142 a synopsis of titjlandsie;e. 



scribed from a specimen given by Lord Colchester to Mr. Bentliam 

 m 1832. 



224. T. cryptantha, n. sp. — Tufts crowded. Basal leaves 

 few, lanceolate-acuminate from a dilated ovate base an inch broad, 

 8-9 in. long, recurved, moderately firm in texture, J in. broad at 

 the middle, finely persistently lepidote on both surfaces, tapering 

 very gradually to a long point. Peduncle about 3 in. long ; bract- 

 leaves very large, crowded, lanceolate-acuminate, recurved. In- 

 florescence a dense globose capitulum, much overtopped by the 

 ovate-acuminate bracts, which are 4 in. or more long and quite 

 similar to the leaves in texture. Flowers single in the axils of the 

 bracts on short stout pedicels. Calyx above \ in. long ; sepals 

 oblong. Capsule-valves lanceolate, \\ in. long. 



Hab. Mexico; Cuernavaca, Bourgeon 1423 ! 



225. T. macrochlamys, n. sp. — Basal leaves 1-li ft. long, 

 lanceolate-acuminate from a dilated oblong base 1A in. broad, 



h-i in. broad at the mid He, tapering gradually to a long point, 

 firm in texture, obscurely lepidote. Peduncle a foot or more long; 

 bract-leaves crowded, large, lanceolate from a loosely- clasping 

 ovate base f-1 in. broad. Inflorescence a large oblong capituluin, 

 with single flowers in the axils of thin glabrous ovate-acuminate 

 bracts 3-4 in. long, 1-1£ in, broad. Calyx f in. long, enclosed in 

 a pair of subcoriaceous oblong-navicular bracteoles ; sepals obtuse, 

 much imbricated. Petals and capsule not seen. 



Hab. Central Mexico, Hahnl Gathered during the French 

 Expedition of 1865-6. 



226. T. longipetala, n. sp. — Leaves short, green ab )ve, tinged 

 with red beneath. Inflorescence a lax multifarious spike 3-4 in. 

 long, each flower subtended by a clmrtaeeous rose-tinted spreading 

 or falcate lanceolate bract 3-4 in. long. Calyx 1 in. long. Petal- 

 blade white, oblanceolate-ungniculate, protruding an inch beyond 



the calyx. Stamens nearly as long as the petals. 



Hab. Andes of Columbia, alt. 3000-4000 ft. I know this very 

 distinct species only from a dried spike sent to Kew for determina- 

 tion by MesM-s. Sander & Co., of St. Alban's, in March, 1881. 



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227. T. biflora Ruiz et Pavon, Fl. Peruv. t. 268 b; Ko m. et 



Schultes, Syst. Veg. vii. 1228. Diaphoranthenut bift*tm Beer, Brom. 

 156. — Acaulescent. Leaves 20-30 in a dense rosette, lanceolate 

 from an ovate base an inch broad, thin, subglabrous, pale green, 

 half a foot long, £-f in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually 

 to the point. Peduncle aa long as the 1 ives ; bracts large, lanceo 

 late. Flowers in a small moderately dense non-distichous pamcl 

 3-4 in. long; lower branch bracts thin, ovate-acuminate, about as 

 long as the congested few-flowered spikes; flower-bracts small, 

 ovate, obtuse. Calyx glabrous, -£ in. long; sepals obtuse. Petals 

 not seen. Capsule- valves lanceolate, more than twice as long as 

 the calyx. 



Hab. Peru; Andes of Muna Ruiz d Pavon, Eastern ( rdillera 

 at Tabina, L hler 2132! Andes of Bolivia, alt. 8OO0-90GO it., 

 Man (km 1174! 



