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3. Cuzmania pleiosticha (Griseb.) Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9:930. 1896. 



Tillandsia pleiosticha Griseb. Nachr. Ges. Wiss. Goett. for 1864: 19. 1865. 



Gusmania altsonii L. B. Smith, Contr, Gray Herb. 89 : 7, 78, pi. i, fig. i. 

 1930. 

 Brazil: Probable, but not yet recorded. 

 British Guiana: Kaieteur, Maguire & Fanshawe 23410 (GH, NY). 



4. Guzmania monostachia (L.) Rusby ex Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9:905. 



1896. 

 Renealmia monostachia L. Sp. PI. 287. 1753. 

 Gusmania tricolor R, & P. FI. Peruv. 3 : 38, pi. 261. 1802. 

 Ceara: (Riacho do Capim), Huber (JAG). Serra de Baturite, Ducke (MG). 

 Also: Southern Florida, West Indies and Nicaragua to Venezltela and 

 Bolivia. 



5. Guzmania lingulata (L.) Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9:899. 1896. 



Tillandsia lingulata L. Sp. PI. 286. 1753. 



Caraguata lingulata Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13 : sub pi. 1068. 1827. 

 Para: Belem, Archer 7074 (IAN, US). 

 Mato Grosso: Capao Seco, Lindman A-2359 (S). 

 Also: Central America and the West Indies to Guiana and Bolivia. 



6. Guzmania minor Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9:901. 1896. Figure 49. 

 Amapa: Igarape Nataia, Rio Oiapoque, Froes 25879 (IAN). 



Para: Belem, Archer 7831 (IAN), Aura, Belem, Fires & Ledoux 3202 

 (IAN) ; L. B. Smith 7123 (US). Tapana, Belem, Killip & Smith 30349 

 (US). Utinga, Belem, Fires 1938 (IAN). 



BaIa: Agua Preta, Foster 49 (GH). 



Also : Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and a variety in Ecuador. 



14. Catopsis Griseb. 

 Catopsis Griseb. Fl. Brit. West Ind. 599. 1864. 

 West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru. 



I. Sepals to 12 mm. long; lower scape-bracts imbricate; flowering plant 4-9 

 dm. high ; leaves acute. (Fig. 50.) i. C. berteroniana 



I. Sepals 7-8 mm. long; scape-bracts all shorter than the internodes; flowering 

 plant 1-3 dm. high ; leaves rounded and apiculate 2. C. sessiliflora 



I. Catopsis berteroniana (Schult.) Mez in DC Monogr. Phan. 9:621. 1896. 

 Figure 50. 

 Tillandsia berteroniana Schult. in R. & S. Syst. 7, pt. 2: 1221. 1830. 

 Catopsis mosenii Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9 : 622. 1896. 

 Sao Paxilo: Caraguatatuba, Foster 502 (GH) ; Hoehne & Gehrt (SP). Rio 



Buturoca, Santos, Mosen 3495 (R, S). Iguape, Santos, Hoehne (SP). 

 Parana: Guaratuba, Inst. Malariologia ( ! Reitz) ; Reits 4239 (HBR) ; L. B. 

 Smith Z72'2 (R, US). Jacarei, Dusen (S) ; 17027 (S). Paranagua, Dusht 

 9799 (S) ; Foster 446 (GH) ; M. Kuhlmann (SP). 

 Santa Catarina: Joinvile, Reits n(i2, (HBR). 



