Za ^CHMEA 



petals: cvurv ;]ir. i l-.r. ri-celled. The flowers are sub- 

 tended )' I I': I I llower-bracts; the entire head 

 or flow- r . , : . ti reinforced or subtended by 



conspiiu .1, i, . , ill the compound-inflorescence 



types, till. ;]i.i;i iil.i.i. i.iauches are usually subtended by 

 branch-bracts. In some species, as A.LaHndei and A. 

 Maria-Megince , the large colored leaf-bracts are the 

 most conspicuous part of the plant. In others, as 4. 

 Veitchii, the entire head is the showy part. Monograph 



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thus, Ou^„u,,u,ui, Tdlund:.ia, Cluruluiu, lU. I'ur cul- 

 ture, see HUlbcryia. 



A. Fls. S-ranked on the branchlets. 



distlchintha, Lemaire. Lvs. 2-3 ft. long, with a di- 

 lated base 4-5 in. long and half as wide, the blade rigid 

 and channelled, edges prickly: scape 1-lK ft.: fls. in a 

 bipinnate panicle 4-7 in. long and half as wide, the 

 petals tongue-shaped and red-purple, longer than the 

 obtuse-cuspidate sepals: fl.-bract pocket-like, Kin. long. 

 Braz. B.M. 5447. 



AA. Fls. multlfarloim , — in several or many rows on the 



spike or branchlets. 



B. Inflorpsff)}t'f slmph'. 



C. Ovary compriKs, :l ft- Hall. m-tl. 



Lalindei, Lind. & Rod. L:ii -. i ::- 1 ft . i . with long and 

 broad spine-edged Ivs.: s|.ikr \ ny .liuse, greenish 

 white, from the color of tlie iignrt-Kiileil culices, the fls. 

 subtended by many deflcxed, showy red, long-pointed, 

 entire bract-lvs. ; corolla not exserted. New Granada. 

 I.H. 30: 481. -Striking. 



MarlSB-EeginsB, Wendl. S.i.nllfr tlinn tlio last in all 

 its parts: petals blue-ti]>i" '' ^■ h. rr v.iinL'. fading to 

 crimson like the bracts, li.iM i . n :is the mealy 



cuspidate .sepals ; fl.-brnn il, not showy: 



bract-lvs. toothed. Costa Kii. I ■., M , ' 1 1 1 .-One of the 

 best species. 



Veitchii, Baker. Lvs. spotted, serrate : petals pale, a 

 ^little longer than the sepals : fl. -bracts conspicuous, 

 toothed, scarlet: bract-lvs. greenish, erect, serrate, not 

 encompassing the inflorescence. S. Amer. B.M. 6329.— 

 Referred to Ananas by Bentham & Hooker, 

 cc. Ovary terete (cylindrical). 

 D. Head oblong. 



Lindeni, Koch (Boplophpum Llndeni, Morr.). Lvs. 

 dilated and entire at base, the blade minutely toothed 

 and 2-3 ft. long, the tip broad-rounded and short-cuspi- 

 date : petals lemon-yellow, twice as long as sepals. Braz. 

 B.M. 6565. 



.ECHMEA 



DD. Head globose. 



calyculita, Baker {Hoplophptnm cahjculdtum, Morr.). 

 Lvs. about 1 ft. long.with an oblong, dilated base, the blade 

 minutely toothed and rounded at the tip, but terminated 

 with a minute cusp: scape shorter than the lvs., with 

 several deciduous lanceolate bract-lvs. : petals tongue- 

 shaped, not half an inch long, bright yellow: fl. -bracts 

 small, entire, reddish. S. Amer. 



fasci&ta, Baker {Billbirgia fasciAta, Lindl. B. rho- 

 docyilnen, Lemaire). Lvs. 1-2 ft. long, with an oblong 

 entire clasping base, the blade strongly toothed and the 

 back marbled with whitish cross-lines, the tip rounded 

 and mucronate : scape 1 ft. high, floccose, the several 

 bract-lvs. pale red and erect ; petals Jfiin. long, pink. 

 Braz. B.M. 488.'). B.R. 1130. P.S. 3: 207.-Inflorescence 

 sometimes forked. 



nil, riiflitn'xr, ■},,;• hrn >til,,,l ( nr rompound). 

 '■•' ' ■■' •■•■' ' ■ '/"Ml the n.-bract. 



:■,!' Ill, i,.. .; . 1. ■... I toothed, lJ^-2 ft. 



i I ' . t ' .:.:.. , I ^|. used in a narrow 



I'-ii.i' ;l 1 It. l-ii,.; , I'lUil- I'luu ur MuU.-t, longer than the 

 c'mIjx : ll.-lirtirts luiifj, pointed, scarlet (in one variety 

 whitish). Braz. B.M. 5668. 



cc. Cdhjjr prominently longer than the fl.-bract. 

 v>. Piittirle large, S-pinnate; petals bright red. 



spectibilis, Brongn. Lvs. 2-2}4 ft. long, minutely 

 serniti- : ll.-l)r;Lrts very small ; petals twice as long as 

 seimls. (iuutv nulla. R.H. 1875: 310. 



uu. Panicle 1- or 2-pinnate ; petals blue or violet. 

 E. Fls. pedicellate. 



caBrulSscens, Hort. Lvs. lK-2 ft. long, with small 

 prickles: panicle 4-5 in. long, 2-pinnate, with lax few- 

 fld. crowded branches; petals bluish red, }^in. long: fl.- 

 liracls none or minute. S. Amer. Gt. 1871:694. — Pro- 

 duces white berries. 



EE. Fls. sessile. 



CffiWatis, Baker. Lvs. much as in the last : panicle 

 deltoid, 3-5 in. long, 2-pinnate, floccose, the lower 

 branches subtended by red branch-bracts 1 in. long ; 

 petals nearly half an inch long, blue. S. Amer. 



fulgens, Brongn. (- A'. ./;,,.;..,. TTri. . T.^ , i. road, with 

 small distant teeth, w II': . ' : ■ d : panicle 



large, simple abovo. li : i-. bearing 



numerous fls.; peiaN o,,,. npi-o. ,. ,,„- the rich 



red calyx; fl. -bracts luiuuu- ui uoinr. iuainli-ltracts yel- 

 lowish. S. Amer. B.Jl. 42U3. 



Wellbachii, F. Didr. Lvs. rather short, overtopped by 

 the red-stemmed and red-bracted scape: panicle narrow, 

 1-pinnate, the fls. rather crowded, blue and red. S.Amer. 

 R.H. 1871:170. 



