NO. I BROMELIACEAE OF BRAZIL — SMITH 137 



Tillandsia regina sensu Baker, Handb. Bromel. 227. 1889. In part. 

 Alcantarea imperialis Harms. Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. ed. 2. 15a: 

 126. 1930. 

 Brazil: Cultivated, Manda (GH). 



Rio de Janeiro: Serra dos Orgaos, Glaaiou 13262 (US) ; 15469 (K, US neg. 

 4132). Parque Nacional, Serra dos Orgaos, Smith & Brade 5653 (US). 



13. Guzmania R. & P. 



Gusmania R. & P. Fl. Peruv. 3 : 37, pi. 261. 1802. 



A genus predominantly of the Andean rain forest with a few 

 species in Central America, the West Indies, Venezuela, Guiana, and 

 northern and western Brazil. 



I. Bracts below the inflorescence inconspicuous, not forming an involucre. 

 2. Floral bracts distinctly shorter than the sepals. 

 3. Inflorescence lax and with laxly flowered branches or rarely simple, 

 nearly 2 dm. long; sepals lanceolate, mucronulate, 20-25 mm. long; 

 leaf-blades concolorous, green i. G. brasiliensis 



3. Inflorescence densely digitate with dense spikes 4 cm. long; sepals ellip- 



tic, obtuse, 15 mm. long; leaf-blades ornamented with dark purple 



cross-bands 2. G. vittata 



2. Floral bracts equaling or exceeding the sepals. 



4. Inflorescence compound, lax, its dense ellipsoid spikes fertile throughout ; 



floral bracts coriaceous, broadly elliptic, obtuse, concolorous ; sepals 



elliptic, acute, 15 mm. long 3. G. pleiosticha 



4. Inflorescence simple, cylindric, sterile toward the apex; floral bracts 

 membranaceous, ovate, acute, the fertile ones conspicuously brown- 

 striped; sepals obovate, broadly obtuse, 18 mm. long. 



4. G. monostachia 

 I. Bracts below the simple corymbiform inflorescence forming a showy involucre 

 that overtops the flowers ; sepals free, linear or linear-oblong. 

 5. Leaf-blades 30-40 mm. wide; floral bracts strongly cucullate. 



5. G. lingulata 



5. Leaf-blades not more than 25 mm. wide ; floral bracts slightly or not at 



all cucullate. ( Fig. 49. ) 6. G. minor 



1. Guzmania brasiliensis Ule, Verb. Bot. Ver. Brand. 48:147. 1907. 



Schlumbergcria brasiliensis Harms, Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. ed. 2. 

 15a: 129. 1930. 

 Amazonas: Manaus, Ule 5427 (B, type, (F neg. ii543), MG). Taraqua, Rio 

 Uaupes, Pircs 1004 (IAN). Sao Marcelino, opposite Rio Xie, Cocui to 

 Rio Igana, Rio Negro, Schultes & Lopes 9567 (US). 

 Also : Colombia. 



2. Guzmania vittata (Mart, ex Schult.) Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9:946. 



1896. 



Bonapartea vittata Mart, ex Schult. in R. & S. Syst. 7, pt. 2: 1198. 1830. 



Caraguata vittata Baker, Handb. Bromel. 146. 1889. 

 Amazonas: Muguentaua, Rio Tefe, Froes 26288 (IAN). 

 Also : Colombia. 



