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FASCICULARIA . BROMELIACEAE (AUCTORE C. MEZ). UAE 
Verlot in Rev. Hortic. 1868, p. 211 c. fig. — Rhodostachys pitcairnii- 
folia Benth. et Hook. Gen: III, p. 662; Bak. Brom. p.28. — Pourretia 
Joinvillei Hort. : Chantin in Journ. Soc. Centr. Hortic. France, 
1871, p. 360. — Billbergia Joinvillei Hort. van Houtte, Cat. 1871, 
n. 138; Bromelia Joinvillei Morr. in Belg. hortic. 1876, p. 161, 
t. 10-14. — Rh. Joinvillei Benth. et Hook. Gen. III, p. 662. — 
Pourretia flexilis et P. Mexicana Hort.ap. Morr. in Belg. hortic. 
1816, p. 164. 
Florifera vix ultra 0,5 m. alta, sæpius fere 2 m. diamet. metiens. 
Folia basi in vaginam conspicuam, ovato-triangularem, in exterio- 
ribus brunnescentem in interioribus albam, utrinque presertim 
apicem versus membrana e lepidibus albidis formata obtectam, mar- 
gine prope apicem spinulis parvis, brunnescentibus, rectis patenti- 
busque armatam dilatata, anguste linearia apicemque versus persensim 
angustata, sepius ultra 4 m. longa, super vaginam usque ad 18 mm. 
lata, crasse coriacea, margine spinulis virentibus, plano-compressis, 
haud ultra 4,5 mm. longis, infimis rectis patentibus reliquis sursum 
uncinatis densiuscule armata, glauco-virentia. Inflorescentia perdense 
capitatim corymbosa, foliis intimis optime rubentibus cineta ; bracteis 
sepalorum basin paullo superantibus, ex ungue lineari, integerrimo 
glabroque in laminam obovatam vel late ellipticam, margine densis- 
sime fimbriato-serrulatam, presertim dorso membrana nivea e lepi- 
dibus formata dense obtectam dilatatis. Flores quoad magnitudinem 
satis variabiles, 40-60 mm. longi, basi sensim attenuati, pulcherrime 
violacei vel ecrulei ; sepalis 17-22 mm. longis, apice sepius irregu- 
lariter incurvis, margine anguste hyalinis, intus glabris dorso paullo 
carinatis præsertim ad apicem valde lepidotis basin versus glabres- 
centibus. Petala 22-24 mm. longa, stricte erecta per anthesin apice 
Técurvo-patentia, anguste elliptica, infima basi prope marginem callis 
binis carnosis parvis (ligulis reductis) aucta. Stamina filamentis tenui- 
ter filiformibus basin versus paullo dilatatis ; antheris flavidis, tenuibus, 
peranguste linearibus, ad 9 mm. vel paullo ultra longis, basi rotun- 
datis apice acutiusculis, in1 /8 longit. dorsifixis. Ovarium valde plano- 
compressum anguste bialatum, subglabrum, apice tubum epigynum 
Pereonspicuum, infundibuliformem praebens ; stylo basin versus 
paullo incrassato, triangulari; stigmatibus 3 antheras medio attin- 
gentibus iisque cinctis, per anthesin suberectis; ovulis quoque in — ; 
loculo paucis, crasse ellipsoideis vel globosis, apice breviter umbona- ^ 
lis. Fructus ignotus. 
Chile, loco non indicato : Reed. (V. v. in hortis plerisque mihi s f S 
notis et s. spont. in herb. André.) 
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