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narrowed to 4 in. above the dilated base, not petioled, not at all 
n erect, 6-9 
rachis glabedriny: meiiouls a alien rel right red, the lower 4 in. 
long; bracts lanceolate, much longer ian the pedicels. Sepals 
lanceolate, naked, bright red, 3-1 in. long. Petals bright red, 2 in. 
long. Genitalia just exserted. —Rio Janeiro, Glaziou, 12238! 
Minas Geraes, Claussen! 
47. P.nupicena, Planch. in Flore des Serres, t. 847.--Acaulescent, 
oe Produced leaves ensiform, petioled, an inch broad, 
wed to both ends, ee bright green on both surfaces. 
Seainahs hints 1-14 ft. long. Racem — moderately dense, 
in. long; pedicels ascending, the lower 4-3 in. long; bracts 
gO as long as the pedicels. Botials i ianessotetis red, glabrous, 
1-1} in. long. Petals bright red, scaled at the base, more than 
twice as ; long as the sepals. Stamens and style shorter than the 
petals. — Venezuela, amongst the mountains of Merida, alt. 8000- 
9000 ft., Funck & Schlim. 
—Produced leaves ensiform, 2-8 ft 
surfaces, copiously spiny towards the base. Ra s dense, 
panicled ; pedicels ascending, the lower 4-4 in. long; bracts lanceo- 
late, shorter than the pedicels. Sepals lanceolate, glabrou in 
long; lower pedicels }-} in. long ; ; bracts lanceolate, 3-3 in. long. 
Reoale lanceolate, glabrous, {—} in. long. Petals red, above 2 in. 
long. Stamens and style just exserted—New Gr anada, in the 
mountains of Ocana, 4500-5000 ft., Kalbreyer, 1108. 
0. P. oreyaris, Baker. Whole plant 6 ft. high. Produced 
leaves ensiform, 2-3 ft. long, 18-20 | broad at the middle, not 
tinctly petioled, more firm in texture than is usual in the genus, 
n an d on both surfaces, free from prickles. Racemes 
copiously ang moderately dense; rachises ecient ; lower 
pedicels }-} in. long; bracts minute, lanceolate. Sepals lanceolate, 
glabrous, 4—-$ in ts ng. Petals bright red, an inch longer than 
sepals. Genitalia included. p Montene de Canelos, Andes of 
Eeuador, Spruce, 5899 ! 
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