471 



BEOMELIACEAE : DYCKLV. 



472 



petaleuni inter sese coauatis; autheris llavis, brtvittr linearibus, hasi 

 truucalis quaOrideutati.s, u\nce longiuscule acutis, proiie basin dorsifixis, 

 + reeuivit; polliuis Kmnulid aiiguste elliiisoiileis utro<iue latere aoutins- 

 cuHs, proi'imde simplicisnlcatis, t^rauiilis perconspituis dt-nse obsitis. Ova- 

 uiu.M glal)errininm, angnste pyrainidato-triquetrnm clavifornie, profuiide 

 3-sulcatum; stylo 3-plo bieviore snbtenni, simplici ; stigmatil)iis autheras 

 ad */3 aeqnantibns liheris, erectis, parnm tortis; placeutis generis uor- 

 malibns; ovnlis co qnoque in loculo dense coiitertis, ala crassa asymmetrica, 

 ■pice late rotuudata, semiorbitulariter cingente praeditis. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Minas Geraes in saxosis Serrae do 

 Otiro hranco: Sthenck n. 3510. Floret Martio. (V. s. in herb. Schcnck.) 



Obh. Dyckiae micracanthae proxiiua imprimis bracteis niaximis 

 omninoqne aliter fabrieatis, foliolis caulinis abhoirenlibus, lilameutis lougiiis 

 inter sese counatis differt. Cum D. dimtijiora, ut volt cl. Wittmack I. c. 

 uallo inodo convenit. 



B. DYCKIA CATHARINENSIS 0. Kocii: foliis mar- 

 gine coDSpicue spinosis; scapi vaginis maigine dissite spinu- 

 losis; iiiflorescenlia ample panniculata; bracteolis quani flores 

 brevioribus; floribus breviter crasseriue pedicellatis ; sepalis 

 apice acutis et in mucrouem parvuin productis; staminibiiy 

 quam petala raulto brevioribus, filamentis ultra tubum petaleo- 

 stamineum ad 2 mm. inter sese connatis; stylo simplici, quam 

 ovarinm triple breviore. 



Tabula nostra LXXXIX (haUtus et analysis). 



Dychia Catharinemis G. Koch in Ind. Son. horl. Ucrol. 

 1S73, aj)}}. 4. p. 4; Bale. Brom. p. 134. n. 19. 



I 



Encholirion Catkarincnse Benth. in Bcnth. ct Ilooh. Gen. 

 III. p. 667. 



Saxicola et terrestris, acaiilis^ florifora 1 ni. vel ultra alta, folus 

 pcrrigidisj fere oomplicatim canalimlnto-concavis, supra glabris paulloque 

 nitidis^ Rubtiifl (ieuso peradpresaeqne lopidotis pallirlia, basi milii ignoMs, 

 ad 0,5 m, longis, 20 mnu latis, linenribns apice in aculenm terminalem 

 validum bruuDeum srnsiiii atteiiuatis, margine aculeis validissimis, recte 

 patcutibus vel suinmis sursum iincinatis^ brnnueis, ad 4 mm, lougis bor^ 

 riilis, Inflokksckstia in scrapi ferrugiueo-]mberuli, + angnlosi, saepius 

 nltra 1 m. alti, Ibliolis auguste lanceolatis, semiamplexicaulibus, aculeolia 

 nonuullis validis , banuiLia praeilitis apiceqne pangeutibus, praesertim 

 dono i lepidoto-tonientejlis spnrse praedili apiee data, cc -floraj e ramis 

 elopgatis, dcnsins remotiusve ?picatis, flores nODnnllos bic mde snbverti- 

 cillatos gerentibns composila, ample panniculata, ferrngineo-snbtomentena, 

 bracteis primariis angnste lanceolatis perlongeqne acutis, nt foliola scapalia 

 infirois margine acnleatis, omnibus apice pnngentibns, 30 — 50 ram. longis; 

 bracteolis secumlariia flores gerentibus e basi late ovata, valde concava 

 subnaviculari breviter tenniterque ficuminatis, praeisertim dorso prope 

 "basin tomeutcllis, + 8 mm. longis, calycem medio aeqnautibus. Fi,ores 

 9 — 12 mm. longi, pedicellis brevituis crassisqne, snbtomentosis praediti, 

 sepatis (ixillidis?) liberis, dorso subtomenfosis » + 8 mm. loni^is^ vivis 

 stride^ siccis snbcrcetis^ panllo asymmi^triciSj subovatisj apice acutis et 

 in mncrouem parvnm prominentem productis, margino fimbriatia, Pktat.a 

 + 12 mm. louga, e lamina cariuatim complicata, apice subrotundata vel 

 brevisaime obscureque acuta, mucrone brevissimo imposito praedita ^ mar- 

 gine (in statu sicco) valde undulata, subovali in unguem linearem an- 

 gustata, ad ^[^ libera, per anthesin patenti-recurva. Stamina petalis mnlto 

 breviora bis curvatis per anlbcsin panllo solum prominentia, filamentis 

 crassc carnosis latiasimis inter sc?e margine se attiugentibua apicem versus 

 fere acuminatim angnstntiSj paullo ultra 2 mm. petalis interque sese con- 

 natis supra omnino liberis; antheris flavis, e basi latn, tnmcata, qua- 

 dridentataqne aensim angiistatis , in V^ siltit^ dorsifixis , solemniter 

 recnrvo-iuvolutis; pollinis grannlis ellipsoideis, simplicisnlcatis, granulis 

 prominentibus minutis elegauter denseque obtectis. Ovarium fere omnino 

 supciam, glaberrimnm, clavatnm, profnnde 3-snleatnm stylo 3-plo breviore 

 solemniter simplici, stigmatibus antheras dimidio aequr^ntibus liberis, 

 stricte erectis, spiialitor tortis; placentis inlerno loculorum augulo lineariter 

 nffixis; ovnlis a> dense CODgregatis falciform ihns, ala niembrauacea aaym- 

 metrioa, lateraliter lougiuscule acuta cinctia. CAvsur.A septicide dehiscens 

 locnlicidoqne saepius nltrn */« inscissa snbntrn^ nitida, laevis vel porparce 



impresse punctnlata, ad 15 mn*. longa, ovoidea apieeqne longc acununalim 

 attenuata, periantbio filameiUi^qne nulimentarie persistentil)us iniposita, 

 seminibus a^, usque ad 4 mm. latis, basi acutis, apice late rotundati-s ala 

 iiyalina.perasyninietiica falciJornii, niicropylen versus curvata cinctis. , 



Habitat in Brasiliae aitstralis 2^roi\ Sta. Catharinu in insula hujas 

 nomiins: Gaudkhaud n. 130. (V. s. in herb. BeroL et Cmidoll) 



6. DYCKIA FRIGID A Hook, fil, foliis margine con- 

 spicue spinosis; scapi vaginis sparsis, minute spimilosis; iu- 

 floresceiitia ample panniculata; bracteolis quam flores brevi- 

 oribus breviter crasseque pedicellatis ; sepalis apice rotundatis 

 iiec niucronatis; staininibus quam petala multo brevioribus, 

 filamentis ultra tubum petaleo-stamineum liberis; stylis 3 con- 

 glutiJiatis, quam ovarium 4 — 5-plo brevioribus. 



h 



BycUa frigida HooJc. fil. in BoU Mag. t. 6294; Bah. 

 Brom. p. 134. n. 17. 



Byclda reyalls Linden et E. Morr. ap. Bale. Brom, I, c. 

 Pourretia frigida Hart. Linden, ap. Bah. I. c. 



+ 



TKaKKSTius, acaulis, florifera 1 — 1,5 m. alta, fouis co perdeusc 



rosulatis, exterioribus saltern recnrvis comam fascicnlatam maximam 



(diam. 1— 2 m.) forniaiitil)us, basi in vaginam inanifestam extimis crassam, 



praesertim subtus castaneam, glabram vel dorso paullo lepidotam, apicem 



versus dense minuteque serrulatam , interioribus cbartaceo - coriaccam, 



virentejUj margine prope apicein pauciaculeolatami dorso dense adprcsseqno 



lepidotam dilatatis, rigidis, canlinia erectis, omnibus valde caDaliculato- 



coucavis, margine aculeis adscendentibus iufimis + rectis, superiorilms 



siirsum cnrvatis, vir*;ntibus vel paulio brunnescentibuSj foliornni exteriorum 



ad 2 J interiorum ad 0^5 mm, longis, intimorum apicem versus omnino 



evanescentibus arraatis , linearibus sensimque in aculenm terminalem 



valide pungentem, vireutem attenuatis, + 1 m. longis, prope basin 37 mm, 



latis, supra subglabrls saturate viridibns, subtus peradpresse lepidotis 



pallidis vel glancescentibus, Inflorrscentia in sgapi flavesceuti-viridisj 



saepius fere 1 m. alti, foUolis flavesceutibus apice aurantiaco-brunnescentibns, 



basi lata membrauacea scapum semiamplecleutibus, aculeis nounuilis im- 



becillibus minutisque , auctis, sensini et in l\»liorum iuUmorum et in 



braetearum primaviurum formam transeuntibus, praesertim dorso + lex>idoto- 



tonieutellis sparse praediti apice elataj co-flora, e ramis elongatis, venuitins- 



cnle spicatiy composita laxe panuiculata, deusiuscule lepidibu-s subferrugineis 



tomeiltella , bracteis primariis e basi senijaniijlexicauli sensini acutis in 



aculenm parvnm dosinenlibus, ad 25mm, longis, bracteolis late ovatis 



breviteique acutis, praesertim dorso tomentellis, ad 5 mm. longis. Fi-oaF>s 



11— 14 mm, longi, pedicellis brevibns cras^isqne, subtomentosis praediti, 



sepalis virenti-flavidis liberis, dorso lepidote aubtomentosis, +5 mm, lougis, 



vivis stricte, siccis suberectis, symmetrice ovatis, apice rotundatis, margine 



solemniter fiml>riatis Petala crocea vel flavido-crocea + 11 mm, longa, 



e lamina carinatim complicata, apice rotuudata, margine (in statu sicco) 



undulata, subovali in unguem linearem, margiue libernm sed filamento 



couuatum bisque inter sese counatis tubulose viciuo coalitum angustala 



putenti-recurva. Stamina petalis multo breviora bis curvatis per anthesin 



panllo prominentia, filamentis crasse carnosis late linearibus, ad 2mm. 



petalis interque sese connatis supra omnino liberis ; autheris flavis^ e basi 



lata, trnncata flensim angustatis, in Vs i^ltit, dorsifixis, apice solemniter 



recurvatis; pollinis granulis subglobosoeUipsoideis , snlca singula longi- 



tndinali praeditis, dense prominnlo-pnnetnlatis, OvAmuM ad ^/4 longit. 



superum, glaberrimnm, clavatnm, perprofnnde 3'sulcatum stylis 4— S-plo 



brevioribus 3 siniatrorsum contorti-s medio conglutinatis [sed tamen facile 



separandis), stigmatibus in capitnlura couapicuum snbglobosum s.contoiLis; 



placentis iuterno loculorum angulo ovarii partis superi lineariter affixis ; 



ovnlis 00 dense liorizoutaliter congregatis fnniculo recto iu alam maximam, 



semiorbiculariter cingentem, apice acutam dilatatis, Capsula septicide 



dehiscens loculicidcque ad Va incisa badia, uitida, parcc impresse punctn- 



lata, ad 15mm, longa, periantbio filamentisque pcrsistentibus imposita, 



seminibns cc, usque ad 5 mm- latis, basi acutis, apice late rotundatis, ala 



byalina asymmetrica, micropylen versus saepius nnciuatim curvata cinctis. 



* V 



Hairitttt in Braailia centrali , loco ifjnnto. 

 nosti-is hand infrequens. (V. s. in herb. Lead.) 



Planta mldariis 



