AEQUATORIALES INTEERUPTAE 57 



Obovate or oblanceolate to linear. 



Stem terete. Brazilian. ENSIFOLIAE. 

 Stem compressed or 2-edged. 



Brazilian. Leaves moderately 



large. TURBINISPICAE. 



Argentine. LIGAE. 



Mexican. 



Fruit ovoid. LANCEOLATAE. 



Fruit globose. PRINGLEAE. 



Opaque, or obscurely or heavily nerved. 



Fleshy. Mexican. NERVOSAE. 



Moderately coriaceous. 

 South American. 



Spikes very long with large 



Scales. POLYGYNAE. 



Spikes not long. 



Venezuelan. EIGIDAE. 



Brazilian. CORIACEAE. 



West Indian. 



Fruit smooth. 



Sepals closely meeting. 



CHRYSOCARPAE. 



Sepals parted. RUBRAE. 



Fruit wrinkled. CAMPBELLIAE. 



Central American. 



Leaves elongated. CORYNARTHRAE. 

 Leaves broad or small. BREVIFOLJAE. 

 Mexican. 



Leaves small or broad. BREVIFOLIAE. 

 Leaves long and narrow. PRINGLEAE. 

 Very thick and dull. ROBUSTISSIMAE. 



Flowers prevailingly 6-ranked on each joint. 



Varying into 2 or 4 ranks. See the preceding sections. 

 Varying into 4+2 series. 



Leaves obscurely nerved. 



Thick and opaque, mostly papillately dull. 



ROBUSTISSIMAE. 

 Moderately coriaceous, smooth. 



Spikes moderately long, with moderate 

 scales. 



Venezuelan. RIGIDAE. 



Brazilian. 



Leaves moderate. CORIACEAE. 

 Leaves rather large. 



P. lanceolato-ellipticum. 



