FLORA OF BRAZIL. 191 
3 part inhabiting the mountains of the interior. It often forms 
Won Ela ENT SEIEN IET SC C EIS 
a bush, 5-6 feet high, and is a most beautiful object when 
covered with its large white flowers, resembling those of 
Lilium candidum. 
133. Hypoxis decumbens. Linn.—(var. B. Brasiliensis.) R. et 
Schul.—Veg. 7. p. 762. 
Has. Common, in shady places by the Aqueduct on the 
Corcovado. i. all the year. 
134. Tillandsia stricta. Soland.—Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 1529. R. 
et Schul. 7. p. 1206 
Has. On trees, common about Rio. Fi. Sept. 
135. Tradescantia Fluminensis (Vellozo Flora Flum. 3.1. 152. 
sine descr.); caule basi procumbente radicante, ramis lineze 
alterne pubescente, foliis ovatis vel ovato-ellipticis acutis 
glabris, vaginis margine pilosis ciliatisve, umbellis termina- 
libus axillaribusque solitariis sessilibus, pedicellis calyci- 
busque pilosiusculis. 
AB. On moist shady rocks, by the Aqueduct on the Cor- 
covado. Fl, A 
Caulis basi Beggen, nodosus, et ad nodos radiculas 
paucas emittens. Rami juniores parce pilosi, pilis in lineam 
alternatim decurrentibus. Internodia 2- -24 poll. Folia alterna, 
2-3 poll. longa, 12-16 lin. lata; floralia minora, nervosa, striata. 
Vaginæ campanulatæ, nervosæ, 3-4 lin. longæ, extus pilosæ, 
margine longe ciliatæ. Umbellæ sub 10-floræ. Pedicelli post 
anthesin deflexi, 6-8 lin. longi, apice pilosi. Cal. lacinia 
Ovata, obtusa, concava, uninervia, ad medium dorsi pilosa, 
margine glabra. Petala alba. Filamenta villo niveo. Germen 
oblongum, glabrum. Stylus apice incrassatus. Capsula trigona, 
trivalvis, loculi 1- -spermi. Semina oblonga, pulverulenta, 
rugosa, 
136. Merostachys ? capitata. Hook. Icon. Plant. t. 273 et 274. 
Has, Common, in low woods on the ascent of the Corcovado, 
from the Larangeiras. FJ. Aug 
137. Olyra cordifolia. H. B. ond nov. gen. |. p. 198. Kunth 
Enum. 1. p.68.  Nees in Mart. Fl. Bras. 2. p. 308. 
Has. In woods, common on the ascent of the Corcovado. 
FI. Aug. Sep. 
