silibus, pallide violaceis; sepalis ad 3 mm. in tubum connatia, 

 longe mutTouatis; petalis rotundatis, prope basin ligulis binis 

 instructis; filamentis ser. II. liberis; placentis interne locu- 

 lorum angulo super medium aflkis; ovulis submullis. 



Aechmea cylindrata Lindm. Brom. Regndl. p. 32. tah. 

 nil. Jig. 28—36. 



Epiphyta (ex Mos^n), foliis rosnlae nnmero 10— 15, parnm jMtteDti- 

 bus, saturate viridibus, basi parum dilatatis , lamina caoaliculata lat« 

 linearibus 300—500 mm. longis, 60—60 mm, latis, margjne Bparse et 

 minute denticulatis , apice obtuse rotundatis recurvato-apiculatis v. emar- 

 ginatis. Scapus albidus, leviter arachuoidco-tomcuiotius, cum spica ad 

 0,4 m. altus, foliolis + 40 mm. lungis, flaccidis, e buiti lauieubta llueari- 

 cut^pidutis, aracbnoideis, pallide roseis iiulutuB. Ivfix^bescbntia elongate 

 apicata, 120—160 mm. longa, 30 mm. diam. , basi minus dcnsa floribus 

 distantihiis, apice densit^'^ima, obtusata, hracteis foliolts scapalibus iso- 

 morphis sed angustioribus sensimque deminutis. Florks 20 mm. lougi, 

 calyce cum ovario 14 mm. longo. Sepala basi ad 3 mm. in tubum con- 

 nata , pallide rosea , segmentis late triangularibus v. subreuiformibus, 

 mucrone subaequilongo, obliquo instructis, Petai^ 12 mm. looga, pateutia, 

 ungue byalina, lamina pallide violacea, snhcucuUata, prope basin squamia 

 2 oblougis, louge fimbriatis et iusuper cristis 2 filamcntum (kptcbendenti- 

 bus aucta. Fii.amenta libera petalis opposita alte calli» obtecta, aj^uata 

 et deorsum dilatata. Ahtherab albidae, connectivo violaceo apiculatae. 

 Ovarium sabtrigonnm, arachnoideum, stylo deorsum cum stigmatibus 

 violaceo; ovulis supra racdiam loculi partem glomeratis. Fructus ignotus. 



Habitat in Brasiliae augtralis prov. 8. Paulo prope Santos ad 

 Sororocaba in ripa umbrom, uliginosa amnis Buturoca ad arbores: 

 Uosen n. 2975. Floret Decembii. 



Var. MiCRANTHA lAiuim. flores paullo minores (in statu 

 fructifero), calyce cum ovario 10- 12 mm. longo, segmentis 

 mucrone brevioribus. 



Aechmea cylindrata var. micraiU^ia Lindm. Brom. Eeg)idl, 

 p. 3Z tab. Vm. fig. 36— iO. 



Flobes quamvis iu statu fructifero sint, minores taraen et angustiores 

 sunt quam in typo. Seombitta calycis paullo diversa videntur. Folu 

 rosulac longiora ct angnsHora sunt, long. 0,6 m., lat. 40-60 mm. Calyx 

 prr.si.stens singulari modo patet, id quod typum Hoploph/ti in memoiiam 

 rcvocat. Semina brevit«r et oblique curvato-clavata. 



