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Vfle^ea (juUaUt Andre d Linden in 111 horf. lf^75. p. 43, 

 t.200 tt 1S7S. p. Ill; E. Morr. in Behj, horl. 187'J. p. ^Htj 

 et 1S80. p. 13. L 1~S. 



Tillandsla guttata Bale, in Journ. BoL 18SS. p. loS ei 

 Brom. p. 221. n. 277. 



Tillandsla Duvaliana Bah. Brom. p. 212. n. 240 (ep. 

 quoad cit. spec. Glaziov.^ cet. cxclus.), 



Efii'Uyta (ex cl. Glaziou!), acaiilis, florilem ad 0.4 m. alta, rhizo- 

 mate subuullo, radicibus multis, percrassis, ramulos 00 teDiiissimos pinna- 

 tiiu procreautibus. Folia + 13 perdeuse rosulata, subtus arete conver- 

 gentia utriculum mauiresUmi , obovoideum fonnaiitia, basi in vaginam 

 niaxiinam, ovato-ovaleni, chartuceam, siccaiu dorso pallide, intus saturate 

 purpmasceiiti-castaueam, utiinque seil praeaertim dorso dease lepidihus 

 pallidius bruiiiiei.*, luiuutis, adprossis consperaam, apicem versus latere 

 exteiiore maculis pnipiireo-atrls praeditam liilatala, omnia stride ereuta, 

 liiigubita, apice acutiuscule rotuudala mucroneque teniii impoaito aucta, 

 ad 0,24 m. loDga, 24 mm. bita, apicem versus ruhescentia, dorso maculis 

 puipureu-bruimeis dissitis marmorata, utrinque densiBsime lepidibus pur- 

 vis, perndpressis, excepto eeutro piiiHtnliibrmi brnnneo oninino albis 

 obtecta. Infi-oresckktia 12— 16 -flora, complanata distirhe subspieata, 

 simplicissima, lolia solemuissime superans in scapi curvati, gracilis, gbibri, 

 vaginis mnltis pulchre roseis, eiectis, scapum laxe tubulose involventibiis, 

 expl.iuiitis late ellipticis, apice rottiudatis et nouauuqtiam imposite atii- 

 niiiiiilati.s, dorso inferioiibua perparce lepidoto-puutLuJatis, snperioribus gla- 

 brjs ninnifeste ciuereo-prniuosis iiubricatim induti apice nutans, +0,17 in. 

 longa, GOujm. lata, circuitu late linearis utrinque subacnta; rhachi quani 

 maxima augulata, regulaiiter uiidulatini geniculala bracteia baud induta, 

 glabra, maiiifeste pruinosa; bracteis pulcbre rubentibns dorso glaberriniis 

 valdeqnc griseo-prninosis rigidiuscule coriaceis, coniplicatis vableque eari- 

 natis sepala nsqne ad medium omnino involventibus, soleniniter disliiiiis, 

 per anthesin + 9 mm. distantibus marginibus unllo modo inibricatis, late 

 ovatis ac'utisque apice baud curvafis, + 35 mm. loogis, 26 mm. lati^j ]>fr 

 anthpsia sepala ad 3 mm. supeiaiitibus. Fi.obes suberecti, distichi, 47 niui, 

 loDgi, percrasse obconice pedicellati ; sepalis pallidis, laxe s.-contortis 

 tubum cylindricum, apice late apertum circa petala forraantibus, 2it iniii. 

 longia, 11 mm. latis, elongate ovato-ellipticis, apicem versus louge angu- 

 statis demumque (explanatis) obtusiusculis, dorso baud lepidotis nitidis 

 sed quoad bracteis tecta farina copiosa nivea conspevsis intns peiparce 

 pallide lepidotis baud cariuatis, basi couspicue asymmetricis. Pktai.a per 

 aiitlii.sin pulcbre rosea {ex cl. Gi.aziou!) sicca ochraeeo-bruunea, Iiue;iri- 

 lingnlata, apice subcrecta, rotuudata panlioque euiatginata, Jigiilis binis 

 in allitndinem U mm. adiiatis, ad 3 mrn. libeiis, anguslis, acutis ancta, 

 per anthesin sepala + 9 ram. snperantia. Stamjxa petalis 10 mm, lougiora, 

 filameutis subtus tenuissimi.s, apicem versus valde incrassatis (nee dila- 

 tatis); antberis luteis, 7 nun. lougis, perfecte linearibus, utrinque obtusis, 

 1 mm. a basi dorsifixis; poUinis grannlis normalibus, crasse perdenseqne 

 reticulatis. Ovarium pyramidatum, breviter in stylum gracilem atteuna- 

 atum; stigmatibus antberas 3,5 mm. superantibus, capitnlum obtusuni, 

 longe papillosum formautibus; placentis interuo loculorum augulo fertili- 

 bus a basi ad ^/^ altit. affixis; ovulis qd, erectis, gracillimis, louge temii- 

 tcrque caudatis. 



Habitat in Brasiliae pror. Rto de Janeiro ad Petropolin : Glaziou 

 n. 14344. Floret Januario. (V. s. sponf. in herb. Bcrol, Fctrop., War- 

 ming, et cult, in herb. Leod.) 



9. VRIKSEA SIMPLEX Heer*): foliis super vaginam 

 longe angnstatis, apice subrotundatis et in acuminulmn latum, 



*) Hujus .specie! hybrida: 

 VRIESEA PSITTACINALixni,. cf X V. SIMPLEX Bkkr 9. Spccimina 

 mibi visa MoitRKNiANA sine ullo dubio Fr simpiici multo propius accedunt 

 ac Vr. psittacinae. Idem prae.sertim cum Vr. simplici foliorum brevium 

 habitus utriculusqne insignis, inflorescentia in scapo tenui peudula, petala 

 breviter exseita. Vrieseam psittacinam indicant flores inthacbi densius dis- 

 positi, baud patentes sed inflorescentiae pendulae apicem versus suberectae. 



Pollen non vidi; semina maxima copia bene evoluta ut videtur fertilia. 

 Vriesea psittacina Lindl. X Vr. scalaris E. Morr. in Herb. Leod. 

 Vrie&ea retrojlexa E. Motr. ap. Bak. Brom. $. 316. 

 Arte in caldario Morreniano producta. (V. ft. in lierb. Leod.) 



peraculum pioduelis, liaud pirtis ; scapo \mA\x\o, vaginis quam 

 uitenuKlia piuillo bieviuribus; Infloresceiida pauciflora— sub- 

 muliiiioia, siiii]>l!cissima, perlaie pinnat.-i, fulh superaate; 

 bracteolis solemiiiter aistichis, ovaio-ellii^Ucis, apice late acutis, 

 nee carinatis nee incurvis; florihas patentihus; sepalis sub- 

 ohloiigis, apice aculiusculis. bracteas superantibus; peUlis 

 lingulatis. bilij^^ulatis; staminibus peUla superantibus filamentis 

 apicem vei-sus inciassatis nee dilataiis; ovulis brevissime cau- 

 datis; semiuum appendicula apicali miuutissima, integra. 



Vriesea simplex Bear, Brom. p. U7. 

 Tillandsia simplex Veil. Flor. Flum. 111. I. 130. 

 Vriesea scalaris E. Murr. in Bely. Hart. 1879. p. SOI cl 

 1880. p. 16, 309, t. 15 ; AtU. Brom, p. 30, L 19, 



Tillandsia scalaris Bale, in Journ. Boi. 1888, p. 108 et 

 Brom p. 221. n. 278. 



EiMiMiYTA, acanlis, llorifera (iDflor«ewtf« pendula) vix ultra 0,25 ad 

 0,3 m. altft 9ed Mepios hnmilior, rhizoniate nullo vel brcvisBimo erecto, 

 basi radiroR niullas pcnrHssaft, proj* apircm jHTdcnsf pinnaiiiu raiuulosM 

 proferente. Foma + 15 perdcnsj. rosulnta, KubtuK arete ooimivenfia nlri- 

 cninm nianifeRtissinuim, saepiun )inbg1obosuni fonnaQtU, but in 9«gUuwi 

 optimaui, «uborbiculareiu vel lalissime ellipticam, virldem, mcmhranacMtn, 

 lepidjlius peradpresKis, paltidiMsimis indeque Rubobscurifi dedse couiipenuim 

 ij(ibit^) dilataUi, exteriora suberecta^ iuUtriora cre^a, valde canulirulaU)- 

 coucBva, SDper vaginam longe + atleDuatu fiubeuEtitbrmia, apic« subrotuu- 

 data et in aciimiimhtm latum , poacutum , mauirej»tiei»iiuum ptuducta 

 saopins breviter sttbocuminata, quoad dimcusiouca valde tatiabilia, raro 

 (intinia) uUrii 0,25 et infra 0,17 m. longa, nUrft 33 et iufrii 18 mm. lata, 

 .supra saturatius siibtns pallidius aeqaaliter viridia, sicca vcnulis minutiK- 

 simis, transverse iindnlatira prominnlis ancta , .'tduKa supra Bubglabra, 

 subtus lepidibus pallidis conaiMTsa. rKPi.ORRi^cRKTiA panci- vel ftnbpaiici- 

 flora, perlaxe disticlie sub^picata f<tnipli<rif<f(ima, e foliis centralis pnxlieus 

 in ,!>capt basi sulK-recti, turn brevit«r uutanlis di>niuniquc apicetu vorsus 

 longe soleniuitcrquc ptMiduli, vaginis paucis peiituiguibuK, late ellipliciti, 

 apice rotundutis insuperquc acumiunlatis, supcrioribus tuiltcni rnbcutiltus, 

 dorso parce oWure lepidotis, stride erecli* ecapuui tubulose involvcntibus 

 et hoc in statu medio panllo inflatis ila ut sacpius babitum tenuit«r 

 ellipsoidfuni prae se fcraut , qiiam inf^'niodia pauUo brevionluis induti 

 apice peadnla, 6— I5-flora , usque ad 0,25 m. longw, 0,11 ni. lata; rhnchi 

 rubente vel Intescente glabra, basi fere recta apicem versus iwepissime 

 + geniculata; bracteis ad infloresceutiae apicem 20— 25 mm. distantibus, 

 solenmiter disliche dispositis patentiltus, basi rubris apice luteiSf uullo 

 modo imbricatis nee rhacbia obtegenlibu.s, ovato-ellipticis, apice mauifeste 

 lateque acutis, 35 — 45 mm. lougis, 24—30 mm. lalifi, quam niaxime con- 

 cavis (nee (Mrinalis) sepala ad '/* aequautibua et banc ad altitDdiuera 

 iuvolventilms, IdIus panllo viaci'tsis et crebrins, dorso perparce lepidotia. 

 Flouks 45 — 58 mm. longi, per anthesin optime patentee, has! sensim in 

 pedicellnm pweenspicum (+ 13 mm. longum), pro generis consiietudine e 

 gracilioribuR attenoati ; sepams luteis, «.-convolntiB per authesin conum 

 apice acutum circa petala formantibus, 28 mra. vel ultra longis, 11 mm. 

 vel ultra latis, suboblongis, apice acutiusculis, (siccis) lenuiler membrauaceis, 

 intus paullo viscosis, utrinque giabris. Pktala sepalis 7—8 mm. longiora, 

 apice virentia basin versus lutea, liugulato-linearia, apice rotuudata paullo- 

 que emarginata, ligulis binis tenuibus, acutis aucta. Stamixa petilis 

 mauifeste lougiora, filamcutia linearibus, apicem versus manifeste incras- 

 satis (nee dilatatis); antheris luteis, 6ntm. loDgifl, linearibus, ntrinque 

 rotundatis apiceqne (prae.tcrtim a dnrso visis) conspicue crasse mucronu- 

 latjs, 1,5 mm. a basi dorsifixis; poUinis granulis optime elli psoideis, pro- 

 fnnde snlcatis, reti tenui valde prominente ornatis. Ovabiom ovoideo- 

 pyramidatum, sensim in stylum gracilem productum; stigmalibus antberas 

 superantibus pro geueris ritu longinscule lil>eris, pat^JUli-revnluUs; placentis 

 interno loculorum augulo a l>asi fere usque ad apicem fertilibus affiris; 

 ovulis o=, erectis, brevissime acute caudatis. Capscla malora sepalis 

 persistentibus ciucta iisque brcvior, ± 30 mm. looga, snbftisiformis, apice 

 acuta soleninilerque rostrafa; valvi.'* basin nsqne dehisceutibns, minut* 

 denseque [ugulo.'^i.s, baud tortis; exooarpio brnnneo, opaco, septis brunneo- 

 cinereis late marginato; endocarpio vemicoso-nitido, atro; skminibus 

 teuuiter ftisiformibus, brnnneis, ± 3 mm. longis, apice appendicula miuu- 



