401 



BROMELTACEAE : BILLBERGIA. 



402 



Epiphtta videtur, acaulis, florifera + 0,2 m. alta, fouls 6—12 utri- 

 culatim rosnlatis, basi in labum angnste snbcylindricum, snrsnm auclum 

 infime angaste rotuudatim solo iusideiitem arete conniventibus, subcreotis 

 demnmque apice uutantibus v. subreflexis, basi in vaginam manifestissimam 

 eloiigiito-ovalem v.-ovatani, subamplexicaulem, margine solemniter hyalinani 

 uec non (uum semper?), id quod in speciminibns siccis quoqne elucet, 

 paliide viventem, integenimam, basin versus dorso et iutus pallida lepidotam 

 seusim dilatatis, mem bran ace is, + concavo-canaliculatis, margine acnleolis 

 basin versus pauUo niajoribus, apice solemniter minntis, 1,5—0,5 mm. 

 lougis, m.ijoribus sursum versis paullo hamatis, summis patentibus, sub- 

 bruunesceutibus densiuseule serratis, super vaginam nuUo mode coustrictis, 

 apicem versus loiigiuscule acntis demumque aeuminulo niinufissimo, 

 debillimo arisfatis nee obtusis, + 0,4 m. loiigis, usque ad 55 mm. latis, 

 utrinque graraineo-viridibns supra nitidis finbtus + Iepidotis,evittatis margini- 

 bus pro parte flavescentibus, glabriusculis. Infi.oiiesoentia axi solemniter in- 

 definite foliis subbrevior v. non nisi panllo longior, sed lateraliter dependensiis 

 satis superata, e cratero tubiformi centralis iu scapi ad 3—4 mm. crassi, car- 

 nosi, albo-tomentosi sed sicci facillime ut videtur glabrati, praesertim apicem 

 versus rubeutis, foliolis infirais vagiuiforraibus, amplexicauHbus, lanceolato- 

 ovalibus, spice longe acntis v. subacuminatis, non nisi acumen versus 

 raanifeste lepidoto-tomentellis ceterum subglabatris, suberectis, apice saepis- 

 sime sursum retroflexis, iutegerrimis, intns pulcbre rosaceis, dorso saturatius 

 rubris induti apice nutans certe v. crebro solemniter peudula , subpauci- 

 {10 — 20) -flora , rhacbi omnino fere recta, non nisi inter (lores summos 

 paullo genieulata laxe subracemosa, ad 0,15 longa, 0,1 m. diam., perlaxe 

 subeylindrica v. obpyramidatn, floribus primnm ad solum versis (erectis), lum 

 vero solemniter patentibus uec non infimis reflexis valde singnlariter dis- 

 positis, axibus ovariisque sub farina alba pulcbre roseo-rnbris; bracleis 

 ultra inflorescentiae dimidium omnino iisdera ac foliola suprema scapalia 

 reflexa patentia, flores aequantia v. subsuperantia, pulcbre rubra, turn 

 subito in squamaa tomeniosas , ovatas acutas, ovariis adpvessas et in 

 pedicellorum minutorum apice positas (iis ad florem biisiu aduatas), in 

 Acre supremo quoque permanifestas mutatis; aeuminulo tereti (axis 

 secundarii?) sub flore qnoque ad pediceilam brevissimum semper fere 

 conspicuo. FhOKES 50—65 mm, longi, pedicellis praesertim ad inflorescentiae 

 apicem quamvia brevissimis tanicu conspicuis, dense tomentell is subsessilibns, 

 SEPAi.is rubentibus, densiuseule fariuaceis, usque ad apicem fere, sed 

 manifestissime basi sinistr.-convolutis, tubulatim convergent ibus rigide 

 erectis petalisque adpressis, nsqne ad basin libeiis, + 17 mm. longis, 

 4,5 mm. latis, late linearibus, apice rotundatis uec non oblique saepius 

 minntissirae emarginatis, manifeste asymmetricis. Pktala basi medioque 

 flavicantia, apicem versus pulcherrime lilacina, margine pauUo pallidiora, 

 glabra, + 48 mm. longa, basin usque libera ibique filameutis ser. I. inter- 

 calatis inter sese remota, solemniter d.-convoluta, deflorata mugis quoqne 

 contorta nee revoluta, ex ungue peilougo, late lineari in laniiuiim snbovalem 

 apice rotundatam dilatala, per authesin mauifeste subzygoinoiphe aperla 

 floribus semi>er fere paullo curvatis, infima basi ligulis binis latere omnino 

 clansis, transverse truueatis margiueque perregulaiiter nee profunde inciso- 

 fimbriatis callisque binis maximis alte adscendentibns aucta. Stamina 

 petalis paullo breviora nee per antbesiu multo prominentia filamentis 

 subcompresso-filiformibus ser. I. basin usqne liberis et inter pelala insertis; 

 ser 11. petalis usque ad ligularnm altitudinem connatis nee non ultra 

 quamis liberis tamen plicae immersis callisque binis abscouditis; antberis 

 flavis, linearibus, utrinque subrotundatis, ± 5 mm. longis, basi vix incisis, 

 medio V. paullo ultra medium qnoque dorsifixis; pollinis granuHs generis 

 normalibuR. Ovarium densiuseule albo-farinaceu;n crassiuscule ellipsoideum, 

 apice hand v. vix constrictum, basi breviter coiitractum, perianthii tubo 

 brevi sed manifesto; stylo petala subaequantc antberisque longiore sub- 

 virescente, trigono filiformi; stigmatis lobis profunde divlsis, quam maxime 

 d.-contortis; placentis interno loculornni angnlo circa medium apicemque 

 versus affixis; ovnlispodio siugnlo subpyramidato, apice truncato insideuti- 

 bus, Cauda subbrcviore solomniler appendiculatis, brevissime stipitatis. 

 Frnctus mibi ignotns. 



Habitat in Brasiliae oricnUiUs prov. Rio de Janeiro , ubi prope 

 Cantagallo leg. Peckolt et Glaziou n. 15478, 16438, Floret Augusta, 

 Octohri. ( V. s. in herb. Berol, Brxtx., Leod., Petrop., Warmmg.J 



10. BILLBERGIA EUPHEMIAE E. MoRR.*) folus 

 acnleolis ad 1 mm. longis, apice bruniieis, subrectis v. panllo 



*) Hnjos spociei hybrida a me nou visa; 

 BILLBERGIA EUPHEMIAE E. MouR. X BILLBERGIA SPECIOSA Thbo. 



Bak. Brom. p. 84. n. 41. ■ „ , , ^ ,odo oqq 



BUlbergia Euphemiae-amoena hort. Makoy. Belg. hort. 1882.p.4dii. 



Bromel. 



sursum hamulosis dense sermlatis, evittatis; inflorescentia 

 subpauciflora v. pauciflora, simplicissima subracemosa, i)endula, 

 dense albo-farinosa , conspicue genieulata; bracteolis florum 

 inferiorum amplis, tnm subito iu squamulas minulissimas, 

 farina obtectas mutatis; floribus pedicellis brevissimis sed 

 tamen conspicuis stipitatis; sepalis apice minute acuminulatis ; 

 petalis pulcherrime violaceis, defloratis contortis, porrectis; 

 ovario ellipsoideo-clavato, paullo sulcato. 



Billhergia Eupliemine E. Morr. in Bdg. hort. 1872. 1, 

 t. 1. 2; Bah. in hot. Mag. t. 6632 el Bromd. p. 77 n. 20. 



Epiphtta, ut videtur, acunlis, florifera + 0,35—0,4 m. alia, rbizo- 

 mate late rcpente, fomis 6-6 pordense rosulatis, arete couvergeutibus 

 imbricatisque in tnbum subrylindricnm manifeatum coalitis, sulHreclla 

 apiceqne vix revolutis, basi in vaginam inanifefilam. ]>orlatAiii, sub-iniplrxi- 

 caulera , byal i no- margin atam , inlegerrimam , prncsertira fntuR distinct* 

 crebroque lepidotam, ovato-Rnbtrimigularem sensim dilatatis, membrana- 

 eeis, permanifeste canaliculatis, margine acnleolis parvis (ad 1 mm. longis), 

 apice brunneis, e latlssima basi breviter contractis subtriangulnrilpua, crccle 

 sursum versis subrcclis v. paullo sursum hamatis, a baai ad apicem fere 

 aequalibu.'j dcn.sc (rcrrnlafis, super vaginam uuUo muilo couslrictis, apioem 

 versus longiustiilc acntis demumque aeitiuinulo miiiutiKKimu, dcbilliuio 

 arisfatis urc obtusis, in spec, nostris + 0,3 m. longiB, 47 mm. latis, supra 

 snbglabris saturate viridibns, snbtus tenniter lepidotU nee non vittlfl trans- 

 versis manifeslius v. obscurins praeditis pallidioribas, atrinque opacts. 

 iKFr.ORKSCKNTiA axi solemuiter indefinito foliis qu idem longior, sod latera- 

 liter depeudens iis satis snperata, e crutero sen accuratius tulm ceutrati 

 iu scapi tenuis (3—4 mm. diam.), primum certc dense albo-lariuacci, 

 deinum sultglabrati, apicem versus rubeutis, foliolis puucis semiamplcxi- 

 OAulibus, ovali-lauccolatis, apice acutis, intejjerrimis, praeeertim dorso 

 distinctcr faririoso-atbis, erectis, allulaceo-rubentibus induti apice tmtans 

 V. crebro manlfesle pendula, subpauciflora v. pauriflora, rbarhi con- 

 spicue genieulata perliixe subracemosa, ad 0,16 m. long^, nxibns ovariis- 

 que nee non sepalis suti farina densa alba pulchre roseis, brnctei» flornm 

 4—6 inferiorum omnino foliolis in scape descriptis isomorpbis, flori axillnri 

 subadpressis, turn subito nnllil forin^ intermedin in squamulas miuutisai- 

 mas, aegre indagaudas, omnino farina absconditas matatis subnullis. 

 Fi.ORES 48—66 mm. longi, pedicellis praesertim apice inflorescentiae quamvis 

 brevissimis tamen conspicuis, densis.sime furinosis subsessiles, sBPii.ifl 

 rubentibus minutissime carucis, omnino farina all>a perdcnta obt^'ctis basin 

 versus manifeste sinistrorsun convolutis lubnlatira convergentibus rigide 

 erectis petalis adpressis, usque ad basin liberis, + 18 mm. longis, 7 mm. 

 latis perlate elliptico-linearibus, apicem versus minutissime dilatatis derauni- 

 qne acnmiuulo baud pun;cente oblique imposito subtruncatis, manifeste 

 asymmetricis. Petala pulcberrime violacea margine anguste paullo palli- 

 diora, tum ad unguis limites vireutia, demuia infima basi flavesccntiii, 

 glabra, + 42 mm. louga, basin usque libera ibique filamentis ser I. inter- 

 calatis remota, supra solemniter dextrorsum couvoluta, dcfloraf.i magis 

 quoque coutorta nee revoluta, ex ungne perlongo, late lineari in laminnm 

 subovalem, apice rotundatam wnsim dilatat*, per anthesin manifeste 8ul>- 

 zygomorphe aperta, infima basi Hgnlis binis petali inferioris angnstis, 

 binornin snperioruni solemniter latioribus, ± obliqne trancatis margineque 

 profunde inciso-linibriatis, latere clausis aucta nee noa callos binos per- 

 manifestos ad ligulas ducentes praebeutia. Stamina petalis piniUo quidem 

 breviora, tamen per antbesiu generis ritu promiuenlia, filamentis cylindrice 

 filiforraibns ser I. basin u.-que Iil)cris et inU-r petala insertis; ser H. petalis 

 in triplam circiler ligularnm alUtodiuem connatis ita ut ca petalonim 

 auperiorum altius conuala videantur quam inferioris; antberis pulcbre an- 

 rantiacis linearibus, ntrinqne snbrotnndatis, basi longe incisis et ± in 

 Vs longit. dorsifixi.s, + 6 mm. longis, pollinis graualis laevibas generin 

 ritu eIlip«oideiB, poris nnlHs sed plica singula mauifesla praeditis. 

 OvARicM perdense farlnacenm, minntisaime ellipsoideo clavalum , api« 

 manifeste constrictum, basin versus sensim attenuatnm, Inbo epigyno 

 manifesto; stylo peUla subacquante antberisque longiore virescente, fili- 

 formi basin versus (num semper?) torio; stigmalls Ubis profunde incisis 

 solemniter coutortis, per antbesiu virentibns gnltam e«ipidam gluluiosam 

 apice gerenlibus; pinccntis pro]>e medium interno lomlorum angulo affixis, 

 totidcm a ba,si quot ab apice remotis, ovulis singulis podio subcjlindrico, 

 brevi insidoiilibus breviter stipitatis, apite breviter quidem seil tamen 

 permanifeste m«eionato-api»endicnlalis. Fructus mibi ignolus. 



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