C 1529 ] 



TlLLANDSIA STRICTA, FROSTED STIFF- 

 LEAVED TlLLANDSIA. 



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Hexandria Monogynia. 



Generic Characler. 



Cat. 3-partitus. Cor. longior, 3-partita (in Renealmia 

 Plumieri), aut tubulofa 3-fida (in Caraguata Plumieri). 

 Stamina imo flori inferta. (Germ, fuperumj Cap/, obtufe tri- 

 gona, 3-locularis (uniloculars ex Linn.), polyfperma, /minibus 

 pappofis. Folia pkrumque radicalia, flores in/capo aut caule/picati 

 aut paniculati. Plants herbacea plurim<e parafiticee, ali<e A c a v e m 9 

 &li<e Aloem, alia Bromeliam habit u mentienles. CaraBer in 

 vivis examinandus et ob/ervanda germinis evolutio. Cap/, quarumdam 

 fubunilocularis f An genus dividendum? Juflieu Gen. Plant. 50. 

 Tillandsia 3 Linn. Ren ealmia, Plum. Caraguata, PL 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 



TlLLANDSIA jlri&a ; (monqflachya : ) fbliis radicalibus, nu- 

 merofis, fafciculatis, bafi imbricato-complexis, inde multi- 

 fariam divergentibus, ligulato-fubulatis, canaliculars, fub- 

 coftato-carinatis, integerrimis, pellicula pruinofa canef- 

 centibus, exterioribus recurvis; caule parum akiori, ftri&o, 

 iimplici, teretiufculo, foliolis vaginato; fpica fparfa multi- 

 flora, ovato-oblonga, imbricato-laxata ; bracleis folitariis 

 unifloris, aflurgentibus, ampliufculis, femi-pellucidis, mcm- 

 branaceis, aridis, ovato-ellipticis cum mucrone, ventricofo- 

 concavis, infimis nunc cufpide longa phyllodi ; floribus 

 feflilibus, erettiufculis, fubinclufis ; calyce triphyllodi- 

 partito, tubulofe connivente, glabro, perfiftente, fegmentis 

 oblongo-attenuatis, cavulis ; corolla tertia parte longiori, 

 tripetalodi-partita, in tubum fupra patulum imbricato- 

 convergente ; laciniis eequalibus, fubfpathulato-ligulatis, 

 obtufis, intra calycem concavioribus decoloribus ; ftamini- 

 bus erects, incliifis ; filamentis philyraceo-lincaribus, fub- 

 canaliculatis, fupra attenuatis, connivenlibus ; antheris 



ereclis, 



