549 



BEOMELIACEAE: TRIESEA. 



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inteinodia superantibus ; inflorescentia permultiflora, simpli- 

 cissima, pinnata, folia superante; bracteolis latissime ovato- 

 ellipticis^ apice late rotundatis, quam sepala manifeste brevi- 

 oribus; floribus patentibus; sepalis late subellipticis , apice 

 rotundatis; petalis latissime lingulatis, biligulatis; staminibus 

 quam petala brevioribus, filamentis apice baud dilatatis. 



Tabula nostra CIl {habitus et analysis), 



AcAULis videtur, fiorifera couspicue ultra 1 m. aUa, perrobnsta 

 habitu V. bituminosae baud dissimilis. For.iA ba?i in vaginam conspicaara 

 siibovaleui, coriaceani, bruuueum, utriuque lepidibus mmutissimis peradpres- 

 sisque brunneis obtectam seusim dilutata, lingulata, apice rotundata mucro- 

 neque manifesto iinposito autta, + 0,8 m. longa, IJ9 mm. lata, supra sa- 

 turatius subtu8 paUidius aequaUter laete viridia, adulta supra lepidibus 

 minutissimis sub lenle dense brnnneo-puuctulata, dorso subghibra. In- 

 FLORESCKNTTA co-flora, densiuRcule pinnatim disticbe subspicaU simplicis- 

 Bima, folia superans, in scaiii percrassi (apire + 12 mm, diam.), ereeti, 

 glabri, vaginis amplexicaulibus ovatoelliptitis, apice late acutiSj dorso sub 

 lente atro-iepidote punetnlatis, stiicte erecfis seapum tubulose iuvolventi- 

 bus imbm^atira iiiduti apice elata, in spevimine uoslro 0,72 m, louga, 

 (petalis ueglectis) 0,12 m. lata, circuitu sublauceolata, apice acnta; rbachi 

 percrassa, soltmnissime angnlata insuperque pronnnenti-lineala, biisi sub- 

 recfa apicem versus conspicue undulatim geuiculata; braeteis rigide car- 

 nosia, per anthesin 15 mm. diatantibus, basi solemuissime linea arcuata 

 decurreiilibus, marginibus uullo modo imbricatis nee rbachin obtegeutibus, 

 latissime ovato-ellipticie, apice late rotundatis, intus (ut ex sicco videtur) 

 paullo viscosis denseque lepidoto-punctulatiSj dorso subglabris, valde cou- 

 cavis sed florem (per aulbesin) nullo modo involventibus nee carinatifl, 

 24 mm. longis, 25 mm. latis sepalorum medium paullo superantibus, per 

 authesin reflexo-patentibiis, Flores 59 mm. long!, per antbesin solemnifer 

 patentes pedicello percrasso triangulari stipitati; srfalis (siceis uinbvinis) 

 s.-convolutis tubum cylindricxira, apice late apertum circa petala forman- 

 tibus, 44 mm. longis, 22 mm. latis, late subellipticis, apice (explanatis) 

 rotundatis, dorso glabris eleganter dissife prominulo-pnocfDlatis, intns 

 (viscosis?) sub lente conspicue dissite lepidotis, baud carinatia. Petala 

 fere 57 mm. longa, carnosa, latissima (rerte 11 — 12 mm.), apice rotundata, 

 2 mm. a basi ligulis binis maximis, fere 10 mm. lougis, aiiguste triangu- 

 laribus, acutis aucta. Stamina petalis conspicue breviora, filamentis augubte 

 linearibus; autberis (corrosis putridisque solum notis) ultra 13 mm, longis, 

 linearibus. Ovarium tenuiter pyramidatum, peisensim in stylnm crassum^ 

 triangvilarem productum^ stigmatibus ovulisque ignotis. 



550 



Habitaf in Brasiliae prov. Minas Geroes prope ojypidum 

 ad Jardine pracclmm : Regnell III. n. 1799. Floret Decemhri 

 in kerb. Berol.) 



Caldas 



35. VHIESEA BITUMINOSA AVawrA: foliis super 

 vaginam baud angustatis, apice mucrone brevi iniposito rotun- 

 datis, dorso viridibus concoloiibus; scapo erecto, vaginis 

 internodia superantibus; inflorescentia multiflora, simplicissima, 

 pinnata, foliis supeiata; bracteolis e basi semiorbiculari late 

 acuminatis, quam sepala brevioribus; floribus patentibus; 

 sepalis subovalibus, obtusiusculis; petalis latissime lingulatis, 

 biligulatis; staminibus quam petala brevioribus, filamentis 

 apice valde dilatatis; seminum cauda apicali perlonga, Integra. 



Vriesea hituminosa Wawra in Oetlerr. hot. Zeitschr. XII. 

 p. 373 et XXX. p. 221 et It. Max. p. lo7. L 86 et Bull 

 FaUr. Soc. Hort. Belg. 1880. p. 71 et It. Sax.-Coh. p. 168. 

 t, 38. Sect. A, 



Tillandsia platynema Bah (nee Gris.J Brom. p. 219 

 n. 272 (e. p., quoad cit. spion. et specim. Wawraean.). 



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Epiphtta et simul terrt-stria (ex el. GlaziooI), acaulis, florifera ad 

 0,5—0,75 m. alta. Folia <x, perdense rosulata, basi pauUo solum dilatata 

 vagiuara exterioribus latissime (0,1 m ) sublioearem iuterioribus subovalem, 



rtgide coriftceam. dorso vulde, iulus miuus uLram, utrinquHcpidibai. minis- 

 Ussimis Lranneis dense conspersa,,, fot..iaulia, extehora » medio pauHo 

 defleia iuteriora sulwrecta, super vagiii.iiu nuUo mo>io coMtricU, ling\i- 

 lata, apice rotundata mueroneqne imposUo brevi autta, us^ue ad 0,8 m. 

 louga, 77 mm. lata, supra saturate suhtuB panidins .-loqiuiViier vi'tidia", 

 aiccji chiirtacea, ± canal iculatoKMucava, adulta supra glabra, subtus lepi- 

 dibus uiinulissimis, atris, immersis sub lenle dense punctulat*. Ikfi.orm- 

 CENTU ± 30-llora, complauata disticbe spjcata, simplicissiiua, quam folia 

 brevier in scapi percrassi (ad 17 mm. diam.), recti denwssjme folioUs 

 inferioribns apice suhercctis margiue irreijubiit«t undulaUs, BuperioribuB 

 stricte erectis adpressistjue, Jalissiiue ovatii a<juUa»iuii dorao baai glabris 

 apieem versus dense lepidoto-puiiL-tnlatis, intus perviscosis iude«iue con- 

 glutinatis imbricatim perdense indnti apiee eUtc, ne^u ultra 25 m. 

 tonga, florifera 0,1 m. lata, ciicnitu latissime line.irts, apirp (runoftta; 

 rhachi percrassa glabra, sub^undrangulari, reclt, ralde viacow; bracteia 

 per anthesiu exacte pat^utibus, frucUleris aaepius subrefleiis, + 10 mm. 

 aequaliter distantibus, rigidis, marj(iafi ihathiu semiamplectent* curvatira 

 paullo decnnenlf, glabiis, utrioque ot'd prattteriim inlUi qimni umxime 

 vUcosis, e basi nuixima, BemiorbicuUiri Uu; acumiualis, baud iucuivis, 

 ad 45 mm. longis sqiala fere omniiio UiTOlveiitibus iiaque iH-rmauife^ii- 

 (usque ad 10 mm,) brevioribtm. Fi-ORUft i>u1<'nlos, ad 55 mm. longi, 

 8KPAIJS percrassa coriaceis, B.-contorU8 conum petila cingriiiem, apit* 

 oblique apertum fommntibus, glabris, perviiootU, ± 35 mm. longta, 

 subovalibus, latere tecto basi ruttindato-contractiB, apic« pMillo obHqnis, 

 obtutiiusculia, asymmolricis, baud cariualta, I'utai.a soidide luleo-vireDtU 

 (ex cl. Ui.AziouI}, 8ei>ala solcmuilcr bupcraulia uuo 52 mm., reliquiii biuis 

 47 mm. longis iuaeqiialia, ex uuguc brevi liueari in lamjuam latisbiui0 

 lancrolntani, apice lat^e acutam demuBMiac tmnMtem ciiiiitj^inatmtiu^ue, 

 niargine superuc uudulatam dilatata, prn^ic basin ligulis biuis 8,5 — 9 mm. 

 longis, sublanceolatis, peracutis aucta. Btamika petalis manifeste (f 10 mm.) 

 breviora, filamentia inferue gracililer filiformibus, fipire valde dilatatis; 

 aulbevis ad 12 mm. longis, crassis, late linearibus, utrinque rotuudatis 

 apiceque minutissime raucrouulalis; pollinis grauulis ellipsoideis, Icvitec 

 snlcatis, teuuissime expressc rcticulaliM. Ovarh'U augucfte p^iaiutJatuiiii 

 profunde sukatum, brcvtler in stykim cra»»um item sulcatum atleDUJttum i 

 stigmatibus oniuino coiinatis eraltrum lateraliter inci»-»periuni, a^'ic*' 

 crispatum eflbrmantibns, quam Mtberae brevioriltus; placentis interoo 

 lociilornni angulo a basi fere U!-qne ad aploem afRxis; ovulis mihi non 

 visis. Capsulak borizontales— patenti-deflexae, contiguae, 60 mm. lougae, 

 valvis liguosis, subulatis. Skmixa e loc, semisai iufero adscendentia cau- 

 dafa, apice caudicula snbaequilonga demum io fibrillas suluta, baai pi- 

 lorum 25 mm. lougorum coma appeudiculata. 



Habitat in Braniliac oriaitalis proc Rio dc Jamiro loco tion indi- 

 cato : Burchdl n. 3321 {Jide Baker) ; ad llhcos : Wawra et Maly n. 257, 

 nee non ad PdropoUn: Wawra II. n. 25 1 Qiaziou n. 15406. Floret 

 Aprili, (7. s. in herb. Berol., Yindoh., Warming) 



36. VRIESEA FENESTKALIS Linden etANDRfi: foliis 

 super vaginam baud angustatis, apice acutis vel acutiusculis, 

 feuestrali-pictis ; scapo erecto, vaginis internodia subaequanti- 

 bus vel iis paullo brevioribus; inflorescentia oo-flora, simpli* 

 cissinia, pinnata, folia superante; bracteolis distichis, sub- 

 orbicularibus, apice acumiiie depresso latissimo praeditis, calyce 

 subdnplo brevioribus; floribus reflexo-patentibus vel patentibus; 

 sepalis ovalibus, apice rotundatis; petalis latissime lingulatis, 

 biligulatis; staminibus quam petala brevioribus, filamentis 

 apice conspicue dilatatis; ovulis longe caudatis; seminum 

 Cauda apicali longa, Integra. 



Vriesea femstralis Linden et AndrS in III. Sort. 1875. 

 jj. 124. t. 214; E. Morr. in Belg. hort. 1884, p. 65. t. 4—5. 



Tillandsia fenesiralis Hook, fit in Bot. Mag. t. 6898; 

 Bah. Brom. p. 220. n. 273. 



EriPirrTA, acaulis, florifera ad 1 m. alta, rbizomat* crasso, erecto, 

 brevissimo, foliorum delapsorom cicatricibus anuulato. Foe.ia cc, in speci- 

 miuibusjunioribus perdense rosulata subtus utricuUim con.plcunm snb- 

 globosum formantia, in florigeris (ex ic. Bot. Mag. cit.) laxius di.^posms 



