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181. T. Wawranea Baker. Vriesea Wawranea Antoine, Brom. 



1, t. 1-2, — Leaves about 30 in a rosette, lorate, H-2 ft. long, 

 2^-3 in. broad, obtuse, cuspidate. Peduncle shorter than the 

 leaves ; bract-leaves small, adpressed, imbricated. Inflorescence a 

 lax simple spike of 8-10 erecto-patent flowers ; flower-bracts ovate, 

 acute, li in. long, dark green. Calyx yellowish green, 2 in. long; 

 sepals oblong, acute. Petal-blade oblong, spathulate, yellowish, 

 f-1 in. long. Stamens shorter than the petals. 



Hab. Locality unknown, probably Brazil. Described by Antoine 

 in 1884 from living plants in the Imperial Garden at Vienna. 



182. T. orizabensis, n. sp. — Leaves 20 or more in a rosette, 

 lanceolate from a dilated ovate base 2 in. broad, flexible, sub- 

 glabrous, a foot long, 1| in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually 

 to the point. Peduncle longer than the leaves ; lower bract-leaves 

 with large lanceolate free points. Inflorescence a lax simple dis- 

 tichous spike 6-8 in. long, 2i-S in. broad; flowers 12-20, erecto- 

 patent ; flower-bracts oblong, obtuse, 1-1$ in. long. Calyx i in. 

 longer than the bract ; sepals obtuse. Corolla not seen. Capsule- 

 valves 2 in. long, | in. broad. 



Hab. Central Mexico, in the Province of Orizaba, Bourgeau 



3055 ! Hahn ! Differs from T. ensiformis by bracts shorter than 

 calyx. 



183. T. haplostachya Sauvalle, FL Cub. 169. — Leaves lanceo- 

 late from a dilated ovate base. Peduncle twice as long as the 

 leaves ; bract-leaves adpressed. Inflorescence a lax simple spike, 

 with a flexuose rachis and flowers twice as long as the space between 

 them ; flower-bracts broad-ovate, subobtuse, longer than the calyx. 

 Sepals oblong. Petals greenish, twice as long as the calyx ; blade 

 spathulate. Stamens shorter than the petals. 



Hab. Eastern Cuba, near Monte Verde, Wright. 



184. T. gradata, n. sp. — Leaves lorate from an ovate base 

 3-4 in. long, 3 in. broad, flexible, subglabrous, 1| ft. long, l±-l£ in. 

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

 shorter than the leaves; bract-leaves imbricated, adpressed. In- 

 florescence a simple erect spike 8-9 in. long, with 20-25 flowers all 

 erecto-patent, contiguous in its upper half, a little spaced out in its 

 lower half; bracts bright red, ovate, the lower 1$ in. long, above 

 an inch broad, the upper suborbicular, about an inch long and 

 broad. Calyx | in. longer than the bract ; sepals acute. Petals 

 £ in. longer than the calyx ; blade oblong. Stamens a little longer 

 than the petals. 



Hab. South Brazil, Ghniou 15473 ! Near T. mdformis Vellozo. 



185. T. unilateralism n. sp. — Leaves above a dozen in a rosette, 



lorate from an oblong base 3 in. long, H-2 in. broad, thin, flexible, 

 subglabrous, above a foot long, an inch broad at the middle, plain 

 pale green on both surfaces, rounded at the apex to a minute cusp. 

 Peduncle rather longer than the leaves ; bract-leaves imbricated, 

 ^pressed. Inflorescence a simple unilateral spike 6-8 in. long; 

 flowers 9-12, erecto-patent; flower-bracts ovate, an inch long. 

 Calyx an inch long, with a short stout pedicel. Petals not seen. 

 valves of the capsule 1£ in. long, i in. broad. 



