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PITCAIRNIA BRACTEATA (@.) SULPHUREA. 
YELLOW-FLOWERED PITCAIRNIA. 
See ERR EE EE EE 
- Clafs and Order. 
Hexanpria Monoeynia. 
Generic Charaéer. 
Inflor. feorfim bra&teata. Cal. femifuperus, trifidus, tubulofo- 
connivens fegmentis acuminatis, perfiftens. Cor. longior tri- 
petaloideo-partita, fegmentorum calycinorum bafi impofita, 
tubulofo-convoluta, regularis ore brevi patula irregularifve 
atque unilabiato-inflexa, decidua, modo arcuato-emarcefcens, 
laciniis ligulato-ellipticis ifometris fapius bafi intus membrana’ 
fubfquamiformi concava a dorfo partim adnata appendiculatis. 
Stam. tota libera ex eodem ac corolla punéto. Fil. compreffo- 
filiformia, Anth. fagittato-lineares, ereéto-continue. Stylus 
fubulatim elongatus, trifulco-trigonus, femiimmerfi germinis 
apicem continuans, deciduus. Sézg. 3, canaliculato-linearia, in 
unum fpiraliter contorta, Cap/. bafi adnato calyce cinéa inde 
velata, ovato-pyramidata, tricocca, trigona, coccis futura media 
introrfum dehifcentibus. Sem. numerofa lineari-oblongata, alata 
vel utrinque membranaceo-caudata, gemino ordine introflexe 
future margini annexa. G. Hereris. Schwartz. Schreber. 
Oss. Herbs perennes; radix rhizoma fibrofum ftaloniferum ; folia a 
plano obverfa, radicalia vel inferne caulina, plurima, e deorfum imbricato- 
ambientibus ereflo-divergentia, lorate-lanceolata, convalute-concava pellicula 
lanuginofa deterfu facili fubtus albefcentia, margine fapius aculeato-dentata 3 
caulis centralis radicalis, foliolis fipatus, fimplex vel ramofus ; racemus @ 
Spicato conferto ad diffufum atque pauciflorum ; calyx rare herbaceus. G. 
Specific Charader and S YNONYMSe 
PITCAIRNIA ébrafeata ; (flores unilabiato-irregulares, /qua- 
_migeri ;) foliis lorato-attenuatis lageribus re-. 
~ flexis, margine fubedentulis, a prono albo- 
lanuginofis; caule fimpliciflimo valido tereti, 
goflypino-lanato, foliolis fguamato ; racemo 
numerofo {picato imbricatim congetto, floribus 
afcendenter divergentibus ; bratteis ciliatis 
calycem exequantibus ; pediceilis pubefcenti- 
bus flore aliquoties brevioribus; calyce extus 
tomentofo, corolla duplo breviore; corolla 
laciniis 
