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appcllatur Karaaf, Loca montofa fylvatica incolit, plcrumquc ad truncum 

 arbufcute, cuju* umbra fruatur, 

 Habitat in Marcinica & Cuba. 



2. BROMELIA (ftifgani) foliisciliato*fpinofis» mucronatisi rtcemo tcr- 

 mimlL /,;«*.//>. p/. 2, p. 285. Bmm.jm. 4. p. 193. 

 Bromclia toliis aculcacis, raccmolaxo tcrminali. Hoy, lugdb* 2y, 

 Ananas UDerioiiU fylvdlris alccra minor. P/uA. *mwf. 29, ;. 2S8./.4. 

 Pinguin. Oifl. *&. 320. r. 240- /. 3 11. 



CAL. Pcrianthium monophyllum, profundc trifidum, cxtcrnc fubvillofum, 



gcrnrim infidcns, dccidumn: lariniis lanccolato^lincaribus, acumi* 



naris, carinaiis, crcclis» lon«iifimis. 

 COR. Pctala trin, lim-ari.oblongfl, acuta,concava, calyccm lcvitcr fupcran- 



tia, bafi tubo calycis accrcta, apicibus patulis, cfctcrum crccta & 



ainplcxantia. 



Xcclarium nullum. 

 STAM. Filamcnca fex, fuhulata, crc£h, calycc duplo brcviora, bafibusla- 



us inccr ic & cum tubo calycis pctalisquc connata. Anthcra: linca- 



rcs, bnii fagkcacx, crccte, longiuidinc calycis, 

 PIST. Gcrmcn oblongum, obtufc Sc ol)folctc trigonum, magnum, tomcn- 



tofum, infcrum. Stylus fubulatus, triquctrus, craflus, longitudinc 



tilamcmoruin, crcQus. Siigma tritidum, obcufum. 

 PER. Bacca fubovata, carnofa, corticc coriacco, unilocularis. 

 SEM. pauca, fuLovata, obtufa, nidulamia. 



Plnnca clcgans habitu congencrum; fdiis rigidiflimis, & ciliis fpinofis 

 valdcquc pungcmibus nrmacis, fcx vcl quinquc pcdcs longis, Hxc magis 

 cxpauJumur, httcqucin ccmro omnia rubcrc incipiunt, quo tcmporc in 

 medio cgrcditur/wfiu raccmofus, pyramidalis , duus trcsvc pcdcs longus, 

 fpeciofus, tomcnto albido veftitus, fuflincns jtorcs numcrofos, ctrcitcrbi- 

 pollicarcs, quorumgcrmcn & calyx colorcm fcapi habcnt, pctala autcm pul- 

 chrc rofcum, His fucccdunt fcrc tocidcm fruSss fiavcfccntcs, pollicarcs vcl 

 paulomaiorcs faporc acidulo vcllicantc nccgrato prxditi, qui fcmina fub- 

 fufca cootiflCfli pauca, intcrdum nulla. Ad fcapi usquc intcritum pcrllanc, 

 & plcrumquc cxcfi vacuiquc rcpcriumur; quum muribus fint in ddiciisqui 

 (ub his plantis tuca incofcrc domicilia confucvcrunt. Xihil hac Bromclia dc* 

 gtnuus florcntc; cum ob ipfum habitum fuum, tum ob \*arios pratoKiuc 

 indivcrfispartibuscolorcs, Pol* florum produclioncm cx ipfa radicc fto- 

 lonciii vd caulcm protrudit aphyllum, diamctro fcsquipollicfiri, rcCbqno 

 horizontaIitcr|>cri»;cntcm; qni a planta matrccongrucntcr rcmoius, adan- 

 gulum reQum crigitur, ibidcmquc hinc radkcsnovas tcrrx immittcns, illinc 

 infoliacxpanfus» novam plancainconflituit. Exhis igitur flirpibusjflinai- 



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