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29. Aecbmea lingulata (L.) Baker, Journ. Bot. 17: 164. 1879. 



I. Branches spreading and curved-ascending ; subulate apex of the floral bracts 



much longer than the inconspicuous base Var. a. lingulata 



I. Branches straight, spreading to reflexed. 

 2. Sepals about 2 mm. long without the mucro; floral bracts with broadly 

 ovate base about as long as the subulate apex. 



Var. b. patentissima 



2. Sepals 7 mm. long without the mucro ; floral bracts with a relatively short 



mucro , Var. c. f roesii 



29a. Aecbmea lingulata var. lingulata. Figure 99. 

 Bromelia lingulata L. Sp. PI. 285. 1753. 

 Billbergia odora Miq. Linnaea 18:377. 1844. 

 Aechmea odora Baker, Journ. Bot. 17:226. 1879. 

 Wittmackia lingulata Mez in Mart. Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 3 : 275. 189I. 

 Wittmackia odora Mez in Mart. Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 3 : 277. 1891. 

 Wittmackia glasiovii Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9: 142. 1896. 

 Ceara: Serra de Maranguape, Ule 4997 (B, F neg. 11294). 

 Paraiba: Campina Grande, Foster 2406 (US). 

 Pernambuco: (Jaqueira), Ridley, Lea & Ramage (BM). Russinha, Pickel 



3657 (GH, IPA, NY). 

 BaIa: Agua Preta, Foster 58 (GH, R) ; 61 (GH, R) ; 82 (GH, R). Maracas, 



Foster 2468 (US). Milagres to Maracas, Foster 2455 (US). 

 EspiRiTO Santo: Monte Qaro, Foster 225 (GH, US). Mun. Collatina: Lin- 

 hares, Foster 771 (GH, US); 786 (GH). 

 Rio DE Janeiro: Cabo Frio, Ule (R). Enseada de Imbetiba, Macae, Glaziou 



18569 (B, type of Wittmackia glasiovii Mez, F neg. 11 293). 

 Also: Guiana, Trinidad, Lesser Antilles. 



29b. ilec/imea lingulata var. patentissima (Mart, ex Schult.) L. B. Smith, 



p. IS- 

 Billbergia patentissima Mart, ex Schult. in R. & S. Syst. 7 : pt. 2 : 1270. 



1830. 

 Aechmea patentissima Baker, Journ. Bot. 17:227. 1879. 

 Wittmackia patentissima Mez in Mart. Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 3 : 278, pi. 61. 1891. 

 BAfA: Almada, Martius (M, type). 



2gc. Aechmea lingulata var. f roesii L. B. Smith, p. 15. 



BAfA: Colonia Itatinga to Bom Gosto, Froes 19970 (NY, type, US neg. 4249). 



30. Aechmea purpureo-iosea (Hook.) Wawra, Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschr. 30: 



148. 1880. 

 Billbergia pur pure o-rosea Hook. Bot. Mag. 61 : pi. 3304. 1834. 

 Aechmea suaveolens Knowles & Westcott, Fl. Cab. 3 : 177, pi. 134. 1840. 

 Brazil: Freyreis (S). 



Rio de Janeiro: Niteroi, Smith & Brade 2347 (GH). 



DiSTRiTO Federal: Cultivated, Ule (R). Cosme Velho, Glaziou 11688 (K, 

 US neg. 4196). Spontaneous, Jardim Botanico, /. G. Kuhlmann 6198 (RB). 

 Rio de Janeiro, Bowie & Cunningham (BM) ; Widgren 81 (S). Silvestre 

 to Paineiras, L. B. Smith 2255 (GH). Tijuca, Hoehne (SP). Barra da 

 Tijuca, Reitz 4063 (HBR). 



