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BROMELIACEAE : DYGKIA. 



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breviter aeumiiiatis, sepala aeqnantibiis; floribiis siibscssilibiis; 

 sepalis acutiusculi:i liiiiciomilalissque; staiuinibus petala aenuaii- 

 tibns, filamentis ultra tubiini petaleo-stamineuni lihei'is; stylo 

 siinplici, quam ovarium paullo yolum breviore. 



Terhestris (ex cI. Aukohavalkta!), acaulis, florifera + 0,5 m. alia, 

 yoi.iiB multis pertlense rosulatis, subtns leie bnUiitoiuii-coalitis e rhizoniate 

 bievisaimo, recto, radices crasso fibrosas stolouesqiie stroldlifornii-iiubricatiin 

 foliulis squamiformibus, latissinie ovatis, apii-e niiicronatis, brumieis in- 

 dutos procieaiite ortis extimis paiiciw arciiatiiu rtflexis, niedii-s interiorilms- 

 quo stricte erectly, basi iu vagiuuin elungato-ovatam vel ovalein, basi 

 bruuueaui, glabram, iiitulam, apice dense Iepi(lnt;iin, iiiargine prope apicem 

 aculeolis iiiinutissimis, aciciiliforruibns, brunueis auctani,exterioribi]s subifo, 

 interioribxis sensim dilatiitis, usqne :id 0,2 in. bingis, infime 12 mm. lalis, 

 linearibns, npirem versus persenstm aiij;ii9tatis in aciculuin tennem, valide 

 pnngentem , virenteni sensim attennatis, mnrgine spinis perconspicni.s, 

 tenuissitiie acicxilosis, usque ad 3,5 mm. b)ngis, rectis patentilms vel saepiiis 

 Ktro, rarius siirsum curvatie, brunneia denaiuscule borridis satis concavo- 

 can alien la tis apicem versus + muiiifeste complicatis, supra glabri.s, paulio 

 nitidis, laete viridibu.s, subtus dense peradpresseque lepidotis. Infi.ouks- 

 CKNTIA muUiflora, simplici^Hiiua dense vel peidouse subspieata, in scapi 

 validi, uKtiUf ad 0,3 m. longi, glabri , sicci teietis, iblioiis viiginir<)i-mibu.s 

 pcllncidis, Intissinio oralis omnibus scapnm aolemniter involventibus niar- 

 ginibH!=cjne srse attingrntibnB, breviter sed maiiifeste tenuiter acuniinatis, 

 apice vix pnngeiitibns, margine infcrioribus + serrulatis, suporioriljus 

 lUtegenimis, glabris, interuodia superantibus vel aequantibns perdense 

 tDduti opice elata, nsque ad 0,2 m. longji sed saepius bievior, rhachi 

 densiuscule furfuraceo-tnmentella, sicca paullo vel vix nngnlala, recta vel 

 basi minute geniciilata, apice baud dellexa; bracteis erectis vel suberectis, 

 latlSBime ovatis, brevissime acuminatis, intognrimis glabnitisque, siccis 

 pcllncidis, valde concavis Qoics recipicntibus vel ± involveutibus, sepala 

 aequantibus. Florks 15— 18 mm. longi, omiies erecti, pcdicellis infimis 

 fere, superiorilms plane nulHs; sepalis iu statu sicco pallidis, omuino 

 membranaccis pflltu idisquo, ad 8mm. longis, bene asyinmetricis , late 

 ovatis, apice acntinscniis insuperqne solemntter mucionulalis, omuino 

 glabria, valde concavis, per antheain sfriote erectis petala cingeutibas. 

 PetaI-a anrautiaca (ex cl. Gi-Aziou!), 14— 17 mm. longa, e lamina rbom- 

 boidea, apice nianifeste triangnlari-aciitu, valde eariiiata, margine vix un- 

 dulata in unguem basi ad 1,5-2 mm. lUanieniisconnatum .sensim angustatii, 

 pev authrsiii suberecta. Stamina peta'a eonspicue aequantia, per anthesin 

 porrectft, filamentis ultra tubum petaleo-stamineum liberis, crasse carnosis, 

 linearibua, nplce anbito coulractis; antberis fere 4 mm. lougis, siiblinearibiis, 

 basi trnncatis 4-dcntatis, apiuc longe acutJH, prope liasin dorsifixis; pollinis 

 grannlis crasse ellipsoideis saepius subglobo.sis, profumle sulcalia, dense 

 immerse pnnctnlatia. Ovaridm snbovoideo-trigimum, profuiulc 3-sulcatuni ; 

 stylo paullo solum breviore, tenui, 3-suIcato; stigniatibus 3 erectis, autbeias 

 in '/a allit. aeqnautibus; placentis interno loeulorum angnlo a basi usqne 

 ad apicem liueariter alJixis; ovulis quoqne in loculo x, confertissimis, 

 ala dorsali lata, hyalina, borizoutali, subacutii praeditis. Capsula septicide 

 loeulicideque ad '/a Uehisceus subglobosa, ad 10mm. longa, 9 costatn, 

 apice breviter roatftitft, subatra, pernitida, laevis; semiuibus », ad 5 mm! 

 latis, brunneis, basi rcntis apice late rotaudalis, ala laterali acuta, bori- 

 zonlali vel deflexa, sabhyalina aoctis. 



Hahitaf in Brasiliac prov. S. Paxdo in Sara do Pirn: Glaziou 

 n. 15497 nee non in rrjmhlira Uruguay prope Montevideo: Sdlow d. n.305 

 ad Santa Lucia: Arechnvakta n. 3608. Floret Septembri-JS'umnbri. (V a 

 in lierh. Bcrol. et Tunc.) 



31. DYOKIA GOCCINEA Mez n. sp. folii. margine 

 conspicue spinulosis; vagiuis scapalibus superioribus quam 

 iulernodiu brevioribus, serrulatis; inflore.scoi.tia simpHcisMma, 

 perlaxe subracomosa; bracteulis e late ovato longiuscule acu- 

 minatis, calyce bi-evioribus; floribus inferioribus conspicue 

 yedicellatis; sepalis apice rounulutis, baud mncronulatis; 

 staminibus quam petala paullo brevioribus, fllamentis ultra 

 ttlbum petaleo-staminenm liberis; stylo simplici, quam ovarium 

 4— 5-plo breviore. 



T^^'w;.sTR.a (ex cl. R,k,>.U. S.,.unv!), a..anli.s, fl„nlera saepius 

 nUra 0.5m. alta. ,oLm multis dense rosuIaHs, snblus bnIbo«e coalitis 



basi in vaginam pcrconspicuam , paullo depresso seiuiorliienlareni , prae- 

 .sertim dorso biuiiiicscnifcm, gbUiram iiitidain{iue, snninin ajiice aculcolis 

 paueis validis. briinneis. .i^ursum spectantibus aruiatani subilo dilafatis; 

 nsque ad 0,^5 ni. lougis, iiiliiiic 15 luni. latis, anguste lincaribu.s, apicem 

 versus iJcrlonge angus^tatis in aculeuni valide pungtMitem , tri.ingularem 

 desiuentibus, margine aculeis tirmis, nsque ad 2,5 mm. lougis, bruuneis 

 omnibus retro cuivatis ilense borridis, perrigidis, valde canaliculato-con- 

 cavis apicem versus complicatis, supra glidiris, laete viridibus, subopacis 

 sul)tus adpresse bruuueseenti-lepidotis basin versu.s + rnrfuraeeis. In- 

 Fi,oiu;.scEKTiA paucillora — submiiltillora, ajiice baud deflexn, in scapi ust]ne 

 ad 0,5 ni. alti, sicci conspicue augnlati, foliolis subpaucis, iufiniis inter- 

 nodia aequantibns e basi late sessili, ovata in laniinam peranguste linenrem 

 sulitriquetram, margine i)erpauciaenIt'oIatam transeuntil)us, superioribus 

 quam interuodia solcmuiter brevioribus lanceolatis, perlonge acutis, :ipi(e 

 aciculosis, margine minuti^sime saepius(jue obscure .serrulatis, superiorilms 

 ad 11 lani. longis perlaxe conspersi, perparce fuituracei vel glabrati apice 

 elata simplieissiuiii,sni)racemosa, angusta tennisque, usque ad 0,25 m. longa 

 riiachi subghd.ia vel niiuute linluracea, recta, sicca valde angulosa, bracteis 

 patentibus vel retlexis, late ovatis longiusculeque acutis, apice baud vel 

 vix pnngentibus, vulde concavis, iutegeiriniis, floris calyce maniteste brevi- 

 oribus, subglabris vel dor-so jiiiuUo furluraceis. Fi.oiiES coccinei (ex cl. 

 RiFDKi,!), deflorati stricte erecti rhacbi adprt-ssi, per antbesiu roilexi, usque 

 ad 10 mm. longi sed sae))ius breviores, pcdicellis infnnis couspicui.s, usque 

 ad 3 mm. longis, superioribus brevissimis, cra^sis, + furluraceis stipitati- 

 sepalis in .st:itn sicco jiallidis, anguste pellucido marginatis, vix 5 mm. 

 longis, late ovatis, apice rotuudatis, margine minute fiinbriatis, valde 

 concavis uec earinatis, dorso praesertiui basi furfuraceis, per antbesiu 

 suberectis petalis (iit videtnr) baud adpressis. Petala 9 mm. longa, e 

 lamina latissinie obovata, apice semiorbici.lari , hand inflexa, margine 

 conspicue undulata, valde carinato-complic:ita cuneatim iu ungues usque 

 ad basin alteuuatos, ad 1,5 mm. cum stamiuibus iu tubum connatos pro- 

 ducta,^ per antbcsin suberecta. Stamina petalis paullo breviora, per an- 

 thesin subinclusa, filamentis crasse carnosis ultra tubum petaleostamiueum 

 liberis, late linearibus, npice rotundatc contractis; antberis 8,5 mm. longis, 

 angusic lineiuibns, basi .sagittatis, apice acutiusculis, recurvis , dorso 

 carnose incrassatis, in '/^— V» lo"yit- dorsifixis; pollinis grannlis ellipsoideis, 

 leviter snlcatis, deusissime puuctulatis. Ovauiuji elougatnm, subcylindrico- 

 triangnlare, slylo tenui, 4-5-plo breviore; stigmatibns 3 antherurum basin 

 attingentibus, iu capitulum globosum conglomeratis; placentis interno 

 loeulorum angulo a basi usque ad apicem alfixis; ovulis quoqne iu locuilo oc, 

 confertissimis, dorso ala magna late falcata. cras«iuscula praeditis. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. S. Paulo in mmpis siccis altit. 3400': 

 Sellow e. n. 33; ad Mugy leg. Ilicdel. Floret Odohri, Novembri, (V. .s. 

 in herb. BeroL, Petrop.) 



32. DYCKIA ARGENTEA Mez n. sp. foliis margine 

 conspicue spinulosis; vaginis scapalibiis quam interuodia 

 brevioi-ibus, serrulatis; inflorescentia simplicissima, densius 

 laxiusve racemosa; bracteolis inferioribus siiblanceolatis, calyce 

 brevioribus; floribus perconspicue pedicellatis; sepalis apice 

 rotundate acutiusculis obscureque aciiminulatis; staminibus 

 quam petala paullo brevioribus, filamentis ultra tulmm petaleo- 

 stamineum liberis ; stylo simplici, quam ovarium paullo breviore. 



Terrestr.s, acaulis, florifera 0,5m. ve! paullo infra alta, fo,,„s 

 nt videtnr co perdense rusnlatis, omnibus arcuatim recurvis, basi in v.ginam 

 late seniiorbicularem, cra^sam, castaneam, summo apice men.brana densa 

 argentea e lepidibns formata obtectam sublns glabrescentem nitid.uMiue, 

 margine aculeolis deusis, adsceudentibtis armatan. subito dilatatis , usque 

 »«1 0,0 m. longis, infime 20 mu,. latis, a basi nsque ad apieen. per..ensim 

 angustatm in acnlenm validissimc borridum , hrnnnenm desiuentibus, 

 marguie aculeis maximis, paullo con.pressis, inlern.ixte rectis retro spec- 

 tantibus decurvatisque, summo apice solum .ur.sumcurvatis, usque ad 

 d,5 m,n. long.s, brunnescentibus borridis, perrigidis, ntrinquc .sed praesertim 

 subtn.s memlnana argcnteo-micauti. e lepidibns maxin.is pcrdensisqne 

 tcmiiata obteefs, qnam maxime canalieulato-concavts ptope apicem lere 

 compbeatis. Tvp..oue8CBKtu submnltiflo-a, apice band deRexa, in scapi 

 prope basm ± hufuracei supernc o.nuino glabrati, sicci subangnlosi , ad 

 0,4m al.., folmbs nonnullis (mcdiis) e basi ovata longe acutis apice vix 

 ac,culos>s, n.arg,ne breviter denseque serrulatis, <iemum on.nino glabratis, 



