374 MONOCOTYLEDONEAE. PITCAIRNIA- 
Brom. p. 109. — Puya heterophylla Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t. 74. — Puya 
longifolia Morr. in Ann. Soc. Gand. 1846, p. 438 t. 101 et in Paxt. Fl. 
Gard. I, t. 86. — P. longifolia Beer (nec Hook.) Brom. p. 67. — 
P. Morrenii Lem. in Jard. fleur. III, t. 291; Beer, Brom. p. 67; 
C. Koch in Ind. Sem. hort. Berol. 1857, App. p. 7. — P. cernua Kth. 
et Bouché in Ind Sem. hort. Berol. 1848, p. 12; C. Koch in Ind. 
Sem. hort. Berol. 18571, p. 7. — P. exscapa Liebm. (nec Hook.) in Ind. 
Sem. hort. Haun. 1848, p. 12. — P. Liebmanni C. Koch in Ind. Sem. 
hort. Berol. 1857, p. 7. 
Acaulis, florifera vix ultra 0,1 m. alta. Folia solemniter dimorpha, 
altera persistentia e vaginis latissimis, subtus dense imbricalis bul- 
bum epigæum perconspicuum, brunneum efformantibus, dorso lepi- 
dotis demum glabratis in laminam brunneam vel subratram, subula- 
tam, rigide pungentem, usque ad 90 mm. longam sed saepissime 
breviorem, margine spinis usque ad 3 mm. longis, plerisque sursum 
spectantibus dense horrida; altera graminea, usque ad 0,5 m. longa, 
12 mm. lata, linearia, apice perlonge acuta, ad partem persistentem 
basalem exteriora spinulis parvis dense armata ceterum omnino 
inermia, læle viridia, utrinque glabra vel subtus parce lepidota. 
Inflorescentia per æstatem si folia elongata decisa sunt inter folia 
setiformia proveniens iis paullo brevior, sessilis, globosa v. subco- 
rymbosa, petalis computatis usque ad 60 mm. longa; rhachi abbre- 
viata; bracteis dorso (sæpius dense) lepidotis, virentibus v. rubenti- 
bus. Flores quoad magnitudinem aliquid variabiles, usque ad 55 mm. 
longi, pedicellis usque ad 3 mm. longis, erasse obconicis, dense brun- 
neo-lanatis stipitati, stricte erecli; sepalis læte virentibus vel basin 
versus rubentibus, usque ad 30 mm. longis, e basi 4,5 mm. lala sen- 
sim angustatis, dorso brunneo-lanuginosis. Petala usque ad 52 mm. 
longa. Antheræ ad 8 mm. longe. Ovula perlonge caudata. Capsula 
matura ad 16 mm. metiens, tenuiter ovoidea, peracuta, exteriore 
låtere opaca allutacea, intus atra pernitida; seminibus 4-1,5 mm. 
longis, utrinque cauda flavescente, subduplo longiore appendieulatis. 
Civitates terre firm: mari Caribæo Mexicanoque adjacentes, et 
epiphyta et saxicola frequens. — Mexico prope Orizaba: Bourgeau 
n. 2524, Bilimek n. 443, Fred. Müller n. 1461, ad Huatusco : 
Heller n. 233, loco non indicato : Botteri, Kerber n. 237; Guate- 
mala prope Yumaytepeque, dept. Sta. Rosa : Heyde et Lux n. 4994, 
ad Sta. Maria Ikibál : Bernoulli et Cario n. 683, loco non indicato: 
Salvin et Godman; Nicaragua: R. Tate n. 414, 445; Costarica prope 
S. Francisco, prov. S. José : J. Donnell-Smith n. 4939, Pittier 
n. 1961, 7302, ad S. José : Hoffman n. 568, prope Marajo : OEr- 
