NO. I 



BROMELIACEAE OF BRAZIL — SMITH 



139 



Also: Florida, Greater Antilles, Central America, Venezuela, Trinidad, 

 British Guiana. 



2. Catopsis sessiliHora (R. & P.) Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9: 625. 1896. 



Tillandsia sessiliflora R. & P. FI. Peruv. 3 : 42, pi. 271, fig. b. 1802. 



Catopsis nutans sensu Baker, Journ. Bot. 25 : 176. 1887. 



Catopsis nutans var. erecta Wittm. Bot. Jahrb. 11 : 71. 1889. 



Catopsis modesta F. Mueller, Gartenflora 42 : 717. 1893. 

 Para: Belem, Burchell 9394 ( ! Mez) ; Martins ( ! Mez) ; Spruce 112 ( ! Mez) ; 

 L. B. Smith 7 121 (US). 



Fig. 49. Fig. 50. 



Fig. 49. — Gusmania minor: a, Habit, XVe; b, floral bract, X I'y c, flower, X i- 



Fig. so. — Catopsis berferoniana: a. Apex of leaf, X i] b, branch of inflorescence, 



X I ; c, sepal, X I ; d, seed, X i- 



Baia: Agua Preta, Foster 54 (GH, R). 



Sao Paulo: Santos, Mosen 3496 (S). 



Parana: Guaratuba, L. B. Smith 5727 (R, US). Paranagua, Foster 447 (GH, 

 R) ; M. Kuhlmann (SP). Jacarei, Dnsen 6574 (S) ; 14697 (S). 



Santa Catarina: Blumenau, Reits 3625 in part (HBR). Brusque, Reits 3688 

 (HBR). Joinvile, Reits 4160 (HBR). Parati, Hoehne (SP). Sao Fran- 

 cisco do Sul, Reitz 3764 (HBR). Mun. Ararangua: Sombrio, Reits C-107S 

 (GH, HBR). 



Also : West Indies and Southern Mexico to Peru, 



