668 CLXXL. BROMELIACEZE, [Tlandsiec, 
Taibvs III. TILLANDSIE X. P 
22. Sodiroa, André in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. xxiv. 167.—Sepala ad medium in tubum 
cylindraceum | connata, superne valde dilatata, in alabastro convoluto-imbricata, per 
anthesin patentia. Petala intra calycem. angustissima,. inferne plus minus coh:zerentia, 
laminis e calyce exsertis ovatis patentibus. Stamina * tubo adnata, inclusa, dorsifixa, 
antheris sagittatis connatis ? (André). Ovarium liberum, 3-loculare, placentis axilibus, 
ovulis ; stylus fil is, apice clavatus, stigmatibus 3 brevibus. Capsula 3- 
gona, coriacea (Tillandsic). Semina angusta, numerosa, erecta, basi in stipitem demum 
in fila fissum pappiformem producta.— Caules ab arboribus pendentes, 1-3-pedales et ultra, 
usque ad inflorescentiam foliati, basi radicantes et vaginis emarcidis obtecti. Folia 
linearia, caricina v. graminea, basi in vaginam brevem dilatata. Flores speciosi, ad 
apicem caulis pauci, ad axillam bracteze colorateo soltar, Um PEL flavescentes 
v. virescentes, folio florali ad basin infl 
;Species 3, Andium Colombiz et Eeuadoriw ineole. Specimins typiea non vidimus, duo tamen 
nobis adsunt evidenter iis proxime affinia, uno in provineia Antioquia a Kalbreyero, altero ad flumen 
Pastasia in Ecuadoria a Pearceo lecto. In floribus examinatis stamina jam delapsa fuerunt. 
Genus perianthii indole ab omnibus facillime distinetum. 
23. Caraguata, Lindl. Bot. Reg. sub t. 1068.— Sepala erecta, rigidula, valde imbricata, 
basi sepius breviter connata, czterum libera. Petala alte in tubum connata, laminis 
liberis patentibus. Stamina tubo fere omnino adnata, antherce ad apicem tubi fere sessiles, 
erectz, liberze. Ovarium liberum, lata basi affixum, loculis oo-ovulatis ; stylus filiformis, 
stigmatibus breviter linearibus erectis tortis. Capsula 3-gona (Tillandsia), septicide 
, valvis is. Semina angusta, numerosa, basi in stipitem longum demum 
in fla fissum subpappiformem producta. —Polia integerrima, inferiora conferta, basi 
Crassa latos que, sup minora ang , summa sub i 
majora i I densa, capituliformis, v. plus minus 
elongata. Flores sub quaque bractea oc, conferti. ; 
Species notz 5, Indiz occidentalis, Americe centralis v. Colombire incole. 
Tn specie typica C. ligulata, Lindl., infloreseentia dense globosa v. fere depressa, copiose involu- 
erata; specimina nostra fructifera, sed ex Jacq. Stirp. Amer. 92, t. 62, 3-polliearis est; in C. 
Zahnii, Hook. f. Bot. Mag. t. 6059, Morren, Belg. Hort. 1873, t. 19, flores multo minores et inflo- 
rescentia laxior exinvoluerata. C. splendens, Planch. in Fl. des Serres, t. 1091, videtur C. ligulate 
affinis sed braetez involuerantes minores magis coloratze et flores indescripti, Planta Cubensis, 
Wright, n. 678, a. Grisebachio ad C. ligulatam velata, est, certe diversa et forte Tíllandsie species. 
Tn C. Auguste (Encholirion Auguste, Schomb.), éex speciminibus Rob. Schomb. n. 687, Rich. Schomb. 
n. 1021, inflorescentia quam in precedentibus paullo longior, braeteis laxiuseulis, inferioribus 
acuminatis; in €. smusaica, André in Illustr. Hortie. xxiv. t. 268 (Massaxata, Morren in Belg. 
Hortic. 1877, 59, 199, t. 8), seapus squamatus elongatus, bracteze exteriores coloratze florentibus non 
longiores, sed. eharaeteres florales omnino Caraguate ; in C. Vanvolzemii, André in Illustr. Hortie. 
xxv. t. 326, inflorescentia elongata, bracteis coloratis subdissitis. 
24.1 Sobiumbergerio, Morren, Belg. Hortic. 1878, 311; 1879, 225, 360, t. 19.—Sepala 
erecta, icata,libera. Petala altein tubum connata, laminis liberis patentibus 
v. demum reflexis. Stamina tubo adnata, filamentis apice breviter liberis recurvis; antherse 
dorsifixse. Ovarium liberum, lata basi affixum, loculis oc-ovulatis ; stylus filiformis, stig- 
matibus recurvis crassiusculis non tortis. Capsula 3-gona (Tillandsie). Semina numerosa, 
basi in stipitem longum demum in fila fissum subpappiformem produeta.— Folia rosulata, 
integerrima, longe ligulata. Flores mediocres v. majusculi, in spica ramosa laxiuscule 
dispositi; bractez calyce breviores, bracteole spathaces calycem amplectentes. (Char. 
ex Morren.) 
Species 2, Austro-Americanz, a nobis non vise.  Morren speciei typiez adjunxit Puy 
virescentem, Hook, Bot, Mag. t. 4991, cujus specimina nobis desunt. Genus verisimiliter eum Cara- 
guata jungendum, 
