378 — . 



spiuosura longum nigricans terminalae 8 — 10 mm. longao, 

 Flos pcdicollo longior cum eo 1 ceut. parumper siiperans. 

 Perigonii laciniae cxteriores coriaceae dorso convexae 

 lato-ellipticae apice siibemarginato oldique dliatatae, slrialae 

 suhpuberulap, raarginibus exleniiatae conico-convolutac, aplce 

 in spinam nigricautera divaricato - paiiilam pnngeutcm termi- 

 iiatac. Interiores paiillo lougiorcs angiistiores in alabastro 

 eonvolutae. Squamae niillae. Filamenfa brevia snbulata; 

 antherae lineares. Otarii Irilociilaris lociili plurioviilali 

 oviilis snbtriserialihiis. Bacca obovato-oblonga Irigona pe- 

 rigonio siiperala polysperma, seminibus trigono-compressis 

 subclavalis apice olitiisis, iimbilico quaiitura video, haud ap- 

 pondiculatis. 



BROMELIA Linn. 



1, Bromelia surinamensis. Racemo coarctalo - panirn- 

 lato (loccoso , ramis brevibus crassis compressis apice fasci- 

 cnlato- ßorifcris , fascicuüs bracteatis: bracteolis lato-trian- 

 gtilaribus spinoso -acutis floribnsqne irabricatis, perigonio 

 oblongo -elongato, laciniis exterioribns convolutis lanccolalis 

 acutis nuicronatis dorso acutissime carinatis, siylo porigo- 

 uiiini aeqtiante, stigmatibns 3 brcvibus liuearibus patiiiis. 



Crcscit siipra arbores TCtustas in via ad plant. Toiir- 

 tonne; ^^bracteae rubrae; flores (perigoniura externnm dello- 

 ratiiiH?) viridescenti - albidi"; m. Noverab. Folia radicalia 

 desniit; Jloralia in pedunculo communi iuUorcscentiae Jan- 

 ceolata integcrrima turfuraceo-lepidota, niutica, 20 — 25 ceui. 

 longa, superiora sensim breviora apice spinosa ; y/or«/ja seu 

 hracteac siib singulo inÜorescentiac ramo consiroiles. In- 

 ßorcscentia 25 — 30 cent. longa, rami iniirai 6 cent., supe- 

 riort's brevissirai, Bracleae florum fasciculos obvallanles 

 braclcolacquc singulum llorcm stipanlos tarinato- concavae 

 piingcnli - aculatae rigidac 3 — 1 '/2 '^*^'''- loug''^'- Flores in 



