—— 
— 
Pitcairnia—continued. 
Bakers synopsis of the genus, which appeared in 
_ Primen’s Journal of Botany,’ 1881. 
í , albifios (white-flowered). in a simple, loose raceme, bin. to 
: — lo { petals white, Plaks times as long as the sepals; 
to 2ft. long. September, ł. many to a tuft, linear, 
to 2ft. long, 4in. to łin. broad at the middle, obscurely 
without prickles. Rio Janeiro, 1826. (B. M. 2642.) 
P. odorata (R. G. 1855, 114). E 5 
P tall). and petals bright red, the latter 2in. 
— oad £ — Gries arranged in a deltoid panicle, 
2ft. long and broad; peduncle 2ft. to 3ft. long, floccose. August. 
l. twelve to twenty to a stem, linear, 2ft. to dft. long, jin. to lin. 
broad above the middle, — towards: the . Domi- 
before 1877. (B. M. 6606.) 
ns by the following names : P. br 
Skinneri, 
, P, intermedia, 
and P. 
P. Altensteinii (Altenstein’s). fl. in a simple, sub-spicate raceme, 
4in. to 6in. long; se lin. to 1iin. long ; petals whitish, twice 
as long as the ; bracts bright red, lin. to 2in. long; pe- 
duncle 1ft. to 14ft. long. May. l., produced ones about ten to 
a stem, 2ft. to 3ft. long, l4ìn. to 2in. broad, with an unarmed or 
minutely prick]. tiole. “Western Venezuela, 1840. (F. d. S, 162.) 
SYNS. P. enaulaiciotia (B. M. 4241), Puya Altensteinii. 
P. A. (gi 
— Uep 
4309; F. d. S. 253, 254 
N 
ntic). A very large form, with an in- 
eh including the peduncle. 
(B. M. 
Fig. 190. PITCAIRNIA ANDREANA, showing Habit, detached 
Flower, and Portion of Leaf to show the Scales. 
P. Andreana (André’s).* fl. ina simple raceme, 4in. to 6in. Jong ; 
~ petals yellow at the tip, red lower down, four times as long as the 
sepals; peduncle 4in; to bin. long, densely leafy. July. L, pro- 
duced ones four or five to a stem, lanceolate, not distinctly 
l6in. to 20in. Jong, lin. to l}in. broad, white beneath, 
oted above. New Grenada and Venezuela, 1872. See 
. 190. (B. M. 6480; L H. n. s. 139.) Syn, P. lepidota. 
. angustifolia (narrow-leaved). fl. in one to three racemes, the 
end one 6in. to 9in. long; petals 14in. to 1łin. long, bright red, 
at base; peduncle, including inflorescence, 2ft. to 3ft. 
long. September. J. linear, about 2ft. long, jin. to 4in. broad, 
—— not — tae Saat casi — — down 
ns Wi rown, horny spines. ruz, 1777. 
(@. M. 141) 2 = 
. aphelandrefiora (Aphelandra-fiowered).* f. in a dense, 
oblong, sub-spicate raceme, 4in. to 6in. long; sepals coral-red, 
— ; petals ba ne red, 24in. long; lower bracts 2in. to 3in. 
. Summer. J. thirty to sixty, extending over Zin. to 6in. of 
he stem, linear, sessile, about 6in. long, less than 4in. broad, 
—— serrulate. Stems slender, lft. long below the leaves. 
Para, Shrub. Syn. Pepinia aphelandrefora (I. H. n. 8., 
P. atrorubens (dark reddish), f. in a simple, sub-spicate 
le yellow, lingulate, 24in, to 
much imbricated ; peduncle leafy, 
. L, produced ones with a 
long, and a lanceolate blade, 2ft. 
Central America. Syn. Puya 
Song ee ie —— 
> pe red, 
the sepals; bracts lin. to lain. long ; 
leaves. April. 
Lift. to 2ft. long, lin. broad, acuminate, 
towards the — er ee 
J rea 
Mr. Baker, as a yellow-flowered 
This _ Species is known in 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Pitcairnia—continued. 
P. bromeliæfolia (Bromelia-leaved). A. in simple or slightly 
compound —— long; se and petals bright red, the 
latter 2in. long ; peduncle about 1ft. long below the inflorescence, 
with several long leaves. June. J. ina dense tuft, linear, 2ft. to 
3ft. long, sin. to Zin. broad at the middle, acuminate, spine-ed ed 
towards the base, white-furfuraceous beneath. Jamaica, 1781. 
(B. M. 824; B. R.1011.) P. platyphylla is regarded, by Mr. Baker, 
as a robust, broad-leaved variety of this species. 
P. bromelizfolia (Bromelia-leaved), of L’Héritier. A synonym 
f P. alta. 
P. cinnabarina (cinnabar-red). f. in dense, simple racemes, 
about 6in. long; sepals fin. long; petals bright red, Zin. long; 
peduncle 1ft. long, with several reduced leaves, June. tł., pro- 
duced ones linear, sessile, 14ft. long, scarcely jin. broad, quite 
without spines near the base. Brazil, 1851. 
P. commutata (changeable), A synonym of P., bracteata. 
P. corallina (coral-red).* jl. in dense, deflected racemes, above 
ft. long; sepals bright red, lin. long; petals bright red, edged 
with white, 3in. long; peduncle also bright red, lft. long. 
Spring. l., produced ones lanceolate, distinctly petioled, 4ft. to 
5ft. long, about 4in. broad, spine-edged low down, plicate, 
white-furfuraceous at back. Choco, New Grenada, about 1874. 
(B. M. 6600; R. H. 1875, p. 251.) 
P, corcovadensis (Corcovado). red, disposed in a single, 
loose, terminal raceme, on a —— about lit. high. l erect, 
glabrous, broadly linear, acuminate, Sit. to 4ft. long, passing 
into linear bracts on the flower-stem. h. lit. Brazil, 1884 
A slender species. i 
P. Decaisnei (Decaisne’s). A synonym of P. fulgens. 
a 
P. densiflora (dense-flowered). jl. in a very dense, sub-spicate, 
oblong raceme, 3in. to 4in. long; petals bright yellowish-red, 
twice as long as the pale green sepals. Summer. l., produced 
ones with an unarmed, channelled petiole, 6in. long, and an 
ensiform, entire blade, 2ft. to 3ft. long, and about län. broad. 
Native place unknown. : 
P. echinata (prickly). f. in several loose racemes, arranged in a 
deltoid panicle ; petals whitish, nearly twice as long as the sepals ; 
peduncle 2ft. to 4ft. long below the inflorescence, with to 
ten leaves, the lower lft. long. June. l, produced ones twelve 
to twenty to a stem, lanceolate, 3ft. to 4ft. long, lin. to 2in. © ; 
broad, obscurely petioled, white-furfuraceous at back, prickle- 
margined. k. 5ft. to 6ft. New Grenada, 1852. (B. M. 4709; 
F. d. S. 844; L. J. F. 407.) 
P. exscapa (stemless). A synonym of P, heterophylla. 
December. l. — 100, in a very dense rosette, 
h. 10ft. to 12ft. Andes of Peru, 1860. The 
Doe species of the genus. SYN. Puya grandiflora (B. M. 
4 
- flammea (flame-coloured). A. in a rather dense raceme, bin. to 
12in. long; sepals red, gin. long; petals bright red, more than 
twice as long as the sepals; peduncle also bright red, lit. to 1}ft. 
long, copiously leafy. November, l., produced ones ensiform, 
2ft, to 2ift. long, lin. to ljin. broad, not distinctly petioled, 
acuminate, persistently white-furfuraceous at back, not at all 
spiny. Organ Mountains, 1825. (B. R. 1092.) — 
P. flavescens (yellowish), A synonym of P. zanthocalyz. 
P. fulgens ideo fl. in several very loose racemes, 3in. to 
6in. long, forming a deltoid panicle; sepals and petals bright red, 
_ the latter 2in. to 2}in. long, with a large, truncate scale at, the 
base ; peduncle ft. long below the inflorescence, copiously léafy. 
Mey. E — — — toa —— 2ft. to = 
ong, lin. in. broad, white at prickle-margined. 
Brazil, 1850. A fine plant, well known in cultivation. SYN. 
P. Decaisnei. i 
P. fulgens (brilliant). A garden synonym of P. Karwinskiana, 
P. Funkiana (Funk’s). jl. in a sub-spicate raceme, 6in. to 12in. 
long; — lin. long ; petals nearly white, over Zin. long ; bracts 
yellowish-green, lin. to ljin. long ; = aft. long, slightly 
bescent, its lower leaves large. ay. l. lanceolate, entire, 
ft. to 3ft. long, 2in. to 24in. broad, glabrous ; petiole unarmed, 
éin. to 12in. — Venezuela, 1850. (R. G. 113.) Syn. P. macro- 
calyx (B. M. 4705). 
P. furfuracea (scurfy). M. in three to five rather dense racemes, 
the end one about 1ft. long; petals bright red, 2in to 2sin. long, 
scaled at base ; peduncle, including the inflorescence, 2ft. to bft. 
long. July. /. linear, about 2ft. long and lin. broad, acuminate, 
not distinctly petioled, white-furfuraceous at back, spiny towards 
the base. Native country unknown. Mr, Baker r this as 
oer ay distinct, specifically, from P. latifolia.” (B. M. 
P. heterophylla (variable-leaved). fl. six to twelve in a capitate, 
sessile or nearly sessile spike ; sepals reddish, lin. to lin. long ; 
petals bright red, rarely white, about ljin. long; pedicels very 
short or wanting. May. 1, outer rudimentary ones of the 
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