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45. Aechmea organensis Wawra, Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschr. 30: 116. 

 Aechmea nudicaulis var. microdon Baker, Journ. Bot. 17:235, 

 Aechmea fioribunda sensu Baker, Handb. Bromel. 42, 1889. 

 not as to type. 

 Rio de Janeiro: Teresopolis, Foster 997 (GH) ; Glasiou 11680 (F) 

 DiSTRiTO Federal: Rio de Janeiro, Reits 5673 (HBR, US). 



1880. 



1879. 

 In part, 



Fig. 99. Fig. ioo. 



Fig. 99. — Aechmea lingulata var. lingulata: a, Apex of leaf, Y^ ]/(,', b, inflores- 

 cence, X % ; c, flower, y,i; d, sepal, X 2; e, petal and stamen, X 2. (o and h 

 after Botanical Magazine.) 



Fig. 100. — Aechmea bicolor: a, Apex of leaf, Xi', b, inflorescence, X i ; 

 c, flower, Xi; d, sepals, X 2 ; e, petal and stamen, X 2 ; /, longitudinal section 

 of ovary, X 2. 



Sao Paulo: Source of the Rio Cotia, Gehrt (GH, SP). Cubatao, Burchell 

 3617 (K, type of Aechmea nudicaulis var. microdon Baker). Sao Paulo to 

 Curitiba, km. 379, Foster 392 (GH, R) ; M. Kuhlmann (SP). 



Parana: Curitiba, Foster 457 (GH). Ipiranga, Dusen 3541 (R). Morretes, 

 Hoehne (SP, GH neg. 7169) ; M. Kuhlmann (SP, US). Sao Joao, Curitiba 

 to Paranagua, Reitz 5729 (HBR, US) ; 5753 ( 1 Reitz). 



Rio Grande do Sul: Cultivated, Porto Alegre, Gotland in Lindman (S). 



46. Aechmea gracilis Lindm. Svensk. Akad. Handl. 24: no. 8:30, pi. 6, 



figs. 10-16. 1 891. 

 Brazil: Cultivated, Foster 451 in part (GH). 

 Sao Paulo: Alto da Serra, Foster 357 (GH). Iguape, Santos, Loefgren & 



Edwall (GH, SP). Morro do Curupira, Sorocaba, Santos, Mosen 27*^7 



(S, type). 



