16 Carl Mez. — Bromeliaceae. 



perelongate triangularia in spinulam terminalem minutam desinentia. Inflorescentia sub- 

 pauciflora bracteolis florigeris e basi ovata perlonge acuminatim acutis, integerrimis, 

 sepala fere aequantibus, apicem usque floccose tomentellis, ad 14 mm longis. Flores sepalis 

 11 — 12 mm longis, fere medium usque tubulose connatis, lobis asymmetricis, haud mucro- 

 natis. Ovarium parce floccose tomentellum, ad 6 mm longum; ovulis quoque in loculo 

 ad 20. 



Brasilien: ohne Standortsangabe (Glaziou n. 15672a). 



2. C. Schwackeanus Mez in Mart. Fl. Brasil. III. 3. (1891) 203. — Acaulis, minuta 

 (haud ultra 0,1 m alta). Folia super vaginam nullo modo angustata, margine haud undulata 

 spinis maximis horrida, supra viridia concoloria et glabra, apice in spinulam validissime 

 pungentem desinentia, ad 70 mm longa et Nim lata, elongate triangularia. Inflorescentia 

 pauci- vel subpauciflora, bracteolis florigeris e basi ovata sinuatim acuminatis, integerrimis, 

 ovarium minute superantibus, ad 8 mm longis. Flores ad 26 mm longi sepalis ad 6 mm 

 longis, medium usque tubulose connatis, apice conspicue emarginatis et insuper mucro- 

 nulatis, minute asymmetricis. Petala ad 20 mm longa, altissime in tubum anguste clavatum 

 connata, apice subrotundata. Stamina petalis multo breviora nee per anthesin exserta; 

 antheris 3 mm longis. Ovarium ellipsoideum, glabrum vel subglabrum, ad 4,5 mm longum; 

 ovulis in loculo ad 20. 



Brasilien: Staat Minas Geraes, ohne genauere Standortsangabe (Weddell n. 1371), 

 am Pico d'Itabira do Campo (Glaziou n. 17 823, Schwacke n. 6410), in der Serra do 

 Ouro Preto (Schwacke n. 7563, Ule n. 2433), bei Marianna (Schwacke n. 7753). 



Subgen. II. Eucryptanthus Mez. 

 Subgen. Eucryptanthus Mez in Mart. Fl. Brasil. III. 3. (1891) 202. 

 Folia super vaginam plus minus manifeste constrieta nunc petiolata, margine minu- 

 tissime serrulata nee amplius spinosa. Ovula pauca. 



3. C. undulatus Otto et Dietr. in Allgem. Gartenzeitung IV. (1836) 299; Wawra, Reise 

 Max. (1866) 163, t. 87. — Manifeste caulescens, quam species sequens semper satis 

 minor, florifera vix ultra 0,1 m alta. Folia homomorpha, super vaginam fere insensim 

 constrieta nee petiolum formantia, margine undulata et serrulatim spinulosa, supra punetu- 

 latim dissite lepidota nee incana subtus densius lepidota praesertim juniora bene incana, 

 coriacea, vix ultra 0,1 m longa et 30 mm lata, sueto 60 mm longa et 8 mm lata. Inflorescentia 

 pauci- vel perpaueiflora; bracteis florigeris haud carinatis. Flores inodori, lactei, optime 

 exserti, 23 mm longi; sepalis quam bracteae e latissime ovato acuminatae, apice minute 

 tomentellae bene longioribus, ad Va longit. in tubum triangulärem connatis, lobis erectis, 

 carinatis, apice minute tomentellis, explanatis rotundatis. Petala non nisi brevissime 

 (vix ultra 2 mm) connata, anguste elliptica, acutiuscula. 



Brasilien: Rio de Janeiro (Wawra). 



Var. ruber (Beer) Bak. in Saunders, Ref. Bot. (1871) ad t. 287. — Cryptanthus ruber 

 Beer, Bromel. (1857) 76. — C. undulatus var. purpureus Bak., 1. c. — A typo colore foliorum 

 constanter rubro differt. 



Nur kultiviert bekannt. 



4. C. acaulis (Lindl.) Beer, Bromel. (1857) 75; Mez in Mart. Fl. Brasil. III. 3. (1891) 205, 

 t. 54, flg. 1. — Tülandsia acaulis Lindl. in Bot. Reg. XIV. (1838) t. 1157. — Madvigia 

 densiflora Liebm. in Ann. Sei. nat. 4. ser. II. (1854) 373. — Breviter vel manifeste caulescens 

 rarius plane acaulis, florifera usque ad 0,2 m alta. Folia homomorpha, super vaginam plus 

 minus manifeste constrieta nee petiolum distinetum formantia, margine undulata et dense 

 serrulatim spinulosa, supra dissitius lepidota pallide viridia concoloria subtus densissime 

 lepidota alba, rigidula, ad 0,13 m longa et 30 mm lata. Inflorescentia subpauciflora; 

 bracteis florigeris late subovatis, peracutis, haud carinatis, glabris. Flores ad 40 mm longi, 

 nivei, odorati. Sepala ultra medium connata, lobis symmetricis, acuminatim peracutis. 

 Petala lingulata, ad 27 mm longa, lobis deflexo-patentibus, breviter connatis. Stamina 



