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BROMELIACEAE OF BRAZIL — SMITH 



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72a. Aechmea tridcina var. tnticiaa 



EspiRiTO Santo: Santa Teresa, Foster 281 (GH). Vitoria, Foster 21^ (GH, 



R). Mun. Cachoeiro de Itapemirim: Vargem Alta, Foster 918 (GH, US) ; 



935 (GH, US). 

 Rio de Janeiro: Palmeiras, Glaziou 8985 (B, type, F neg. 11328). 



72b. Aechmea triticina var. capensis L. B. Smith, p. 19. 

 Rio de Janeiro: Cabo Frio, Ule (R, type). Mun. Sao Joao da Barra, Barcelos 

 to Atafona, L. B. Smith & Mus. R 6673 (US). 



Fig. 103. Fig. 104. 



Fig. 103. — Aechmea nudicaulis var. cuspidata: a, Inflorescence, X /^ ; &, floral 

 bract and flower, y^i; c, sepal, y^2; d, petal and stamen, X 2. 

 Fig. 104. — Aechmea ornata var. hoehneana: a, Apex of leaf, y.14; b, inflo- 

 rescence, y.y2; c, floral bract, Xi; d, sepal, X i ; ^, petal and stamen, X i ; 

 /, longitudinal section of ovary, X i- 



73. Aechmea ornata (Gaud.) Baker, Journ. Bot. 17: 162. 1879. 

 1. Leaves concolorous. 

 2. Inflorescence to 4 cm. in diameter without the petals ; flowers stout ; petals 



usually pale red or rose Var. a. ornata 



2. Inflorescence about 3 cm. in diameter without the petals ; flowers slender ; 



petals blue Var. b. hoehneana 



I. Leaves longitudinally green- and yellow-striped Var. c. nationalis 



73a. Aechmea ornata var. ornata 



Chevalieria ornata Gaud. Atl. Voy. Bonite pi. 62. 1843. 

 Aechmea hystrix E. Morr. Belg. Hortic. 30:243, pi. 13. 1880. 

 Echinostachys hystrix Wittm. Bot. Jahrb. 13, Beibl. 29 : 4. 1891. 



