NO. I 



BROMELIACEAE OF BRAZIL — SMITH 



121 



MiNAS Gerais : Serra da Mantiqueira, Magelhaes 1020 (B, type, F neg. 11466). 

 Rio de Janeiro: Santa Maria Madalena, Voll (RB, US neg. 3261). 



51. Vriesia pauciBora Mez, Repert. Sp. Nov. Fedde 16:72. 1919. 

 DiSTRiTO Federal: Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Ule 4048 (B, type). 



52. Vriesia erythrodactylon E. Morr. ex Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9: 569. 



1896. Figure 41. 

 Vriesia psittacina var. erythrodactylon E, Morr. Belg. Hortic. 32 : 287, 

 1882. 

 In the Pflanzenreich (IV. 3^' 373- I935), Mez assigned Vriesia decipiens 



Fig, 



Fig. 40. 



Fig. 39. — Vriesia hieroglyphica: a. Apex of leaf, Y,%; b, spike, X /4 \ 



c, petal and stamens, X i. 

 40. — Vriesia segadas-viannae: a, Leaf, X i/io; h, scape and inflorescence, 

 X i/io; c, flower and capsule, Y^Yz', d, sepal, X Vz- 



F. Mueller (Gartenflora 42:737. 1893) to the synonymy of V. erythrodactylon 



although its valid publication clearly has priority. However, as the description 



is inadequate and all evidence apparently lost, it seems best to consider V. 



decipiens a nomen dubium. 



EspiRiTO Santo: Santa Teresa, Foster 273 (GH, R). 



Rio de Janeiro: Serra dos Orgaos, Miers 4080 (BM, US neg. 3988). 



Sao Paulo: Alto da Serra, Foster 363 (GH, R) ; Lemos (GH, SP) ; L. B. 

 Smith 1923 (GH) ; Smith, Hoehne & Kuhhnann 1830 (GH, S). Ramal 

 Mairink to Santos, Lamber (GH, SP). Sorocaba, Santos, Mosen 3493 (S). 



Parana: Rio Demora, Antonina, Dusen 14696 (GH, S). Guaratuba, Reits 

 4250 (HBR); Smith & Reits 5728 (R, US). Ipiranga, Serra do Mar, 

 Dusen 3973 (R, S). Desvio Ipiranga, Serra do Mar, Diisen 9561 (S, US). 



