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Santa Catarina: Blumenau, Inst. Malariologia (HBR) ; Reits 3564 (HBR) ; 

 4141 (HBR). Joinvile, Reits 3712 (! Reitz). Mun. Ararangua: Peroba, 

 Reits C-471 (GH, US). Mun. Florianopolis : Cacupe, Inst. Malariologia 

 (HBR). Rio Tavares, Smith & Reits 6186 (R, US). Mun. Itajai: Praia 

 Braba, Foster 2518 (R, US) ; Reits 2292 (HBR, US). Mun. Sao Francisco 

 do Sul: Porto das Canoas, Smith & Reits 5698 (R, RB, US). Sao Fran- 

 cisco do Sul, Reits 372S (HBR, US) ; 3878 (HBR). 



22b. Nidularium procerum var. kermesianum (Fritz Mueller ex Mez) Reitz, 

 Anais Bot. Herb. Barbosa Rodrigues 4: 18. 1952. 

 Nidularium kermesianum Fritz Mueller ex Mez, Engl. Pflanzenreich IV. 

 32:62. 1934. 

 Parana: Curitiba to Paranagua, Reits 5754 (HBR, US). 

 Santa Catarina: Cultivated, F. Mueller (B, type). Joinvile, Reits 4667 

 (HBR). Ribeirao Grande, Taio, Reits 3994 (HBR). Mun. Araquari : 

 Itapocu, Reits 4597 (HBR). Mun. Blumenau: Morro do Cachorro, Reits 

 4678 (! Reitz). Mun. Brusque: Ribeirao do Ouro, 3626 in part (HBR). 

 Mun. Florianopolis: Ribeirao da Ilha, Reits 3920 (HBR). Mun. Jaragua 

 do Sul: Corupa, Seidel 6 (HBR). Morro do Garrafao, Corupa, Reits 

 4236 (HBR). 



21. Andrea Mez 

 Andrea Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9:114. 1896. 



A monotypic Brazilian endemic. 



I. Andrea selloana (Baker) Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9:115. 1896. 

 Figure 78. 

 Qtiesnelia selloana Baker, Handb. Bromel. 87. 1889. 

 Brazil: South-central Brazil, Sellow 1414 (B, type, F neg. 11301). 

 Minas Gerais: Serra de Ouro Preto, Schwacke 9157 (B, F neg. 11301). Mun. 

 Jaboticatubas : Serra da Cipo, Foster 615 (GH). 



22. Bromelia L. 



Bromelia L. Sp. PI. 285. 1753. 



Mexico and the West Indies to Paraguay and Argentina. 



I. Scape evident although sometimes short; inflorescence rounded or acute; 

 leaf-blades never petiolate. (Figs. 79, 80.) 

 2. Sepals narrowed from near the base, acute or acuminate, carinate, ia-15 

 mm. long. 

 3. Petals to 35 mm. long, twice as long as the sepals ; inflorescence cylindric, 



15-45 cm. long. (Fig. 79.) i. B. laciniosa 



3. Petals 15-16 mm. long, only a little longer than the sepals. 



4. Sepals acuminate ; inflorescence subglobose 2. B. reversacantha 



4. Sepals broadly acute; inflorescence laxly cylindric — 3. B. arenaria 



2. Sepals narrowed above the middle only, or oblong or spatulate. 



5. Floral bracts and sepals obtusely or not at all carinate, entire; ovaries 



exceeding the floral bracts; sepals straight. 



6. Branches of the inflorescence and flowers spreading; pedicels 15 mm. 



long or more ; sepals 10 mm. long 4. B. binotii 



