413 



BEOMELIACEAE : BTLLBERGIA. 



414 



19. BILLBERGIA LIBONIANA de Jonohe*): foliis 

 aculeolis ad 0,5 mm. loiigis , badiis, minute curvatis v. sub- 

 reotis adscendentibus densiuscule seri'ulatis , baud distincte 

 vittatis; inflorescentia laxe paufiflora, siniplici spicata, glaber- 

 rima, erecta; bracteolis infimis amplis, superioribus ad 7 mm. 

 loiigis, late ovatis, perlonge nianifesteque acutis; floribus ses- 

 silibus; sepalis longe acutis; petalis pulohen-ime indigotinis, 

 defloratis contortis, porrectis; ovario optima cylindrico. baud 

 sulcato. 



Billhergia Llhoniana de Jonghe in Journ. Horl. Prat. 

 Mch. 1851 (c. ffj.); Lcm. in Jnrd. flcnr. f. 197 ; Fl dcs Serres 

 X (1855) f. 1058; Beer, Brom. p. 12H: Hooh. in IM. Mag. 

 f. 5090; E. Morr. in Behj. Horl. XXVII. (1877J p. 57. 

 L 3—4; BegeJ, Gartenfl. t. 514; Wawra, If. Sax.Coh.p. 144; 

 Bah Brom. p. 74. n. 9. 



Tkrrkstris siuinl et epiphyta (ex el. Glaztoh!), sfolonilins snli- 

 terraneis htte lioiizoiitaliler repenlihn.s .sqnnmi.s late ovafis, acutis, hrinitipi.s 

 obtectis (lemiinique geniculatim sursiim ver.-^is foliomni comas profornitihns 

 subcaespitosa, acaulis, florifera ad 0.7 m. v. rarins uUra alta, anjiusla ei 

 elegans, komis paucis (3—7) deuse rosulatis exliiuis bicvi.-^sinii.s .snbsqnanii- 

 forniibus, aii squamas stolonum traiisitum praebentibus, iniimis basi in 

 lulmni optime fyliudiicmii, pemviniifosUim lougnmqnc, solo hand rolnndale 

 jnsidentcm arote condiventibus, in vagiiiam aii;;ustani quidfin scd iiiaui- 

 festani, ovato-ovjileni elongataniqnc, senuaiiiplcxicanlein, jiiaryiiif nianifcslo 

 hyaliuam, iutogerriniam, dorso .wlnm minute Icitidolam srnsim dilnlalio, 

 rigidinscnle chartacei.s, satis manifesteque eoncavo-caualimbitis, subpalenti- 

 bns demumqne apicem versns solemniter dellexis, niargine aculeolis miuiiuis 

 (ad 0,5 mm. longis), badiis, minute eurvafis v. subrectis, snrsuin versis 

 densinscule serrulato-armatis , in speciminibus iiostiis usque ad 0,8 ni. 

 lougis, 40 mm. latis, super vnginam hand tonstrictis, apitein veisns seiisim 

 attenuatis inucrouem aristifonueni veisns turn bieviter et subrotundale 

 contractis, subliuearibus, utriuque opaci--) supra saturate v, subtrL-^tc viridibus 

 glabris v. snbglabris, snbtus couspicuc pallidioribiis + lepidoiis sod vittis 

 V. lineis nuUis ornafis. Infi.ouksckxtia axi saepissime flore spurie defitiito 

 V. rariuB manife.ste indofinilo foliis brevior v. ea subaeqnans (laiissime iis 

 panllo longior) e cratero cylindrico centralis in scapi gracili.s (ad 3 mm. 

 diam.), glabri, laete viridis et ad inflore.sceiitiae regionem soJnm rubentis, 

 foliolis pallide viridibus (uec rubris), vaginifovmibus, aniplexicanlibiis, 

 teneris, iiievmil>us integevyimisq«e, perauguste subovato-lanceolatis acutis- 

 que, erectis adpres.sisque, iiillorescentiam baud attingeutibus, glabris laxius- 

 cnle iuduti apice erecta, laxe pauei (4 — ]5-)floni, simplex, floribus solemniter 

 se.ssilibus laxiuscule spicatu, glabcrrinia, rhachi recta v. minute solum 

 geuiculata, saepius paullo sulcata, pulihrc aurantiaca; bracleis patentibns 



*) Hujus plautae bybridam cf. B. viridijloram nee iion : 

 BILLBERGIA LIBONIANA de Joncuk X BILLBERGIA NUTANS 

 \Vkni>l. „Fo]ia 10—11, exteiiora minora, angu.-^licra, longe atuniinata, snb- 

 recurvata, iis B. nutantis consimilia, inleriora erecta, snbcoiuoluta, lorala, 

 acuminata, subfasciata v. puborula, iis B. Lihonianae similia scd dentibu."* 

 gracilioribus, magis remotis, 0,60—0,65 m. longa, 30—35 mm. lata. In- 

 floioscentia fere B. mdnntia. Scapus viridis, glaber, foliis interioribus 

 subaequilongns, medio valde horizontaliter patens, apice cum spica uulaus. 

 Folioia srapalia elongata, elongato-lanceoiata , rosea, inleriora cuspidata 

 adpressa, scapum omnino involventia, superiora (4) patentia, acuminata, 

 ultiinum ramum brevem 2-flornm fulcraus, turn gradaiim in bracteas 

 flomles squamiformes, triangulares, parvas, roscas redocta. Spica sub- 

 simplex (tantum basi ramo bievi inslrut-ta), 9— 1 1-flora, rbacbi valde 

 flexnosa. Flores bixi, se.s.siles, iis B. nufantis longiores, calyce auguste 

 cyliudrito, sepalis lineari-lanccolatis, roseis, apice coeruleis. Petala calyce 

 duplo longiora, lingulata, ungue viridi , lamina subreflexa, indigotma ut 

 in B, TAhomana. Filamenta viridia vcl supevne coerulea, aiHlieris liiiea- 

 i-ibus, aureis, exscrtis. Ovarium cylindricum, subsulciitnm, ad "7* calycem 

 aequans, viride, stylo filiformi, iuferne viridi, superue cum .'^tigmatibus 

 convolutis indigotino, atamiua superante." 



Billher,jia Pernvgiana Wittm. in Y<rh. Ver. Bef. Garienh. 18S9_ 

 p. 112 (nomen solum) et in GarUnJlom 1S90. p. 145. t 3SJ8. (Non 

 Mdi — Diagn. ex ^yilbnac}{^ I. c.) 



infimis foliolis scapalilms subisomorpbis ovariumque saepius subaequantibus, 

 tum supra omnibus aequalibas ne«; ad iuaorescentiae apicem conspicue 

 minutifi snbviridibns apicwiue fttaoo-aurantiace uiiu.ulo.-iis v. omiiino rubris 

 V. aurantiaris. late ovatis, perlonge mauifestcque aciilis, valde coDcavis, 

 ± 7 mm. longis, glaberrimiR. Fi.orer 50-55 ram. longi (»ed sj>eciminum 

 in Europae caldariis cultorum interdum . nt videtnr. mnnifeste majorw, 

 pedicellis nuUis solemniter sessiles, skpaus dorao Mtaratins. margines 

 versus pallidius aurantiacis, gbiberrimis, basin usque lil>eris arctequc oon- 

 nivonlibus s.-couvohiiis, per authesiu peialis adprejssis, + 23 mm. lougis, 

 5,6 mm. latis, sublauceolfttis, apicem versus perlonge acutis, margine dextro 

 latissime alatim producto manirtste asymuiclricis. PivTALA quoad colorem 

 paullo variabilia, nam d. Glaziol' et indigoiina el sulH^-anea et yaallo 

 virenti-cyanea refert; in caldariis uoslris evoiut^i per antbc^in pnbhwrime 

 indigotina, sulitus palle-sceiitia demumqne nbi a scpalia tMte .nlba, de- 

 lloraUi taaicn manilesie rultenli-violacea, glaltra, + 60 mm. longa, basin 

 usque libera ibiquc Jilamcniis ser. J. inter sesc remota, t^upra arete conni- 

 ventia .solcmuiler d.-convohita , per anlbeiin vix zygomorpbe disposita 

 tnbnni cylindrituni l'(irniaiiU:i hoc rcvolula, dellorata magis quoqne cou- 

 torta, lat*" linearia, aeutiuscula, iuliiiia basi liguH.s biuis omnino perauguste 

 crispoqnc laciuiatis quasi pilorum sjM'cieni pracbeiilibus calliMiue binis 

 alte adscendcutibua, apice grosse plnridcntalis, stamina Icgcnfibus ancta. 

 Stamina petalis mnnifeste breviora nee per nnthesin prominentia (llamrutis 

 eomprcRso-niiformilnis ser. I. omnino liberis, sor. II. ix-talis nxque ad '/i 

 longitudinem eerte connatis demumqne snpra caiMs longitudinalibus ab- 

 sconditis; autbcris llavis, linearibus, 6—7 ram. lougis, utrinque obtusis, 

 basi vix ineisis, prope medium dorsifixis; poiliuis granulis generis omnino 

 normalilms, rcti solemniter promfnente, laxiusculo oinatia. OvAiiit^M 

 glaberriuiuui. opiinie cyliudricmn, baud sulcatum, ajiioe baud coivstrictum 

 periaiifliii basi nmllo aiign.';lins , basi vix confracluui , tubo cpijjyBO per 

 inanifpsto, infundibulilbrnii; stylo antheras paullo superante polala aeqnante 

 V. iiaullo solum lireviore, filiformi. trigono, 8tign)atifi b»bis !u! 6 mm. libcris 

 contortis; placcnfis interno locnloruni aiigulo exacte propc medium aftixis, 

 ovnli.s quoquc in lo(^ulo oo singulis podio insidentibus, apice breviter quidem, 

 sed manifeste appendiculalis, ad micropylen urccolatim contractis. Bacca 

 curiiu-ea, cxsncca ovario omnino inimntato, .^cpalis rigidis coronate) formata 

 scminibuR mibi ignotis. 



Habitat in Brasiliac ofitntalis prov. Bio de Janeiro in sabidoitis 

 maritimis Rcstinij'i dictis ad MauA : Glaziou n. SOlfi et ad T^jucd : 

 Rii'dd sine n. ; in Corcorado montc legit Glaziou n. !/324, 9325; ad 

 PetiojioUni idem n. 17284, \Vawra n. 221; loco non indicato leg. Lu»dt- 

 natk ft te. Baker Cxmninyham. K proiinda JJuhiam tc. Baka- attulit 

 WethciUl. Floret omiiem ftre per annum, (v. c. tt v. s.) 



20. BILLBERGIA MORRENIANA Bak. foliis aculeolis 

 minutissimis, pei"i)ancis, reclis, paullo brunneseentibus prae- 

 ditis V. nouuuuqLiam omnino inennibus, haud distincte vittatis; 

 inflorescentia pauciflorn , laxe spicata siniplici , glaberrima, 

 erecta; bracteolis ad 4 mm, lougis, late ovatis, brevissime 

 subacuminato - acutis ; floribus sessilibus; sepalis apice late 

 rotundatis; petalis apice indigotinis, d^'floratis contortis, por- 

 rectis; ovario anguste cylindrico stipitifurmi, baud sulcato. 



74. 



i 



Billhergia Morreniana Bah. Bromel. p. 



Billhergia BctchardH E. Morr. (nee Watvra) np. Bak. I. c. 



+ 



EriPHYTA, acanll'^, rliizomate late ropcute, hinc inde folia ad lucera 

 proferente, foliolis sqnaniosift, brnnneiw, adpressis dense indulo + 6 mm. 

 crasso. Foma + 10 p^-nlense rosulaU , arcle ronnivenVia bai^i in tubum 

 subnrceoiatnnj, rotundate solo iut^idenlem, apice pauUu coustrictum arete 

 coaliUi, txteiioru 2—3 subscarios^i, pcrlate Kquanjifornii'Ovata^ Imiginsciile 

 acuta, iuteriora iu vagiuani ni;L\iiii;nu y jierlale ovato-ovaleni, snbamidexi- 

 caulouij margine late nianifestt'que brnnncohyalinain, intf^Kerrimam, prae- 

 .serlim dur>so livido-Irpidofani seiisim dilntala, Moca chareacea. witis canali- 

 colaloronrava, marline aculeolis perpancis, rectis, miniitissimis, paullo 

 brnnnescrntibnR praeditis v. nnnnnnquam oiiiniuo inermibus, super vagi- 

 nam nullo modo coiiMrictis a basi usque ad apicem seuaim atteuualis 

 demumque perariitis (nee pinigmlibus) flublriangulo linearilMi,'*, ± 200 mm, 

 lougis, ad vaginae apicem 66 mm, latins, utrinqnc opacis wiibtus Vpidoto- 

 albidis nee distineU vittalis v. liueatis. Inflokksckntia axi saepis'^ime 



