NO. I BROMELIACEAE OF BRAZIL — SMITH 257 



Pitcairnia xanthocalyx Mart. Hort. Monac. Sem. for 1848: 4. 1848; Mart. Fl. 

 Bras. 3, pt. 3:438. 1894. 



The species is native of Mexico. Here again Brazil seemed the 

 probable origin for an ornamental cultivated species. 



Quesnelia chacoensis Rojas, Bull. Geogr. Bot. 26:159. 1918; Pflanzenreich 

 IV. 32: 176. 1935. 



Only written evidence is available on this species but the description 

 indicates the genus Dyckia, not Quesnelia, and "Chaco" would indicate 

 Paraguay, Argentina, or Bolivia, not Brazil. 



Quesnelia lamarckii Baker, Handb. Bromel. 85. 1889. 



This is a synonym of Musa coccinea Andr. Being from Guiana it 

 would not require noting here except that Quesnelia has been indicated 

 as endemic to Brazil in the systematic treatment above. 



Quesnelia tillandsioides (Baker) Mez in Mart. Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 3:386, pi. 75. 

 1892. 

 Billbergia tillandsioides Baker, Handb. Bromel. 84. 1889. 



This supposed species consists of a rosette of a Vriesia (probably 

 V. corcovadensis (Britten) Mez) and the scape and inflorescence of 

 Quesnelia liboniana (De Jonghe) Mez in close juxtaposition. 

 Whether it is an error of attempted reconstruction in preparing the 

 specimen or a deliberate hoax as some would claim, it has been the 

 source of no small confusion and embarrassment. 



Tillandsia bandensis Baker, Journ. Bot. 25 : 235. 1887 ; DC. Monogr. Phan. 

 9:858. 1896. 



This species has been cited from Brazil on the basis of the type, 

 which actually came from Uruguay. 



Tillandsia bracteata Veil. Fl. Fluminensis 132. 1825 ; Icon 3 : pi. 125. 1835. 



It has not been possible to link this name with any known species. 

 From the illustration it appears to be an Aechmea like Ae. fasciata 

 (Lindl.) Baker but with sepals too large and pointed for that species. 



Tillandsia brasiliensis Larranaga, Escritos D. A. Larranaga i : 396. 1922. 



The description given the above is so vague and general that it is 

 impossible to identify it. No material is known to exist. 



Tillandsia comata Veil. Fl. Fluminensis 136. 1825 ; Icon. 3 : pi. 140. 1835. 



The illustration indicates an Aechmea with the habit of Ae. cariocae 

 L. B. Smith, but the floral bracts are much too long for that species. 



