461 



BEOMELIACEAE : PITCAIRNrA— BEOCCmXIA. 



462 



dorso apiceque alii angnsla praeditis. Cai>.sui,a raaturji sepalis iiidnratis 

 petaloniimiue basi persiateute intime iiiclusa, sultgloliosa. profunde 3-siilcata 

 muritia, opuca, parte iuCera valde riigulosa, tota longitudiue septicide, ad 

 Vs— V^ loculicide dehisceiis; semiuibus co , fusilorraibus, brimueis, miim- 

 tissime eleganti-tqne sub leiite puuetulatis, altero polo stipite longinsculo, 

 altero ala peraugusta laterali , breviuscula praeditis, iu toto vix ultra 

 3 mm. latis. 



Brasilieiisis dicitw\ scd loom natalh adhuc dtibius. (Y. s. cvlL in 

 ha-b. Lead, et JPetrop,) 



34. PITCAIRNIA POEPPIGIANA Mez n. sp. foliis 

 manifeste petiolatis lamina spinoso-serrulata; inflorescentia 

 simi)lidssima, oo-flora, angiiste cylindrica, perdense spicata; 

 bracteis ellipticis, sepala ad 7-* Jo"g- obtegentibus, magnis; 

 floribns sessilibus; sepalis apice breviter aciitis manifesteque 

 imicronatis; petalis hand recurvis; ovario ad V^ long, snpero; 

 seminibus ignotis. 



Terrkstius videtur, florifera 1—2 m. alta, iniperfecte solum cogiiita, 

 FOLIIS siue uiio ilubio aut distiuete petiolatis ant super vaginam pcrlouge 

 angusteque coDtractis, lamina laaceolata, maxima, ad 1 in, louga, fere 

 85 mm. lata, apice acuta et iu spiaam luaxiiuaui valid issimeque pungent^m, 

 brunneanij omnino terefem prolucta, marginc basin versus disaite, a medio 

 perclense spinulis minutis, subatris, sursum hainulo8t» annata^ utrinquc 

 glabra, secns medium longifudinaliter late pallida. Ixfloukscrntia item 

 iVagmentarie cognita cc-flora , angnste cylindrica stiobiliforniip , perdense 

 si>icataj rliaehi (glabra?) recta, crassa; bracteis niaxiniis, optime ellipticia, 

 ad 28 mm, longis, 12 mm. latis, <npiee rolundatis impositeqne acnminnlatis, 

 glabriuseulis, latere apiceque (siecis) pellucido-marginatie, luugitudinaliter 

 venoso-striatis^ tenniter membranaceis , sepala ad */* longit. arqxiautibus, 

 Fj.orks amplissimi, solemuiter sessiles, basi breviter eonice contracti, ad 

 70 mm. longi ; sepalis 25 mm, longis, 6 mm, bitisj coriaceis, late peHucido- 

 marginatis, late subliuearibus, apice breviter acutis et ia mucrouem muni- 

 festmUjSubatrum productis, glabris^conspicue asymnietricis^conum augustum 

 circa petala formantibus, Petala (per anthe^in dispositione ? zygomorpha?) 

 ad GGmm.longa, e basi lata, margine solemuiter fimbriatini appendicnlata, 

 elignlata? primum longe eontrncta, dennim in laminam latam, subenipticnm, 

 apice rotundatam dilatata. Stamina petalis manifeste brevioni, filmnentis 

 linearibus sen L liberis, ser, IL petalis altinseule counatts; anfheris 15 mm, 

 longis, fingustissime sublanceolatiSj apice longe acutiSi basi louge sagittatis; 

 polliuis grauulis optime ellipsoideis, iitroque polo rotundatis, reti perregu- 

 lari, denso, prominulo ornaiis, simplicisnlcatis. Ovarium medio perianthio 

 ciuctum , parte supera pyramidata , persensira iu stylum crassinsculum 

 attenuata; stigraatibus quam petala brevioribus valde eontorlis capitulnm 

 glubosum formaiitibus; placentig ovuliaque ob specimiuis statum putridum 

 iguotis, FuucTUS uoudum visu3. 



Sahitat in Peruviae prot\ Maynas locis sylvarum primacvarum 

 pahidosis ad YurirAaguas: Foeppig n, 2434. Sine ullo dubio in BraHilia 

 septcnlrionali quoque rcperienda. Fiord Martio. (F. s, in herb. Vindob.) 



35. PITCAIRNIA NIGRA Andr^: foliis manifeste 

 petiolatis, lamina integerrima; inflorescentia simplicissima, 

 O0"liora, densissime spicata; foliolis scapaiibus iuternoflia 

 superantibus ; bracteis sepala perlonge superantibus maximis; 

 floribus sessilibns; sepalis longe acutis, iiaud niiicronatis; 

 petalis baud recnrvis, ligulatis; ovario fere omnino snpero; 

 seminibus utrinque longe caudatis. 



Tabula nostra LXXXVJ (haUtus et analysis). 



PUcairnia nigra Andre, Enum, p. 5 ; BaJc. Bronhih lt% n. 94. 

 Newnanma mgra E. Morr. Catal 1873 p. 11; Carr. 

 in Rev. IIorL ISOl. p, 390 c. fig^ 



Brevit^^r caulksi-kns, florifera ad 1 m. vel ultra alta; fomis ± 12 

 iasciculatis, basi in vaginam breviter triaugnlarem, percrassam, parvaro, 

 iuferoe brnnuwceuUiu, dorso prope apicem lanugiue brunncii obtectam 

 inox glabratam, njjigiue snpenie apinu]o.so-laciuiolatam subsubito dilatuLi^, 

 supra in potiohim ^iolemnissimum, plauiusculiuu, quam maxime c>analicu- 

 latum, nsqne ad Vs aJtif. spinalis subatris, vix I mm. longis , adsceu- 

 dnntibua armatum, glabrum, ± 0,3 m. longnm contraotis^ turn in laminam 

 maximam, ovaleiu vel obscure ol>ovatam, basi longe aodtam apice acnmi- 

 natam, + 0,3 m, longam, 105 mm. latam, integerrimam , charticeo-mem- 

 brauaream, sabglabram, supra saturate viridem subtua pallide glruceecenti- 

 viridem dihitata, Inflouescbntia co-flora, deusissime spicata, simpHcisaima, 

 e foliis centralis prodiens eiwjue subaequaus in sciipi breviuHculi, percrasfti, 

 dense rerrugineo-lanuginoM, vaginis aniplcvioaulibns, fiubHnraribua, apice 

 breviter acumiuatis in spjuam debilem, brnuuesceutera traiiseuuLibus, b;isi 

 integris, medium apicf^iuqne versus margine solemnissime lanuioso-spinosis, 

 utrinque lanugiuo l)runnea obtectis supeme deiuum gbibr;itis + roseis, 

 stricte erectis oiunino vaginatim obtecti apice elata, usqne ad 0,5 mMonga 

 sed saepius brevior,angusta,quaquaverBa; rhachi dense ferruginoolauuginosfl; 

 bracteis perinsignibus fulgide rnbris, august^ ovalibus, ad 05 mm. Jongift, 

 IG — 17 mm. latis, inlus Icpidibus parvis, brunneis, dcciduis coaspersis 

 dorso glabriSj praesertim apicem versus complicatim carimitia ibique patenti- 

 recnrvis, menibranuccis, sepabi perlonge superaiitibas et omuiuo occul- 

 tantibus, petala maxima ad '/* aequaiilibus. FrouEg purpurco - nigri, 

 solemniter sessiles, basi breviter conice attenuati ibiqne ferrngineo-lannginosi, 

 ad 105 mm. longi, ampHssimi; sepalis 36 mm. lougis, 6 mm. bitis, per- 

 anguste aubtriangubiribus, i>erlonge acutis, baud mncronatis, dorso dense 

 ferrngiueo-furfuraceis, siccis penucido-membTanoceis, sabsymnietricis, Pktala 

 per antbesiu dispositione i zygoniorpba, ultra bracteas ad ^/s longit, pro- 

 minentia, pauliu arcuatim decurva, deflorate conglomcratim irregulariter 

 curvata, binis snpcrioribns ad 90, iuferiore ad 86 mm. lougo, latisaime sub- 

 linearia, apiceni versus in laminam augustam, peracutam dilatala, peralte 

 (17 mm. a basi) IJguia minnta fere rudimeutaria , irregulariter crenato- 

 iucisa nucta. StaMiva petalis multo breviora, filament is pcrangust*^ 

 linearibus, tenuissimis, Hberis; antheris Inteis, ad 20mni- longU» apice 

 peracutis, nuearibus; polliuis grauulis dHpsoideis, utroque polo rotundatis, 

 simp]iei«uJeatis, reti densiuscnJo onmJis. Ovarium fere omnino snperum, 

 anguste ellipsoideum, paulJo angusteque sulcatum, seosim iu stylum crasanm, 

 triaogularem ^ prope hixsui qnarn maxime retortum iterumque ereetum 

 laqueum solemuem formauteiu augustatum^ stigmatibua petabi superautibus 

 primum intime eontorlis, per aulbe^iu in^^sulutiin, pereiongatis; plA06Dtis 

 interno loculorum angalo a basi usque ad aplcem affixis; ovulis co, con- 

 fertissimis, pprlonge raudatis. Capsula angnste snbenipvoidea, ad 25 mm, 

 longa, apice acuta, sepalis persist^ntibua cincta, niuriua, trausversaliter 

 rugnlosa; semini1>us co, minutissimis, tenuissime fusiformituH snepissime 

 curvatis, utroque polo cauda perlougA, brunnea, sericiiuti , quam maxime 

 bygroscopica sicca recta bnmida apiraliter vel undulatim torta appendiculatis, 

 in toto ad 8 mm, lougis, pro maxima parte sterilibus elalerarum in 

 muscorum bepaticorum cap-^ula occurreutium indole seminuni perfeclorum 

 propagationem adJuTttntibua. 



Habitat in Brasilia scptentrionali^ unde ex Atnazonum amnis vaUe 

 in caldaria nostra mttoduda ; cetcrum a d. Baker L c, voratur ex Ecuador 

 propc Guaranda : Remy, Frailer; ex Columbia: Andri n. HH60, (V. 8. 

 in herb. Lead.) 



XXL BEOCCUINIA Schult, fil. 



BroccuixVIa SchtdL fiL in R. d S. Syst VII (1830) p. 

 1250; Emll Gen (1837) n. 1304. p. 183 et Enck (1843) 

 p. 106; Steiidel, Norn. I (1840) p. 226 (Brochlnia); EM. 

 Norn. (1841) p. 45. n. 1632; Meissn. Gen. (1842) p. 395 

 (298); A. Eick in Orh. Diet II (1842) p. 740; Spach, Vig. 

 phan. XII (1846) p. 399; Lindl Veg. Kgd. (1847) p. 148; 

 Bodk et Eooh Qen^ III (1883) p, 665; Wittm. in Engl et 

 Prantl, Naturl P/lamenf IL 4 (1888) p. 50; Bak Bronu 



— CoRDYLTXE spcc, Bak in Gard. Chron, 1880. 



n. p. 243. 



Floues licrmupliroditi. Skpala basin usqno libera, 

 squamifonui-ovata, parva, glabra vel dorso lepidibus 



(1SS9) p. S8. 



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