NO. I BROMELIACEAE OF BRAZIL — SMITH 247 



28. Billbergia brachysiphon L. B. Smith, Arquiv. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 



10: 142, fig. 2. 1950. 

 Mato Grosso: Papagaios, Upper Rio Jamari, /. G. Kuhlinann (US, type (US 

 neg. 3513). R, RB). 



29. Billbergia oxysepala Mez, Bull. Herb. Boiss. II. 4:621. 1904. 



Billbergia oxypetala Ule, Verh. Bot. Ver. Brand. 48 : 137. 1907. 

 Acre: Rio Tejo on upper Rio Jurua, Ule 40-b (B, type, F neg. 11341). 



30. Billbergia alfonsi-joannis Reitz, Anais Bot. Herb. Barbosa Rodrigues 



4:31, pl- 9- 1952. 

 Santa Catarina: Serra do Mirador, Ribeirao Grande, Taio, Reitz 4674 

 (HBR, type). 



31. Billbergia decora Poepp. & Endl. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 2: 42, pl. 157. 1838. 



Billbergia baraquiniana Lem. 111. Hortic. 11: pl. 421. 1864. 



Billbergia boliviensis Baker, Handb. Bromel. 81. 1889. 

 Para : Cultivated material described as Billbergia baraquiniana Lem. No 



herbarium material from Brazil known. 

 Also: PerO, Bolivia. 



32. Billbergia zebrina (Herb.) Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: sub pl. 106S. 1827. 



Figure 123, 

 Broinelia scbrina Herb. Bot. Mag. 53 : pl. 26S6. 1826. 

 Billbergia cantcrae Andre, Rev. Hortic. 69 : 60, pl. 1897. 



Brazil: Freyreis (S) ; Saint-Hilaire AI-143 in part (P) ; C2-60 (P). Culti- 

 vated, Brctton (K, GH neg. 2716) ; Lindman A-3 (S). 



Minas Gerais: Contendas, Saint-Hilaire (P). 



Rio de Janeiro: Niteroi, Foster 104 (GH). 



Distrito Federal: Corcovado, Duscn 17059 (SP). Gavea, Freire & Vidal (R). 

 Quinta, Glaziou 16428 (P). Rio de Janeiro, Gaudichaud 363 (P) ; Glaziou 

 8020 (P) ; Regnell 210 (S). Tijuca, Foster 323 (GH) ; Luts 1446 (R) ; 

 Mosen 4663 (S) ; Smith & Brade 2240 (GH). 



Sao Paulo: Apiai, Rio Tijuco, M. Kuhhnann (SP). Canna Verde to Retiro de 

 Lagem, Regnell III-i2s6 (S). Lorena, Delfarge (RB). Mogi-Mirim, 

 Mosen 1730 (S). Monte Japui, Sao Vicente, L. B. Smith 2101 (GH). 

 Sao Joao de Boa Vista, Mosen 4430 (S). Mun. Amparo: Monte Alegre, 

 Kuhhnann & KUhn 408 (SP). 



Parana: Mun. Curitiba: Rio Tijuca, Foster 401 (GH). 



Santa Catarina: Mun. Ararangua: Jundia, Reits C-437 (GH, HBR). Mun. 

 Chai)ec6: Itapiranga, Reits 3824 (HBR). Mun. Jaragua do Sul : Corupa, 

 Reits 5708 (! Reitz). Mun. Palhoqa: Campo do Massiambti, Reits 5663 

 (I Reitz). 



Rio Grande do Sul: Hamburger Berg, Lindman A-663 (S). Sao Leopoldo, 

 Eugenio 313 (SP) ; 2046 (GH). 



33. Billbergia magnifica Mez, Bull. Herb. Boiss. II. 3 : 133. 1903. 

 EspIrito Santo: Santa Teresa, Foster 834 (US). 



Parana: Bocaiuva do Sul, Hatschbach 1610 (US). Jaguariaiva, Duscn 10780 



(GH, S, US); IIS9I (GH, S) ; 15612 (GH, S, US). 

 Also : Paraguay. 



34. Billbergia porteana Brongn. ex Beer, Bromel. 115. 1857. 



Brazil: Saint-Hilaire Bi-939 (P) ; Sellow bromel. 39 (P). Central Brazil, 

 Weddell 2518 (P). Rio or Sao Paulo, Weir (K, GH neg. 2715). 



