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HBOMELUCEAE: VKIESEA. 



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aucld. lyFLORESCENTlA in avapi erectl vel mm pemluli 

 saepUis cmss'f, folioHs va(//niformibus -f dense iudnti 

 apice ant simplex distiche (vel ranssime quicjuaverse) 

 spkata auf e rfuindis distiche florigeris ex axi communi 

 quaqnaverse jimdetmfihus eomposita hi- (rarius tn-Jpln- 

 natim pannictdata ; hracteolis florigeris flares axUJares 

 -i- involventihiis. Flores hrevifer percrassegue pedi- 

 cellati, flavi vel luiei vel v i rentes , rarissime alhi vel 

 virenti-rosei, fugaces, nocfurni. 



Genus vastuiu, ex seiiiinis stnu'tura Tillandsiav. affine eiqiie 

 saepius coiifusum, tanieii habitii (■iuiracteril)iisque vegetativis, 

 florum colore semper fere tiavo vel sordido, petalis liguliferis 

 oplime diversiiin peruaturale. Species pleiaeqne Brasilienses 

 hie eiuiiiieratae, noiniuUis aliis tamen a iMexico ad Argentinain 

 andiuam passim octau'i'eiitibus. Aut arboribiis aut saxis epi- 

 phytae. b'eiius faiiiiliae fonnas fere maximas in Alcaniarme 

 subgeiiere includit. 



• • 



CLAVLS SPECIEIiUM KRARILIENSirM, 



A, Seininis appeiiilicula apicalis (e caiula ovuli prodieiis) aut 

 iiitegerrima stipitiforniis ant tenuissimn caudiculitormis 

 vel subuulla, Petala stricta vel apice lecuivo -paieiiiia, 

 iinnqiiaiii faseiata flacdde exserta, Flores distiche ordfiiuti 



Subgenus EI]V1UESI?:A Mez, 

 I. Stamina pt^talis longiora, antheris saltern tota longi- 

 tudine exsertis; flores nunquam secunde verj;i 



Sect, Genulvae Mez. 



a. Intiorti.stjentiii simplicissiuia, 



1, Iiiflorescentiii l*nit:teolis florigeris imbricatim ,sibi iiicumbon- 



tilnis densissiniii, flalieUiformis. 

 a. Seapus floriler ere(*UiS- 



* ISraoteae superiores saltern apicem versus longp incnr- 

 vae, acute carinntae. 



t Inflorescentia folia manifesle superans. 

 o ['olia super vagiuam baud augiistata 



lingulata . , 1, V, Duvam.ana E. Morn 

 oo Folia super vagiuam longe mauifcj^tcciue angu- 



stata eusiforniia. 

 X IiiflorfHceutia submulfiflora, ci^ 

 cuitu lanceulata, apice acuta 



2, V. ansxauM aqujl.u: jM<^%, 

 XX lufloresrentia pauciflora, circii- 



iiu late linearis, apice late an- 



gulatim incfsa 



3. V, CAH1NATA Vi^awra. 



tt Inflorescentia foliis brevier vel ea subae^juans, 

 o Sepala nianifeste carinata 



4, V. pAitAiBiCA Wawra. 



oo Sepala baud carinata 



5. V, iKCUUVATA Gaudith. 



** liracteae sninino apice solum minute scd 

 lonspicue ineurvae baud acute cariuatae 



• 6. V. GRADATA Mez. 



;3, Scapus flodler peiidulus; bracteae inflatae 

 i\Gc rajinatae - . . 7. V, PARPALiyA Mez. 



2. Inflorescentia bradeolis florigeris reniotiusculis nulloqneinodo 

 imbritntis nee rhnchin obtegentibus pinnata, laxa. 



tt, Rp:i))ns florifer p^ndulus. 



• Folia niannoratim picta; inflorescentia 



densiusrnbK siibnuiltiflora, farinosa 



8. V. GTTTTATA E, MoiT. 



Bromel. 



b. 



IT. 



Folia rouculoria, iulioreHi-^Mitia poiUxft, 

 haud farinoaa . y. V. bi^u-lkx Il*^r. 

 fJ, S<-apiis doriAr strict^ ereclut. 



o luflores^'entia paud- vel FubpauciflurtL 

 X Vagiu:*p sr:ipale8 sup^riont qiiam 

 iu(*-nioibj Md<»inniter hn>viorf*ft 



10- V. AUKTHTfiTiVA E. Morr. 

 XX Vaginae Muipale^ inlerno^lia miperantes. 

 t Biucleue sepalis breviures ; flore* 

 per aulbesiu suberecti 



11, V, r^siTTACiKA UbcD. 

 tt Rract^^ae fiepfttoaequantes; flores 

 mlemniter patentM 



12. V. HECrRVATA Oiuulich, 



oo Inllorest-eutia p*Mmnliifloni, 



X Hraclette purpureae, ad 40 mm. longM 



XX ilrmteae ciliiuae, ad r>0 luui. longiie 



14. V. t:NSlPOKUJh: IWi'W 



Tnflorescentia e rauiuli'* dislirhe nmi^vrU iiiuuiiiAM^v^ ex axi 

 piiiiKuic* prodenntilaiH couiiHisUa paiiicalata. 



1. FoHorum b>nge amionini, minnnnn cyalluis flublmlbosuw; 

 inllort^ccatici p;uw paniculAta; florrfl rrifni 2(» rnnr lon^i. 



a Folia apicem ven*UH ronvolut^i subl^retia 



15, V. cuacnvAiiKNSis Mm, 

 p. Folia Mbpliiua . . IG. V. Lurhkusm E. Morr. 



2. F<*liornm ohUisoiuui vt^l Ijrcviter ucul<jruin, majorum cya- 

 ilins ulriculiformis ; iufloresci utia a-flura ample pauniculala, 

 a. PHiilorum Ii;;ular I»a'^ales biaae. 



• InflorcRcentiae ramnli propbjilo [bractea Hterili prima) 

 nnnnnn enrentcs, 



§ Sciipi vaginae KUperiores iiiternodia awjnnnl^R nrc 

 supcrant«a; iufluresceutiae ramuli vable ^''nicnbui, 

 t Scapufi apice nutaus vel <fmniuo 

 peudulUH. lutluresceuiiu glauco- 

 pniiDOsa , 17. V. itiLLJtKuuiuiuiih E, Morr. 

 tt Scapus fltridc <'rcclu«; iuflorescen- 

 tia baud glanco-prniiiosa, 

 A Folia dorsoaeqnnlitcrvireritia; 

 ioflorcsccnlia laxa 



18, V. KooioARiAKA E. Mor^ 

 AA Folia (lorso dennc triitt« pur- 

 pureo -iijaculata ; ijiHoreaceii- 

 tia dcu.sa 



li). V, BoTAFouKNsifi Mez, 

 ^ 8capi vagiuae Coliaceae internodia 

 longe suporantes; inflorescentiae ra- 

 niuH subrecli 20- V, FiuinRnRXSls Mex. 

 •* rnflorescentiae raninii inferiores salt^^m projdiyllo 

 (bractea sterili basati) aucti. 

 § Folia dorso aequalitar virentia. 



t Flores ad 40 mm. longi, bratteis 

 aute anlhesiu p4inipproximati8 ra- 

 muloj'uni apicem teretem efliir- 

 niantihns . 21, V, olutinosa Wavvra. 

 tt Flores hnud ultra 30 mm longi, 

 bracteis jam ante anthesin longe 

 distantihu!^, pntentibus 



22. V. FKOCKRA Mffi, 



§g Folia dorso dense tristeque purpureo- 

 niaculala , , 23. V. Saukdkksii Mez. 

 ^. Petilorum ligulae basales siugulae 



24. V. TBUjr.ijLATA Mez. 



Stamina petalis sueto latissimis bieviora; flores saepe 

 secunde versi , . - . . Sect. Xrnirox E. Morr. 



a, Inflorescentia simplici.s^iiima- 

 1. Inflorescentia flaWlbita. 



a. Vaginae scapales suuimae internodia louge 

 superanles; bractcae apice laie Iriangnlo- 



(lontae 25. V. LONfuCAt'i.iR Me/. 



p. V:iginae scapales summae iut«rnodiis brevi- 

 orefl vel ea exacte aei|uantes; bracteae sub- 

 orbicnlares . . , , 26. V. atra Mez. 



