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Subgenus 9. Chevaliera (Gaudich.) — Inflorescence a dense 

 simple strobiliform spike, each flower subtended by a large ovate 

 coriaceous bract. Ovary flattened on the side tov^ards the axis. 



Stem-leaves produced, ensiform, like those of 



Bromelia Sp. 111-112. 



Stem-leaves scariose, erect, imbricated . . Sp. 113-119. 



Subgenus 10. Maceochoedium (De Vriese). — Flowers densely 

 spicate, imbedded in tomentum. Bracts and sepals ovate, not 

 mucronate. Stigmas shorter than in the other subgenera, but 

 finally a httle twisted Sp. 120-122. 



Subgenus 11. Canisteum (E. Morren). — Flowers congested into a 

 globose capitulum, surrounded by a whorl of ovate coloured outer 

 bracts, as in Nidularium. 



Outer bract-leaves bright red . . Sp. 123-125. 

 Outer bract-leaves green . . Sp. 126-127. 



Outer bract-leaves white . . Sp. 128. 



Subgenus 1. ^chmea peoper. 



1. M. paniculata Euiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. iii. 37, t. 264. — 

 Leaves 20-30 in a lax rosette, lanceolate, above a foot long, 

 1J~2 in. broad, narrowed gradually to the point, the close ascending 

 horny marginal teeth ^-J in. long. ** Peduncle lateral as regards 

 the rosette." Inflorescence a lax ample panicle, the lower branches 

 6-9 in. long, subtended by a large lanceolate bract, the secondary 

 racemes oblong-cylindrical, 3 in. diam., the upper peduncles bear- 

 ing one, the lower 2-3 flowers, each clasped at the base by a 

 round-cordate obtuse flower-bract I in. long, with a brown pungent 

 mucro nearly as long as the lamina. Calyx, including ovary, 

 |-f in. long ; sepals lanceolate, minutely cuspidate, J— §- in. long. 

 Petals about an inch long, greenish yellow, twisted after flowering. 



Hab. Andes of Peru, Pavon ! Described from Pavon's type-specimen at 

 the British Museum. I doubt the peduncle being really external to the rosette 

 of leaves, as it is drawn in the plate of the ' Flora Peruviana.' The specimen 

 does not show that such is the case, and in all its allies the peduncle is central. 



2. M. NoTTiGii Wawra, Itin. Prin. Sax. Cob. 147, t. 24 & 35 a. 

 — Leaves numerous, ensiform from an ovate base, 1-J- ft. long, 

 above an inch broad at the base, very acute, pruinose on the back, 

 the marginal teeth minute and black. Peduncle stout, reddish, 

 shorter than the leaves. Inflorescence a lax, tripinnate panicle a 

 foot long, with corymbose branches, large scariose pale branch- 

 bracts, long arcuate pedicels and minute flower-bracts. Ovary with 

 calyx f in. long, green, clavate ; sepals as long as the ovary, 

 imbricated, oblique, shortly mucronate. Petals pink, oblanceolate- 

 unguiculate, above an inch long. 



Hab. Woods of South Brazil; Entrerios, near Petropolis, Wawra, ii. 108. 



