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418 



Epjphyta, acaulis, flonfera n^qne ad 0,5 m, alta, Fouifi 8-10 dense 

 rosvilatis, basi in utrienlnm rotnndatesolo insidentein, permanifestum arete 

 coalitis, suberectis et a medio solemniter reciirvatis, basi in vaginani latissi- 

 mam pennacifestamque, ovatam, Rubamplexioaulem, margine anguste 

 hyalino-scariosam, dorso paullo lepidotam, intogernmam subito dilatatis, 

 chartareis, paullo concavo-canaliculatis, margine aculeolis minutis, rerte 

 patentibus v. minute sursum versis, hand curvatis, viridilms, vis ^jtmm. 

 longis densius(!nle seirati.s, in spec, nostris usque ad 0,5 m, longis, praeter 

 vaginam (latiorem) 30 mm. latis, super vaginam hand v. minute solum 

 constrictis, apieem versus longo acatis et in aristam mitem desinentibus, 

 late sublinearilms, utrinqne opacis supra saturate viridibus et (ex cl. Hakkr 

 ic. cit.) maculia flavis obsitis, id quod non afBrmare baud possum, subtus 

 solemuiter pallidis nee non vittis transversalibus saturatius viridibiis pruc- 

 clitis, paullo lepidotis. Inflorescektia axi manifeste indtfinito folia sub- 

 aequans v. crebrius iis conspicue brevior, e cratero infundibuliformi cen- 

 tralis tanique nutans v. pendula in scapi gracilis, glabenimij allndi v. 

 pallide viridis, foliolis infimis vaginiforraibus, amplexicaulibup*, erectia 

 scapoque adpressi?, superioribus flatcide suberectis v. 8ubpatentil)us, ovali- 

 lanceolatis, acutis, semiamplexicaulibus, integerrimis, teneris, subglabris, 

 intus saturatius extus pallidius scarlatinis, inflorescentiam attingentibus— di- 

 midio aequanlibus indufi ai>ice nutans, confertiuscule subpaucillora v, 

 rarius pauciflora, simplicissima subraccmusa, glaberrima, rhachide +gcnu- 

 flexa pallescenti nee rubra, bracteolis aequalibus minutissime squamifot mibu8» 

 subovatis apiceque perobscure acutis, pedicellorum minntissimoruni apici 

 insidentibus, glaberrimis. Fi.ORRS + 58 ram. longi, pedi<ellis quamvis 

 brevissimis tamen manifestis et ad inflorescentiae ai*iccm quoquc con- 

 spicuis, bracteolas elatas gerentibus stipitati , skpama pulcbr^ v. paullo 

 virenti-albis apiceque macula optima indigotina praeditis glaberrimis, 

 basin usque liberis, valde s.-convolutis, usqne ad apicem arete conniventi- 

 bus tubum angustum, petalis adpressum formantibus, + 20 innu longia, 

 5 mm. latis, sublinearibus, apice rotundatis miuulequc emarginalis^ sub- 

 symmetricis. Petala basi virentia, turn apicem versus maniJV'ste llaves- 

 centia demumque margine pallidiora, glabra, +60mm, longa, basin uaque 

 libera ibiq^ue Hlameutis ser, I. intercalutia solemnitcr remota, supra mnui' 

 feste d.-convoluta et deflorata magis quoque cootorta uec revoliila, laminii 

 obsonre elliptica, acufiuscula perobscura in ungneiu subaequilatnm sensim 

 products, per anthesin zygomorphe disposita in tubnm subclausnm con- 

 vergentia, infima basi ligulis binis maxiniis (3 mnu longis), mnrgine 

 truncate grosse dentatis aucta, callis binis peralte adseendentibus filamenta 

 ser. L recipientibns, baud luciriiatis. Stamina petalis minute solum breviora 

 per antbesin paullo prominentia, filamentis compresso-fitiformibus ser. I, 

 omnino liberis; ser. II. petalis usque ad ligularum atiitudinem connatis 

 supra liberis; antberis aureis, crasse baciUiformibns, utrinqne obtusis, 

 basi vix incisis, medio dorsilixis, +5mm.Iougis; pollinis graunlis generis 

 uormalibus. Ovarium glaberrimum, subcylindiico-ellipsoidenm, longitudi- 

 naliter profnnde x -sulcatum, basi sensim in pedicellum transiens, apice 

 panllo constrictum, periantbii basi baud angustius; tubo epigyno brevi 

 quidem sed manifesto, infundibuliformi; stylo petala aequante, virente, 

 eleganter filiformi, trigono, paullo torto, stigmatis lobis ad 7 mm. fere 

 divisis, vix contortis; plaeentis interne locnlorum angulo circa medium 

 pauUoque supra apicem versus affixis; ovuHs oo , singulis podio breviter 

 pyramidato insidentibus, breviter stipitatis, apice appendicula brevi sed 

 conspicua caudatis. 



Habitat in Brasilia, loco adhuc ignoto. Specimen verisimilitcr hujus 

 loci sed oh statum imperfectum hand rite determinandum leg. cl. Schcnrk 

 n. 1427 in Serra do Picu (if. Wittm. in Engl. Jahrb. 1891, 29. Beibl. 

 p. 11). (V. 8. in herb. Lead.) 



23. BILLBERGIA DISTACAIA Mez: Mis aculeolis 

 minutissimis, rectis adscendentibus v. vix sursum hamulosis, 

 viridibns + remote praeditis , baud vittatis; inflorescentia 

 perlaxe subi-acemosa, simplici, pauciflora, glaberrima, nuUnti; 

 bracteolis minutis, squamiformibus, acutis; florihus pedicellis 

 usque ad 3 mm. longis stipitatis; sepalis acutiusculis et 

 saepius minutissime mucronulatis ; petalis apice indigotino- 

 maculatis, defloratis contortis, porrectis; ovario cyliudrico, 

 manifeste sulcato. 



Tillandsia distacaia Veil Flor. Flum. III. t. 141 et in 

 Arch. Mus. Nac. Bio V. p. 139. 



BromeL 



Billlmgia BurchelU Bah Brom. p. 76. n. 16. 

 B'dlhergia Bakeri tar. oxy^rpaJa Beget, Descripi. X. p. 25; 

 Bah. Brom. p. 75.- 



Epiphtta (ox c\. Glazioc!), muUb, florifera usque ad 0,7 m. a1t», 

 plerumque dehilis H elegans FOL.w ± 10 deusissime roKulati.. bwi arct* 

 conuiventihus tuhum nfriculatum, mIo rotundato iusideuleiu forumntibua, 

 exlimis pluribns squamifnrmihua, aploo soliin. paucideutattt, iut^riohbus 

 basi in vaginam geueris fere msTimam, i>prm;\nifMt<« ovato-ovalem. Kub- 

 iiinplexicaulnn , margine late Uruuneo ■ hyatinam , int<^^>orrimaiu , mb- 

 gb.bram nee colorutam subsubito diUUtw, membranacpis. paullo eon- 

 eavis, inarniup ab initio vagiu;ie a.^uleis + remotis, viridibus, minuUHimis 

 Cn,«qnr inl 0,5 mm. longis), sursum vcrsis nscUs v. yix mreura hamiilosw 

 amiatis, + 0,8 m. longis, pxt^rioribns soKmuitcr aiigUKtionbus, inlimia 

 04] 35 mm. Jatis, supfr vaginam baud v. minul.- sotum couf<tritUii, apicem 

 versus sensim longpqno attetmaits drmurnqno jK-racnlis, utiiu4ue opacia 

 ut videtur laete viridibuH subglabria v. mibtn>t Rolnm paullo l.-pi.I<,iis n.-c 

 vittatis. Inklorrsckktia axi pb-rumqup soIomnll^T tn-b-flnilu folia mb- 

 aequmis v. brevior, rarisnime paullo longior, e rrflt«ro rontraIi« tn srapi 

 gracilis, glabri, foliolis rohcis (ex cl. Glawou I) intlmio nmplexiranlfbnii 

 vaginiformibus, api.r obtuBiDKolia, sui>erioribu» lam-colaiin, leueris, it). 

 tegerrimis, arutis, vix lp])idoti8, stricte erettis, ioflorehcfutiam wleraniter 

 attingentibus dense indtili apii.. maiiifeale nulaus, prrlaxc ct patenU-T 

 squarrose pau.iflora, simplex qnaqnaversp ^-pirala, glaberrima, ihachl 

 plerumque manifeaiiHsime genieulaU v. rarins pubrerta, l.rrtH(-oli« minulia, 

 scarjoso-sqiumiiformibus, aeiUifi, glabris, infra florem in pedirrlH minulissimi 

 apice sitis. FuuiKs + CO mm. longi, pcdirelliH ad iuaorvscentiiie banln 

 saepius fere 3, apit-e 1,6 mm. longis, couspicuis slipilati, hkpat.ih virenti- 

 buf' apice macula indigotina (ex spec, sicds) pracdiliK, glatKjrrimis, basin 

 usqne liberis, soloniniter s.-convolutis , sub autiiesin erectis arclequc cou- 

 nivenlibna petalis adpressis, + 25 mm. buigis, 4,5—5 mm. lalia, aentiua- 

 eulis saepoqne minutisaime mueronnlatis, paull.) solum awymmvtricia. 

 Pktai.a coeruleo-virentia (ex cl. Glakiou!) apireqne aolemiiilor indigotino- 

 maciilata, glabra, + 62 mm. longa, basin asqne libera ibiqne fil'mirntis 

 ser. I. int«r seae remold, pracsertim fiursum solemniter d.-eonvoliila , per 

 aiithesin loTige coaliu zygoniorphe disi^sita nee revoluta, defloraU magia 

 quoquc foulorta, rotuudata et usque ad bahio senaiui alienuaLi, fnfimii 

 basi ligulis Itiois ext«rfore murgiiic omuiuu ifclalu couuutis, perlougc 

 groR,scque fimbriate incisia aucla, ecallosa. Stamina peUilis multo breviora 

 sed per anthesin paullo prominentia fiJameiitis coniplanat« filiformibiM, 

 ser. I. omnino liberis el inter petala inaertfa, wr. II. bis usque ad lign 

 larum altitudineni connatis; antberis pulchre aorcis breviter ba<'illifnrmi- 

 linearibus, utrinqne obtusis, 4 mm. longis, basi vix incisis, jianllo infra 

 medium dursitixis; poUiuis grunulis ellipsoideis v. paullo lunatis, plica 

 siugula praeditis, poris nullis, membrana reti promineute, laxo omata. 

 Ovarium glaberrimum, subcylindricum, longitudinaliler ut videtur mani- 

 feste sulcatum, virens?, apice baud coostrictum nee sepalorum basi an- 

 gustius, 4; 12 mm. longum, periantbii tube subinfundibuliformi, brevis-simo; 

 stylo petala subaequante v. paullo solum breviore filiformi, eleg-intissinio, 

 trigono, stigmatis lobis ad 7 mm. divisis, contorl!«; plaeentis intemo loni- 

 lornm nngulo propc medium affixis; (fvnlis qunque in tocnlo oo , sfngnlis 

 podio bumili iusideutibas, apice breviter appeodicu lalia. Semina mihi 

 ignota. 



Habitat in Bratsiliae austrcdis prov . Rio de Janeiro ad S. Ckristovdtf : 

 Glaziou n. 12227 et loco non indicnto : idem n. 13255; Minas Oerata ad 

 Paxaohiba (mihi ignot.) : Sdlow n. 1310 ct loco non indicnto: Btgndl 1. 

 n. 4.H8*, Sellow n. 182 (61). Floret Julio. (V. 8. npnnf/ineam in hevh, 

 Berol. et Warming., nee non e caldario Morreniano sub nomine B. Bakeri 

 var. elata cultam in herb. Leod.) 



Obs. AfBuis certe et intermedia inter B. nutans et B. amocna, ab 

 utraque tameu loto coelo distiucta. Foliorum latitudine valde variare 

 videtur: difieruiit sjieciniina Ilegnelliana Gl;izioviiqiie n. 18256 follis longio- 

 ribus angustioribus; infloresecntia tamen floriboaqnc omnino eadem. A 

 B. Bakeri staminibus brevioribiis, Bcpalis indigotioo-marulatis diversa. 



24. BILLRERGIA ENSIFOLIA Bak. foliis dense acu- 

 leolis parvis, subbrunneis, sursum hamulosis praeditis, evit- 

 tjitis; inflore.^cpntia perlaxe snbracemosa simplici, pauciflora, 

 glaberrima, niitanti; bracteolis miimtissimis, squamiiormibus; 



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