NO. I BROMELIACEAE OF BRAZIL — SMITH 233 



BaIa: Welherell (! Mez). 



Rio de Janeiro: Friburgo, /. G. Kuhlmann (RB). Restinga de Maua, Glaziou 

 8015 (P). Meio da Serra, Smith & Brade 2294 (GH). Petropolis to Raiz 

 da Serra, L. B. Smith 1325 (B, GH, S). Correas, Petropolis, Goes & 

 Cottstantinv 611 (RB, US). Serra dos Orgaos, Ule (R). Castelo de Agua, 

 Serra dos Orgaos, Pereira 210 (RB). Teresopolis, Sampaio 2039 (R) ; 

 2308 (R). 



DiSTRiTO Federal: Serra da Carioca, Diiarte 150 (RB) ; L. B. Smith 2151 

 (GH). Corcovado, Dusen 15403 (S) ; Glaziou 9325 (P). Paineiras, Corco- 

 vado, Glaziou 9324 (P). Realengo, Viana Freire 399 (R). Rio de Janeiro, 

 Reitz 5674 (HBR) ; Schwacke 23 (R). Sao Cristovao, Lindman A-i (S). 

 Tijuca, Brade 10412 (R) ; 22128 (R) ; Foster 23-A (GH, R, US) ; Hoehne 

 (SP, GH neg. 7146) ; Liitz 1451 (R) ; L. B. Smith 2127 (GH) ; Ule 4045 

 (R); Weddell 704 (P). 



ID. Quesnelia morreniana (Baker) Mez, Engl. Pflanzenreich IV. 32:176. 



1935. 

 Billbergia morreniana Baker, Handb. Bromel. 74. 1889. 

 Brazil: Described from living material at Kew. An unpublished plate by 

 E. Morren at Kew is the only representation of the species now known. 



11. Quesnelia indecora Mez in Mart. Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 3:384, pi. 74. 1892. 

 Brazil: Saint-Hilaire B-60 (P, GH neg. 2962) ; Schott 5506 (W, type) ; 5512 



( ! Mez). Cultivated, Reitz 4795 (HBR). 

 MiNAS Gerais: Serra do Caparao, Brade 17125 (RB) ; Campos Porto 1168 

 (RB). Ouro Preto, Schwacke 10488 (P). (Teixeira Soares), Sampaio 

 813 (R, US). Mun. Santa Barbara: Caraga, Foster 682 (GH, US). 



12. Quesnelia augusto-coburgii Wawra, Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschr. 30: 150. 1880. 

 Brazil: Saint-Hilaire (P). 



MiNAS Gerais: Juiz de Fora, Wawra II-185 (W, type) ; n-196 ( ! Mez). 

 Rio DE Janeiro: Itatiaia, Brade 10079 (R) ; Foster 120 (GH, R, US). Serra 

 de Jose Vaz, near Rezende, Glaziou 7500 (P, GH neg. 2963). 



31. Billbergia Thunb. 



Billbergia Thunb. Decad. PI. Brasil. 3:30. 1821. 



Southern Mexico to Bolivia and northern Argentina. 



It seems probable that in Billbergia, simple inflorescences have 

 evolved from compound ones by reduction, and that the spirally re- 

 curved petals of subgenus Helicodea are an advanced character. The 

 following species are arranged accordingly. Mez's subgenus Jonghea 

 is merged with subgenus Billbergia since its characters are no better 

 than specific. 



I. Petals zygomorphic by position at anthesis and afterward erect and con- 

 torted; inflorescence either compound or simple Subgenus Billbergia 



2. Inflorescence compound with obvious branches, at least at its base. 

 3. The inflorescence lepidote at least on the bracts or sepals. 

 4. Ovaries not more than twice as long as the upper floral bracts. 



