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BfebM^LTACEAE : rtlLLBEEmA. 



404* 



^ab'itat in Brasilia, locn ignnto. AdhiC ex Europae cnldariis 

 solum descripta. (V. v. in hort. Vratisl et siccam in herb. Leod., Vin- 

 ddb., Vratisl.) 



iV. fiitliBERGlA POHLIANA Mez li. sp. foliis fere 

 iner'mibtis v. tio71 nisi minutissime aculeolatis, evittatis; in- 

 florescentia perlaxe pauciflora, e rainulis 2-floris, elongatis 

 coTTiposita panniculata, pendula? an erecla?, densiiiscule fari- 

 noso-tomentosa ; iSracteolis florigeris miniitiksimis, ovato-sqiia- 

 matis, breviter acutis ; floribus sessilibus ; sepalis acatiusculis ; 

 petalis iudigotinis?, defloratis contoitis, porrectis; ovario per- 

 anguste cylindrico, paullo sulcato. 



Tabula nostra LXXVIII (hahifus et analysis). 



EpU'iiYTA videlur, Jicanlis, speciminn miico nicco solum imta, ilori- 

 fora 0,35 ni. alta, fomis breviuscule conniventilms tnlmni anguste 

 cylinnrit^nm formantihu?*, ± 4 rosulatis extoriorihns searioRis, vaginosis, 

 hrovitcr subovato-triangnlaribna, interioribns snberectifl uec apice deflexis, 

 hasi in vaginam permanifestani elongate fiul*ov«lem, aniplexicaulem, latins- 

 cule hyalino-marginatani, utiinque glabeirimani virideui stnsim dilatatis, 

 raembranaceis, panllo canalieulato-concavls, exlerioiibiis sublaevibus apice 

 solum deutibns perpaucis minutissimisqne pranliti,^, inlimis aculeolis vix 

 conspicnia, sursiim versis, paullo brunneseentibus, aeqnalilms marginc 

 obflitifl, + 0,35 ni. longiw, 20 mm. bitiSj super veginam nullo niodo con- 

 strictis, apice breviter acutis nee non in ari.stam flliformem, hand pun- 

 gentem, mauifestani prodiictis, utiinque opacis supra saturatius, subtus 

 pallidins viridibufl, subglabris nee liuealis v, vittalis. Inflokkscentia 

 axibus solemuiter indefiuitis v, rarius apice florem gerentibus folia sul)- 

 aequans v. minute bievior, e cratero centralis in scapi graeiilimi (1,6 mm. 

 diam.), subciuereo-fariuoso-loraentelli, foliolis perpaucis ampbxicaulibns, 

 aubovato-ovalibnSj acutiusculis, (sine ullo dubio rubro-coloratis), margiue 

 indexis acapum tubulatini amplet^teutibu.s, integerrimia, sparse lepidoto- 

 puuctnlatia ceterum glnbris, infloresreiitiam hand atlingentibu.s iuduti iipice 

 erecta (an potiiis a collectore hoc in situ exsiccata rfevera pendula?), per- 

 laxe pauciflora, ultra diniidium e raniulis 2-floris, elongatis gracillimisqne 

 composita pnnniculata, dcnsiuscule fariuoso-tomentosn, bracteis primariis 

 (inflorescentiae raraulos in jixillis gerentibus) foliolis sc:ipalibos isomorpbis, 

 patentibns v. reflexis, bracteia secundariis florigeris minutissiniis, ovato- 

 sqnamatis, apice breviter acutis, glabresceutibus. Flouks + 60 mm, longi, 

 pedicellis (nee iufloresceutiae ramulis 1-floris) omniuo nuUis angusta basi 

 sessiles, si!:pal]8 maculis latis lepidotis dense conspersis V>asin usque liberis, 

 valde s,-couvolutis sub authesiu erectis arcteque conniventibus petalis 

 adi>ressis nee apice recurvis, + 25 mm. lou^iis, 6,5 mm. latis, linearibus, 

 apice acutiusculis subsymmetricis, Pktai.a (vireutia?, apice paullo iudigo- 

 tina?) glnbra, + 45 mm. longa, basin usque libera, mauifeste d.-couvoluta 

 per authesin alte tubulatim convergentia demunique zygomorphe reflexa 

 uec revolutflj demum deflorata raagis quoque contorta, auguste linearia, 

 apice aubacuta, infima basi ligulis binis angustis elongatisque, interiore 

 latere apertis, oblique truncatia et nianifestissime profundeque superiore 

 niargine incisia aucta, callis binis lateralibus adycendentibus hand prohv 

 ceutibus. Stamina petalis multo breviora nee per authesin prominentia 

 filameutis complanalo-filiiormibus ser. L omnino liberis, ser. IL petalis ad 

 dnplam saltern vel tiiplain lij^ularuiu altitudiuem cuuuaiis; autheris 

 breviter bacilli formibus, +3,5 mm. loDgis, utiinque -subobtusis, biisi baud 

 JDcisis, prope medium dorsifixis; pollinis granulis generis normalibu3, 

 reti densiusculo praeditis. Ovariitm dense albido-tomcntellum, peranguate 

 cyliudricum stipitiforme, sepalorum basi miilto angnstins, apice minute 

 coustrictum basin versus longe attenuatum, periamtbii tubo brevi qiiidem 

 sed mauilesto, infundibuliformi; stylo antheras paullo superante petalisque 

 uianile-ste breviore, filiformi-tiigono, graeillimo, atigmalis lobis ad 4 mm. 

 divisis, paullo contortis; plaeentis inteino locnlovum angulo a medio npieem 

 versus affixis; ovulis qnoque in loeulo oo, singulis podio anguste pyrami- 

 dato insideiifibua, apice acutis nee distincter appeiidicu latis. Semina 

 gnota. 



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Bahitat in Brasilia loco non indicato : Pokl n. 5508. ( V. s. in 

 herb. Vindob.) 



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12. BILLBERGIA VITTATA Brongn. *) Ibliis aciileis 

 usque ad 5 mm. longis, subatris, rectis v. sursum hamatis 

 annatis, dorso solemniter vittatis; inflorescentia thyrsoidea, 

 multiflora, e ramulis abbreviatis confertissimeque 5— 2-floris 

 composita panniculata, pendula, glaberriraa; bracteolis flori- 

 geris '/a saltern ovarii longit. aeqiiantibus, obovato-spathulatis, 

 obtusis saepissimeque mucronulatis; floribus sessilibus; sepalis 

 subemarginatis, mucronatis; petalis apice iudigotino-cyaneis, 

 defloratis contortis, porrectis; ovario anguste cylindrico, valde 



sulcato. 



Billhergia milata Brongn. ap. Morel, Porie.f. Hort. II. 



p. 353. (c. fig.); Beer, Brom. p. 117 ; E. Morr. in Belg. Hort. 



1871. p. 193, t. 14-13; The Garden 1SS7. 11. p. 106 (c. fig.); 



Bah Brom. p 78. n. 22. 



Billhergia vitlata var. ' aniabilis (Beer, spec.) E. Morr. 



in Belg. Hort. 1874. p. 19. t. 1. 



Billhergia amahiUs Beer, Brom. p. 118. 



Billhergia Leopoldi G. Koch (nee E. Morr.) in Ind. 

 Sem Hort. Berol. 1856. p. 5. n. S. 



Billhergia sonata Hort. fide Baher, I. c. 



Billhergia Ttohaniana de Vriese in Linnaea XXVI. p. 756 

 et in Tunihow Flora II. p. 33. t. 3. 



Billhergia Moreliana Lem. in Jard. fieur. II. t. 138; 

 Lindl. in Paxt. fl. Gard. 1852. t. 77. 



Bromelia Bohaniana Walp. Ann. VI. p. 71. 



Tillandsia Moreliana Henfr. in Gardeners Mag. Bot. 

 III. t. 53. . 



Epiphyta in arboribus (ex cL GlaziouI}, acaulis, florifera saepissiiue 

 ultra 1 m, altu , perrobusta, fomis 8—10 perdense rosulatis, basi in? 

 tubum perlongum, optime lateqne cyliudricum, suI)rotundate solo iusi- 

 dentem arete coalitis, extimis perpaucis aubsquaniiforuHbus, apice aculeis 

 paucis, uiaxiiuis armatis, interioribns in vjiginam perobscuram uec satis 

 notiitam, semiaiuplexieaulem, margine manil'este brnnneo-hyalioam, inte- 

 gerrimam, intus nonnunquam paullo brunneam , dorso solemniter albo- 

 lepiiiotam seusim dilatatis, perrigidis, satis mauifesteque canaliculato- 

 concavis, strietissime erectis (sed iu speciminibus nondum floriferis flaccide 

 dependentil'us [fide Ht:KK]) margiue aculeis validissiuus (usque ad 5 mmv 

 longis)j apii:em folii versus seusim paulloque miuulis, subrectis v. sursum 

 hamatiSj subatris, crebro armatis, super vaginam nullo niodo constrictiSj 

 apice acumine aborlivo rotottdatis v, saepius subtruucatis, late linearibus 

 et semper fere a basi usque ad apicem seusim attenuatis, in spec, noatris 

 usque ad 1,2 m, longis, 66 mm. latis, sordide saturateque viridibus, sapro 

 snliglabris paullo nitidis, subtus omnino opacis vittisque manifestissimis 

 trausver^alibus, latissimis albisqae praeditis, iNFLOREf^CBKTiA axibufl 

 semper fere manifestissime indefiaitis foliis eonspicue brevior, e cratero 



*) Hybridaa cf, BUlbergiam spedosam Thhg et B. pallescentem Bak. 

 uec non: 



BILLBERGIA VITTATA Brokgn, X BILI.BERGIA NUTANS Wbndu 

 Plnfita sicca Inter species tarn diversas hybrida formas uonuuUas e 

 S. amoenae affinitate animo relert. Hereditates a B, nutanti: habitus 

 gracilis; folifl sensim apicem versus angustata, aculeolis marginalibus 

 mimitis armata, dorso vix vittata; scapus apiee nutans; inflorescentia 

 pauciflora; bracteolae parvne. Attamen ad B.vittatam vergit foliis quam 

 in B, nutanti multo latioribus, bracteolie praesertiin iufimis quam in 

 B, nutatiti eonspicue itfajoribus^ lUKigis elongatis, apice ^uamvis minute 

 mucronulatis; sepalis mucrouem mimitissimum apice gerentibus; petalis 

 nianifeste lateque coeruleis. Pollen miro modo fere normale inveni. 



Billbe7'gia vittato-nntnns HwL Makoy. ap. Bale. Brom. p, H3. n.3S. 

 (V, 8. in herb. Leod.) 



Obs. Ceite eadera forma, qniim cl. Moneii hybiidam iuter B. 

 Leopoldi et B. nutantem esse vult, iioiniue B, Marechali signata iu beib. 

 Ziifd. OMWtrit. 



