44 A SYNOPSIS OF TILLANDSIE^ . 



Hab. Andes of Peru at Tarma, Ruiz $ Pavon. Oran, on trees 

 and rocks on the banks of the Eio Blanco, Lorentz, teste Grisebach 

 (" taller and leaves larger than in Peruvian type "). 



144. T. caracasana, n. sp. — Leaves lorate from an oblong 

 dilated base 3 in. long, 2 in. broad, thin, flexible, subglabrous, an 

 inch broad at the middle, deltoid-cuspidate at the apex. Peduncle 

 shorter than the leaves ; bract-leaves all adpressed. Inflorescence 

 a panicle with 8-9 erecto-patent distichous spikes 1-1 i m - l° n g» 

 f-f in. diam. ; lower branch-bracts as long as the spikes ; flower- 

 bracts oblong-cuspidate, glossy, f in. long. Calyx £ in. long, 

 reaching nearly to the tip of the bract ; sepals acute. Petal-blade 

 oblong, £ in. long. 



Hab. Caracas, Moritz 448 ! Described from a specimen in the 

 British Museum. Very near T. rubra R. & P. 



145. T. rubella, n. sp. — Root-leaves lorate from an ovate 

 dilated base, acute, a foot long, above an inch broad at the middle, 

 thin, flexible, subglabrous. Peduncle much longer than the leaves ; 

 bract-leaves ovate-lanceolate, imbricated, almost entirely adpressed 

 and scariose, the upper bright red. Inflorescence a panicle 6-8 in. 

 long; spikes numerous, simply distichous, erecto-patent, 1-H in. 

 long, f in. diam. ; branch-bracts ovate-cuspidate, shorter than the 

 spikes, bright red ; flower-bracts ovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute, 

 bright red, \ in. long. Calyx ± in. long, reaching to the tip of the 

 bract ; sepals glossy, much imbricated. Petal-blade narrow, acute, 

 \ in. long. Stamens not protruded beyond the petals. 



Hab. Andes of Bolivia, near Sorata, alt. 8000 ft., Mandon 

 1187 ! Nearly allied to T. rubra R. & P. 



146. T. Fendlem, Griseb. Gott. Nacht. 1864, 17.— Root-leaves 

 lorate, acute, with minute cross-ridges. Lower bract-leaves with 

 leafy-points. Inflorescence a panicle with a few long distichous 

 branches; flower-bracts ovate-oblong, acute. Calyx reaching to 

 the tip of the bract. Petal-blade small. 



Hab. Venezuela; between Caracas and Tovar, alt. 6000 ft., 

 Fendler 1515. This I have not seen. It is said to be nearly allied 



to 1\ rubra R. & P. 



147. T. Roezlii E. Morren in Belg. Hort. 1877, 272, t. 15. 

 Allardtia Roedii E. Morren, Cat. 1873, 3.— Leaves 15-20 in a 

 rosette, lorate from a dilated oblong base, 1-1^ ft. long, an inch 

 broad at the middle, deltoid at the apex, thin, flexible, subglabrous, 

 pale green blotched with darker green. Peduncle as long as the 

 leaves ; bract-leaves small, adpressed. Inflorescence a lax panicle 

 i ft. long, with about 4 distichous spikes 2-4 in. long, an inch 

 broad, the lower spreading; branch-bracts lanceolate, H-2 in. 

 long ; flower-bracts oblong-lanceolate, green, 1-1 \ in. long. Calyx 

 1 in. long, reaching to the tip of the bract ; sepals acute. Petal- 

 blade reddish, oblong-lanceolate, £ in. long. Stamens shorter than 

 the petals. 



Hab. Andes of Northern Peru ; discovered by Roezl in 1871 

 and brought into cultivation. 



148. T. rigidula, n. sp. — Basal leaves lorate from an ovate 

 dilated base 1| in. diam., a foot long, an inch broad at the middle, 



