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TILLANDSIA SETACEA. SETACEOUS-LEAVED 
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Class and Order. 
Hexanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord —Bromentacez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx 3-partitus, inferus. Petala 3, convoluta, distincta, 
basi nuda. Stylus filiformis. Stigmata recta (Lindl. ) vel 
convoluta. Fructus capsularis. Semina papposa. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Tittanpsia* setacea; foliis e basi dilatata ventricosa an- 
guste subulatis curvatis rigidis extus farinoso-squamu- 
losis, scapo folioso, spica solitaria magna sim lici, 
bracteis cymbiformibus distiche imbricatis unifloris, 
stigmatibus convolutis. 
Tintanpsta setacea. Swartz, Fl. Ind. Occ. v. 1. p. 593. 
Schultes, Syst. Veget. v. 7. p. 1207. 
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Descr. A parasite on the trunks of trees. Stem scarcely 
any. Leaves numerous, imbricated, about a foot long, 
curved to one side, from a broad, sheathing, and very con- 
cave base gradually becoming subulate, grooved, rigid, of 
a dingy green, whitish on the outside owing to the numer- 
ous, minute scales, which present a mealy surface. At the 
flowering season, the stem elongates itself into a leafy scape, 
Scarcely a foot in length, and the leaves become gradually 
Shorter and broader, till at length, from being imbricated 
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.* In honor of Extas TiLLANps, a Swedish Botanist, and Professor of 
edicine in the University of Abo. 
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