274 Carl Mez. — Bromeliaceae. 



Petala flavo-albida, sepalis ad 25 mm longiora (ex analysi ic. cit. regulariter disposita apice 

 aequaliter patentia?), acuta, stamina superantia, ligulata. Antherae 16 mm vel ultra 

 longae. Ovarium fere superum. 



Colombia : Anden, zwischen Tuquerres und Barbacoas (Andre n. 3803). 



173. P. nigra (Carr.) Andre in Rev. Hortic. LX. (1888) 365; Mez in Mart. Fl. Brasil. 

 III. 3. (1894) 461, t. 86. — Neumannia nigra Carr. in Rev. Hortic. LIII. (1881) 390, c. tab. — 

 Pitcairnia Gravisiana Wittm. in Englers Bot. Jahrb. XI. (1890) 56. — Folia super vaginam 

 in petiolum permanifestum, canaliculatum, ad 0,3 m longum, manifeste spinulis vix ultra 

 1 mm longis armatum contracta, tunc in laminam ovalem vel obscure obovatam, basi 

 longe acutam apice acuminatam, ad 0,3 m longäm et 0,1 m latam, integerrimam, adultam 

 subglabram producta. Scapus breviusculus, crassus, vaginis apice breviter acuminatis 

 et hie in spinam debilem transeuntibus nee non viridibus paulloque decurvis, cet. lucide 

 purpureis, utrinque brunneo-tomentellis demum glabratis, dense imbricatis involutus. 

 Inflorescentia permultiflora, densissime spicata, seeptriformis, usque ad 0,5 m longa saepis- 

 sime brevior; bracteis fulgide rubris, anguste ovalibus, apicem versus recurvo-patentibus, 

 ad 65 mm longis, superne canaliculatis, petala ad % aequantibus. Flores sessiles, basi lanu- 

 ginosi, ad 0,1 m longi; sepalis 36 mm longis, subtriangularibus, longe acutis, dorso fur- 

 furaeeo-tomentosis. Petala inaequalia, purpurascenti-nigra, acuta, stamina superantia, 

 ligulata. Antherae ad 20 mm longae. Ovarium fere superum. 



Colombia: am Rio Dagua (Lehmann n. 3854), zwischen Guaranda und Bodegas 

 (Remy ), bei Attaquer (Andre). Ecuador : bei Cascajal (Andre n. 3360), ohne Stand- 

 ortsangabe (Fräser, Sodiro n. 171/72). 



174. P. pulchella Mez in DC. Monogr. Phaner. IX. (1896) 459. — Folia super vaginam 

 in petiolum infra 80 mm longum, ultra medium spinis usque ad 3 mm longis horridum 

 contracta, tunc in laminam obovato-lanceolatam, apice permanifeste acuminatam, ad 

 0,2 m longam et 50 mm latam, inermem, glabram dilatata. Scapus manifestus, erectus, 

 vaginis imbricatis, internodia longe superantibus, laciniato-spinulosis, dorso glabris dense 

 indutus. Inflorescentia subpaueiflora, densissime spicata, ad 90 mm longa et vix 40 mm 

 diam. metiens; bracteis ex sicco brunneo-purpurascentibus, ut videtur basin versus in- 

 flatis, ad 40 mm longis et 14 mm latis, lanceolato-ellipticis, apicem versus carinatis et 

 recurvo-p.atentibus, sepala superantibus. Flores subsessiles, basin versus ferrugineo- 

 lanuginosi ; sepalis ad 39 mm longis, glabriusculis, peracutis, apice uncinatim recurvulis, 

 haud carinatis. Ovarium ad */ 3 longit. superum. 



Ecuador: ohne Standortsangabe (Lehmann n. 4466). 



175. P. Bakeri (Andre) Andre ap. Mez in DC. Monogr. Phaner. IX. (1896) 460. — 

 Quesnelia Bakeri Andre in Rev. Hortic. LX. (1888) 564 et Bromel. Andre. (1889) 16, t. 7. — 

 Inflorescentia perdense quaquaverse spicata, cylindrica, obtusissima, ad 0,15 m longa et 

 60 — 70 mm diam. metiens. Bracteae late ovatae et subtriangulatim vel acuminatim acutae, 

 50 mm longae et 25 mm latae, sepala perlonge superantes, cum axi purpureo-castaneae 

 colore caeruleo admixto sordide coloratae, transverse rugosae, farina brunnea vel ferru- 

 ginea crassa obteetae. Flores sessiles. Sepala 40 mm longa, crassa, tomento ferrugineo 

 obteeta, apice rotundata postico permanifeste emarginatim inciso, acute carinata. Petala 

 rubro-aurantiaca, 70 — 80 mm longa, apice obtusissima cucullataque, ad basin ligula tri- 

 angulari instrueta. Antherae 15 mm longae. Ovarium semisuperum. 



Colombia: bei San Pablo (Andre n. 3391). 



176. P. seeptriformis Mez in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 2. ser. IV. (1904) 628. — Pitcairnia seeptri- 

 formis Ule in Verh. Bot. Verein Brandenb. XLVIII. (1906 [1907]) 139. — Folia super 

 vaginam in petiolum ad 0,15 m longum, canaliculatum, spinulis validis patentibus inferiori- 

 bus usque ad 2 mm longis contracta, tunc in laminam ad 0,6 m longam et 70 mm latam, 

 chartaceo-coriaceam, glabram, integerrimam sensim dilatata. Scapus ut videtur erectus, 

 vaginis haud foliaeeis, teneris membranaeeis, internodia longe superantibus praeditus. 

 Inflorescentia myriantha, densissime elongateque racemosa, optime cylindrica, ad 0,4 m 

 longa et 35 mm diam. metiens, glabra; axi validissimo; bracteis teneris membranaeeis, 



