AREGELIA. BROMELIACEAE (AUCTORE C. MEZ). 71 
e 0,4 m. longa, 37 mm. lata, saturate viridia, subtus cinereo -lepi- 
dota vittisque permanifestis lepidotis ornata. Inflorescentia caule 
brevissimo, vaginis latissime subtriangulo-ovalis, apice manifeste 
acuminato-acutis, subintegerrimis, pulchre rubris vel basin versus 
albidis, inflorescentia brevioribus induto stipitata, bracteolis membra- 
naceo-subhyalinis apice pulchre rubris, valde concavis, presertim 
dorso apiceque laciniolis brunneis, lepidotis obsitis, + 38 mm. longis, 
7 mm. latis. Flores pedicellis 4 mm. vel ultra longis slipitali ; sepalis 
sanguineis, presertim apice perlonge filiformi-acuto et uncinulato 
lloccose ferrugineo-lepidotis, ad 2 mm. connatis tum ad 18 mm. 
liberis, valde asymmetricis. Petala basi lactea, apicem versus pallide 
cœrulea, intus paullo rubentia, + 20 mm. longa, altissime connata ; 
lobis subacuminato-acutis, reflexo-patentibus. Stamina filamentis 
- brevissime tantum liberis ; antheris sulphureis, subovatis, ZZ 5 mm. 
longis, basi longe incisis lateque rotundatis, apice breviter acutis et 
in dentem parvum mucroniformen productis, vix in 1/3 longit. dorsi- 
fixis. Ovarium subellipsoideo-triangulare, 13 mm. longum, 4 mm. 
diam. metiens, apice minute constrictum ; placentis interno loculo- 
rum angulo medium inter apicemque affixis. Fructum non vidi. 
Brasilia centralis. Per caldaria divulgata. — (V. viv. in hort. Leod., 
Lugd.-Bat., Kew., Vratisl. a el. Barbey communicat.; v. s. in herb. 
Leod., Mez., Vratisl.) 
8. A. eruenía; folis utriculum apice constrictum haud for- 
mantibus, margine spinis validis densiuscule armatis, dorso + vit- 
talis; inflorescentia multiflora; bracteis late ovato-sublinearibus, 
sepala æquantibus vel iis paullo brevioribus, apice rotundatis cuculla- 
lisque; floribus ad 45 mm. longis; sepalis glabris, peracutis ; petalis 
triste atro-violaceis. — Bromelia cruenta Grah. in Edinb. Phil. 
Journ. 4828, Oct.-Dec., p. 174; Beer, Brom. p. 31, 164. — Bill- 
bergia cruenta Hook. in Bot. Mag. t. 2892; R. et S. Syst. VII, 
P. 1254. — Nidularium cruentum Regel in Gartenfl. 1839, p. 267; 
Ind. Sem. h. Petrop. 4860, p. 31; Mez in Fl. bras. p. 241. — Karatas 
cruenta Bak. Brom. p. 10. — Regelia cruenta Lindm. in Oefvers. 
Ak. Holm. 1890, p. 543. T 
Folia ad 20 perdense rosulata, basi in vaginam ovalem, dense 
lepidotam, prope apicem sspe dilute violaceo-coloratam dilatata, 
rigide Coriacea, margine spinulis validis, rectis sursum spectantibus 
densiuscule armata, apice macula sordide purpurea ornata mucrone 
mposito rotundata, latissime linearia, + 0,4 m. longa, 70 mm. lata, 
utrinque viridia subtus transverse lepidoto-vittata. Inflorescentia 
