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7. Cryptanthus sinuosus L. B. Smith, p. 26. 



Cryptanthtis undulatus Otto & Dietr. Allg. Gartenz. 4:299. 1836. In part. 

 Nomen illegitimum. 

 Rio DE Janeiro : Wawra (W). 



8. Cryptanthus acaulis (Lindl.) Beer, Bromel. 75. 1857. 

 I. Leaves green. 



2. The leaves lepidote above Van a. acaulis 



2. The leaves glabrous above Var. b. argenteus 



I. Leaves tinged with red Var. c. ruber 



8a. Cryptanthus acaulis var. acaulis 



Tillandsia acaulis Lindl. Bot. Reg. 14: pi. 1157. 1828. 

 Cryptanthus acaulis var. geniiinus Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9: 54. 1896. 

 Cryptanthus pumilus Hort. ex Gentil, PI. Cult. Serres Brux. 55. 1907. 

 (! Mez). 

 Brazil: Cultivated, Foster (GH) ; Hort. Petrograd (GH) ; Reitz /\yg6 



(HBR). 

 DiSTRiTO Federal: Glasiou 9323 (K, GH neg. 2683). Gavea, Reits 4680 

 (HBR). Quinta, Glasiou 16450 (P). Barra da Tijuca, Reits 4797 (1 

 Reitz). 



8b. Cryptanthus acaulis var. argenteus Beer, Bromel. 75. 1857. 



Cryptanthus discolor Otto & Dietr. Allg. Gartenz. 4 : 299. 1836. 



Cryptanthus acaulis var. discolor Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9: 55. 1896. 

 Brazil: Cultivated, Reits 4796 (HBR, US). 



8c. Cryptanthus acaulis var. ruber Hort. ex Beer, Bromel. 76. 1857. 



Cryptanthus acaulis var. purpureus Baker, Saund. Ref . Bot. 4 : pi. 287. 

 1 87 1. 



Cryptanthus undulatus var. ruber Beer ex Baker, Handb. Bromel. 15. 1889. 



Cryptanthus undulatus var. purpureus Baker, Handb. Bromel. 15. 1889. 

 Brazil: Described from cultivation, no herbarium material known. 



9. Cryptanthus bromelioides Otto & Dietr. Allg. Gartenz. 4 : 298. 1836. 



I. Leaves concolorous Var. a. bromelioides 



I. Leaves marked with multiple longitudinal bands of red, white, and green. 



Var. b. tricolor 



ga. Cryptanthus bromelioides var. bromelioides 



Cryptanthus acaulis var. bromelioides Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9:55. 

 1896. 



Cryptanthus carnosus Mez, Repert. Sp. Nov. Fedde 16:2. 191 9. 

 Brazil: Cultivated, Bot Card. Berlin (B, type of Cryptanthus carnosus Mez). 

 Espirito Santo: Vitoria, Foster 172 (GH). 

 DiSTRiTO Federal: Dois Irmaos, Duarte 176 (RB, US neg. 3264). 



gb. Cryptanthus bromelioides var. tricolor M. B. Foster, Bromel. Soc. Bull. 



3:30. 1953. 

 Brazil: Cultivated, Foster 2832 (US, type). 



10. Cryptanthus zonatus (Vis.) Beer, Bromel. 76. 1857. 



I. Leaf-blades green or appearing white from the covering of scales. 

 2. Leaf-blades densely pale-lepidote beneath, appearing white. 



Forma a. zonatus 



