517 



BEOMELTACEAE: VUTESEA. 



518 



SL'apo irtn.lu, Viiginis iiiteninilia supeiaiiiibiis; iiilloix^scentia 

 sinii>!irissinia, llalnHiinniii, siibmiillitlura vd inuliiflura, folia 

 sulKiequante vlI paiilbj superaiitc; bracteolis solenuiiterdistichis 

 ovatis snbrotniulalisqnr, anite rarinafis, aijiee snlemuiter in- 

 (Mu vis ; fioiibus ei edis vei subH.recttis ; sei^alis laiieeolato- 

 lineaiibus, upice siibrotumlatis inimiteque ubliquti t^iuarginalis, 

 quani bructeae brevi(Hibus, oariuaiis; petalis lingulatis, bi- 

 ligulaiis; riianiiiiibu^ petala suiicrantibu^ , filamenlis apice 

 iDcrassatis iiec diiatatis; ovulis brevi^ssinie caiidatis, 



Vrieiyca DniaVuuuiE. Mi>rr. hi Bchj. hod. ISSJ.p. JOoJ.. 7-8. 



Tillandsla BucaJiana Bah. in Joiim. BoL 18S8. p. 4S 

 et Brom. p. 212. n, 240 (exdas, cit. spec. Glaziov.). 



Vriesea x^slliaciva vm\ BuvaJiana Oarr. in Bei\ hort 

 1SS4, p. 550. 



EiMiMiYTA viilL'tur, acaiilis. tlorirero rarissinie nllru, rtueto wnspicne 

 iufiM 0,4 m. altiU Folia ;ui 20 jierdejisc io>iuliita, sulitas arcU^ coiuiivon- 

 tia iij(nn<ii!nilum nianifestun), sulo acute iusidentem eflbnnautia^ hm'i m 

 vagiuaui opliinaiu, ovalem, durso praesertim basia versus iiuipnico-afllalaai 

 reteium i^laiico-viridem, monibraiiiueam, ntrinque lepidibns nnibrinis, prue- 

 sertini dorso piofnnde imiiiersis snb ieu(e dense puucfulatani pubsuiMU) 

 dibitatfi^ omnia a medio saltem arcnatim decurvata, us'iiie ad apiceni le- 

 viler canalicnbito-(;(mi:ava, super vaginam nnllo modo atteauata lingulata, 

 apiee brevius longinsve niaiiilVste penicuta et hie (praeserlim iiitcnoia) 

 + revohUa, adul!a snpra glabra gI:nuo-viiidia, snbhis interiora .saeiniis 

 purparasceiitia, lepidibus miiuitit^simis, suluitris perparce pnnehilata, ia 

 speciiuiue unico e palria allato panllo ulUa 0,4 ni. loaga, 35 mm. bitii 

 fied (ut videtur] siiepibsime solemnilir mimna. Ixkl<>(u;so:xtia snbimilti- 

 flora vel multifloru, cumplajiaLa, dLiisirtsime disliche sulMpiLata llabelli- 

 forniis, eiiinplit issima, folia subatHiuans vel pauUo siiperaua in scapi tMocti 

 vel saepius adscendentis, vagiiiis inlViiuribus omaino curallinis, aupL-iion- 

 bus et basi et apice virenlibiis uiedio .soluai cur;d)iiu>-nia<:nlatis, eJliplicis, 

 apiie late acutiH, dorso dissite lepidotu [Huictnbitis, strictc ereutiw atiipuia 

 lnl)nlnse involvenlilms deiisissime iinbrieiiliia indati apiee ebita, basi neiila, 

 apire subrotuudala, vel acutiuscula (:iri:uilu aut eiliptica uut (plari/loia) 

 late linearis, nsqne ad 0,24 m. lon:;a, (55 liim. Tutu; rhiK^lii glabra, piil- 

 cUerrime corallina, panllo ang'il.ita, liaud vct vix geniculata; bracteis flori- 

 geris vix 7 mm. distantibns, i^tiberecti^, basi ultra medium pulcberrinie 

 corailiais, margine flavo-viricii/nr;;, apke laete vireutibns, perapproximatis 

 i^olemnissime imiiricatis rhacbinque obtf^gentibus*)^ ad 50 ann. ioagis, 

 25 mm, hitis, a ventre vi«is ovatis apiccque (explauatis) subroiundatis 

 quam maxima complicaiis a latere visis sublauceolalis, apice soleainiter 

 inenrvis, omnino acute carinitis, snbcoiiaceis, sepida perlonge auperantibus 

 eaque omuiDo ceUmtibus, qmiai pelala pauUo isolum brevioiibas, intus 

 valde viscosis, dorso laeviisaimis glabrisqne. Fl.uuES fere 50 mm. lonyi, 

 breviter crassiuscule pedicellati; ski'AMS quaiu maxime s.-convohitis co- 

 mim acutum eirea pelala efforniantibns, sulphureis (basin vei^us in speci- 

 mine nostro insuper maenlis rubris anctis), ad 35 mm, longis, vix 10 mm. 

 bitis, lauceolato- linearibns, ajHce (explanatis) subroiundatis minuteque 

 obJique eniarginatiy, coriaceis, valde larinatis, dorse gUduis, intuw per- 

 nitidis lepidibus brunneis sub lente dissite punctulatis- Pktala flava 

 apice iu eolorem viientem transeuntia, per autheriin ultra bracteiJS paullu 

 proruiueutia, apice suberectorecurva, late rotundata emargiuataque, celeram 

 mibi ignota. Ktamina petalis longiora! Hbnuentis erasaiusuulis apieemque 

 vcrsu.i magis quoque iuerassatis (nee dilatatis) petala exaete aeqnantibus; 

 aiubeiis cum polliue miUi noudum vi:*is. Ovarium ovoideo pyranddatumT 

 breviter in stjlum gracilem transient; stigmatibus petala ad 4 mm supe- 

 rautibns erassiusuulis, patentibus, brfvil)us; placentis interne lu^ndornm 

 angulo a basi fere usque ad apiceui liniilibus affixis; ovulis apice obtusis, 

 hrevissiuie eaudatis. Cavsula ovuidea, «picem versus Jonge pynimidatim 

 acuta, ut videtur baud rostruta, ad 23 mm. longa quam sepala brevior; 

 valvis basin usque debiscentibus, rerurvis; exocarpio alUitaeeo, lineis 3 

 lougitudiuiditer prominentibus veiruculL^que raultis eleganlibuSj trausver- 

 salibus praodilo ; endorarpio vendcoso-nitido, aterrimo, Sbmixa niihi ignota. 



Habitat i7i Brasilia, nbi nee loeo vec numero indlcafo leg. Pohl 

 In calilana nostra e pror. Rio de Janeiro a Binot introducta diciUir. 

 (V. s. spout, in htrb. Viudob. et adL in herb. Leod.) 



i. VHIESKA KOSTKIM AQIIILAE U^i n. s,.. foliig 



Niiprr vaginam l<m-e inrii<itH]ib^ alletmalis, apice rolundaU^ 

 acinic JairMUf mynrnw a<-inniua(is, <Ior.^o hauJ viiULis, scapo 

 iMvrto, vaginis iiiiei]H)(iia .supt^raatilms; infloresceiitia sim- 

 plicLssima, tlabellifonin, submubiflor;i,fulia saperante; bracleolis 

 solfiniiiteraisiichis, ovalis, acuii:^, caiiualis, a lueiiiu ai-cuatim 

 iiK'uivis; flojibus ereclis, sepalis ellipticis, apice rotuudatis, 

 quam brarteae breviorilms, caiinalis, pelulis Un^^ulatis, biliifu- 

 latis; t>tamiuibu.s peula superautibus , tilaineniis Hnearibus; 

 ovulis consi)irue caiKialis, 



Tahxda nuatra XCVII (luibUua tt analym). 



V.v\\>n\-i- \ videlur, a*:auliH, ilurifera ad 0»4 m, ulUi, c1**j[au«. Folu 

 + lf> pirden.se rosulatt^ i^ubluti arete toimivcntia utriculum manifwlnm, 

 subglobosuni fiuiuaulia, ba^i in vagiuiua maxiiuam, membrauaeeo ibarta- 

 ceam, pallidinn, oplime lale DVidem ufrim^uc Jepidiba^ bruuuris, luinulw^ 

 peradpressis .suli bate dmse roasjK^rs nu, doiMj el^ijaut^r prominuUMeuu- 

 losam snbito dibiiaia. ut videlur omnia snberwU^ super vayiaam luugr 

 mimiteqiie a((enn:iia subensilbrmia, a\nve tYtfrnidaff :iv\\\A acuturnrque 

 laliusculu, triangabui imiKwito aneta, + 0,'-M m. longii, 35 mm. bit:i, nf^qu.v 

 liter hupin ;:bd»riiia saluralius, NubluM p^dhdius vjridia lepidilKiMpie brnn- 

 nesccutiiais miuntissiuiiH tous*i*ersa. iNKhouKSCiCKTiA ad lb-flora, conipbt- 

 iiata dabellilormU s^ibinuishiiue di»iicUe hull^pi^ata simpliciKHimar folia vix 

 duplo superans in smpi luevis, erassiusvuli, eretli, deuaiMimc vaginis late 

 ovidibas. ol»tu.siasruli«, dorM> bpidoto-punehdiUis vel Miperiaribus fort 

 onmiuo ;,dabralis, slrieleerectis ftrapnni lubnlose iuvolvi nlibuM, p^ubiufl;dim 

 imbriritirt iuduti apieo ebita, reet4i, + 0,2 m. louga, 45 mm, lata, cirruiln 

 lanceobda et ulriiique loage atula; ibatlii glalira, omnino recta, braolcift 

 obtecfa \ biaetcis corii(ceo-«recubrau:ieei«, dorso gbtbri^ et (an w*mper?) parri* 

 nigro-puactulaliH, a 1)asi U8que ad apiceiu acute carlnatiH a uhcdio utetia- 

 tiju iueurvis ro»trii'oriuibu£^, dorno silii incum)>eutibui« uiargindia^qne nalem* 

 iii^sime imiirieaiis, ovutis, aeuti», + 10 mm. di-stautibus, 52 uuu, iungiK^ 

 34 mm, lalis Mpala pbis quaai ditplo csuperantibus. KbuliKfi solemtnter 

 erectip per anlbesin qnoque (ut vid^-tur) bradein omuiuo obtet ti. ;tO uim. 

 lougij l)Teviler tenuiterque prdierlbiti; SKiMl-ls ft--con\olu1iH connm crassam 

 brevemqtje cirra petala formanlibuii, 15,5 mm. longis. 8,5 mm, latis^ ellip- 

 ticiR, apice (expbiujitis) rotantlatis, utrinqne glaliris, maniTcst* leviter rati- 

 nati?. PktaLA (perimperfecte cognita) fte|»ala wubdaplo Rujwumtia, lingn- 

 lata, apiee rotundnfa, peralte (7,5 mai a ba^i) bg«ili« bini*j maximifl, 8ub» 

 reetangularibu8j apice groiwe crenatis aucta. Filamcuta liuearia, cete.iina 

 cum antheriis ignota. Ovarium teuuiUr loaguque pyramidal urn, valde pro* 

 inineiiU-augulaiutu, persL-n.siin hi s^hiin iTiissiiisciiIiim, cet^nnii mmsli^- 

 mutibus igiiotniii i)nHli)cliiin; itlii<ciilis lertililius inltrnn liniilonnii ;ingiiIo 

 a biwi iid "/i altid. afllxia; ovulis mnliis, eroctis, crassiuRculis, cauda vn- 

 lida coiispit:ua iiiinrmliculatis. 



Hulifat i» Brasiliac ^rov. S. Paulo: [iurchdl n. 3488. (V. «. in 

 herb. Brujc.) 



3. VRIESEA CARINATA Wawra*): foliis snpftr vagi- 

 nam longiuscule angustatis, apice ± aculis, doi-so baud vit- 



■) Specimen illi simil.-, .iiiod iu Bclg. horl. 1. c depit^tnin, in auo 

 biacte:ie iuferioies rhachin iiou obtegiiuf, adimc noudiini miln occiirnt. 



*) Hiiju'» spei'iei liyliridae: 



1. VliIESi:,\ I'AU-UUJCA Wawha X V. CAUIN'ATA Wawra. Rpot^ies 

 biiias tarn aHiues et habitu vi diaraclcribus omnino MiijiiiiKil. Fidia 

 praesertjm t\-ie omiiiJio Y. cariuatae, infloiescmiia folia niimil^' soliini 

 Niiperaii.s bracit'is frasaiosculis V . ^nraihkac . E (lorihns paucis ullnm dis- 

 aei'-are ausiis nou sum. 



Vriesea mrinata var. inlcrmalia ^Vnu-m^ Tt. S!nx.-Coh. p. ICO. 



Vriesea carinaia rar. injiatn, forma intermedi% Wmrra in Orsfrrr. 

 hoi. Zcitsrhr. XXX. p. 184 et in Bnll. FcfUr. Soc. Tfort. Bdg. ls80.p.64. 



Hubifnt in Braniliac pror. Rio <lc Jnmiro ad Tijwam: Wmrrn U. 

 n. 219b. ( V. H. in licrb. Vindob.) 



2. VU1E:^EA CARINATA Wawra cf X V. TiMllLhETI E. Mobh. 9- 

 E cl. Roi<w.\s I.e. V. rrtrimtae proprius acrwUl, CeUrnm niibi ignota. 



Vnrsm Mariac TTort. op. Bodhj. in IU. hort. n. h. 1889. p. 103. 

 Arte, c ifpecif Brasilituisi altcraqw Eruadoriensi produrta. 



3. et 4. if. r. psittacimt Liiidl. 



