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Pitcairnia macrocalyx Hook. Bot. Mag. 79 : pi. 4705. 1853. 



Pitcairnia ceifolia C. Koch & Sellow ex C. Koch, Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 

 1854. App.: II. 1855. 



Pitcairnia oerstediana Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9 : 448. 1896. 

 Brazil : Probable, but not yet recorded. 



British Guiana: Kaieteur, Magtdre & Fanshawe 23411 (GH, NY). 

 Also: Central America, Colombia, Venezuela. 



2. Pitcairnia nuda Baker, Journ. Bot. 19:269. 1881. 

 Brazil : Probable, but not yet recorded. 



British Guiana: Rupununi River, Appun 1582 (K, type, GH neg. 1389). 



Kanuku Mountains, A. C. Smith 3644 (GH, NY, US). 

 Surinam: Tafelberg, Magnire 24460 (GH, NY). 



3. Pitcairnia patentiflora L. B. Smith, Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 18, pi. i, 



fig. 4. 1939. 

 Amazonas: Rio Ic^ana, Serra de Tunui, Black 48-2815 (IAN, US). 

 Also: Colombia, Venezuela. 



4. Pitcairnia lancifolia Mez in Mart. Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 3 : 447. 1894. 



I. Sepals 35 mm. long Van a. lancifolia 



I. Sepals 24 mm. long Var. b. minor 



4a. Pitcairnia lancifolia var. lancifolia. 



Rio de Janeiro: Serra dos Orgaos, Glasiou 3628 (BR, type). 



4b. Pitcairnia lancifolia var. minor L. B. Smith, Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de 



Janeiro nov. ser. No. 15:4. 1952. 

 Rio DE Janeiro: Teresopolis, Sampaio 2444 (R, US neg. 3397). 

 Distrito Federal: Serra da Tijuca, Brade (R, 46830, type, US neg. 3395). 



5. Pitcairnia encholirioides L. B. Smith, Arquiv. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 



10 : 146, pi. 2, fig. 6. 1950. 

 Rio de Janeiro: Mun. Santa Maria Madalena: Pedra das Flores, Santos 

 Lima & Brade 13249 (RB, type, US neg. 4203). 



6. Pitcairnia beycalema Beer, Bromel. 6^. 1857. 



Pitcairnia muscosa sensu Hook. Bot. Mag. 80: pi. 4770. 1854. Not Mart. 

 Brazil: Described from cultivated material of unknown origin, Hh. Kunth 



(B, F neg. 113S0). 

 Rio DE Janeiro: Macae, Riedel 865 in part (! Mez). Old road up the Serra 



to Petropolis, Smith & Mus. R 6493 (R, US). 



7. Pitcairnia carinata Mez in Mart. Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 3 : 448. 1894. 



Rio de Janeiro: Nova Friburgo, Glasiou 13256 (B, type, F neg. 11352). Mun. 

 Santa Maria Madalena : Serra da Furquilha, Santos Lima & Brade 14180 

 (RB). 



8. Pitcairnia Eammea Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: pi. 1092. 1827. 



I. Leaves covered beneath with spreading scales, mostly 20-36 mm. wide. 

 2. Axis of the inflorescence glabrous, usually turning black on drying. 



Var. a. flammea 

 2. Axis of the inflorescence lepidote, usually remaining pale. 



Var. b. roezlii 



