TILLANDSIA. 175 



Hab. Paraguay, Balansa 709 1 Bolivia, in the province of Chiquitos, 

 Castelnau ! 



71. T. vERNicosA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1887, 241. — Leaves 

 about 30 in a dense rosette, ensiform-acuminate, 6-8 in. long, 

 narrowed gradually from a scarcely dilated base f in. diam. to the 

 tip, very thick and rigid in texture, deeply channelled all the way 

 down the face, pale green, glossy, finely lepidote, the outer spread- 

 ing widely. Peduncle under ^ ft. long ; upper bract-leaves entirely 

 adpressed, rigid, green, imbricated. Spikes 3-4, crowded, dense, 

 1-1-1 in. long, ^ in. diam. ; flower-bracts oblong, obtuse, rigid, ^ in. 

 long. Calyx as long as the bract. Petal-blade oblong, white, J in. 

 long. Stamens shorter than the petals. 



Hab. Parana, Christie I Flowered at Kew, Oct., 1861. 



72. T. STREPTOCARPA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1887, 241. — Leaves 

 about 20 in a lax basal rosette, linear-subulate, 6-8 in. long, J- in. 

 broad low down, rigidly coriaceous, deeply channelled down the 

 face, densely finely lepidote. Peduncle slender, 5-9 in. long ; 

 bract-leaves small, adpressed, lanceolate. Spikes 3-4, dense, 

 crowded, 1-2 in. long, ^ in. diam. ; flower-bracts oblong-lanceolate, 

 very rigid, -^ in. long. Calyx as long as the bract. Petals not 

 seen. Capsule cylindrical, li- If in. long. 



Hab. Paraguay, Balansa 615 I 



73. T. SETACEA Sw. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Occ. 593 ; Baker in Ref. 

 Bot. t. 288 (M.D.) non Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 3275. T. tenuifoHa 

 Linn, ex parte (Sloane Jam. i. 190, t. 122, fig. 1), E. Morren in 

 Belg. Hort. 1876, 199, t. 14. T.jiincifolia Kegel Gartenfl. t. 811, 

 T. Selloa K. Koch. T. juncea and T. pi?ii/olia Leconte. T. Bartrami 

 Elliott. Bonapartea juncea Ruiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. t. 262. Bene- 

 almia monastachya Linn. herb. ! Diaphor anthem a versicolor Beer. — 

 Leaves 30-40 in a dense rosette, subulate from a small ovate base, 

 firm in texture, -^-1 ft. long, yV~8 i^- diam. low down, thinly 

 lepidote. Peduncle 3-9 in. long ; bract-leaves with short setaceous 

 points. Spikes few, crowded, dense, 1-2 in. long, J-|- in. diam. ; 

 flower-bracts oblong-cuspidate, green, ^-| in. long. Calyx f in. 

 long. Petals bright violet, more than twice as long as the calyx, 

 convolute in a cylindrical tube shorter than the stamens. Capsule- 

 valves linear, an inch long. 



Hab. Mexico and Southern United States to South Brazil. T. caricifoUa 

 E. Morren, is a robust variety with leaves stouter than in the type. The 

 Mexican T. quadrangularis Mart, et Gal. Enum. 9, founded on Galeotti 4917, 

 is said to differ by its yellow Howers. T. ccespitosa Leconte, appears to be a 

 dwarf variety, with 3 — 4 flowers in a simple spike and leaves tinged with red. 



74. T. FLORiBUNDA H. B. K. Nov. Gen. i. 202. T. coarctata 

 Willd. Platystachys fiorihunda Beer. — Leaves densely rosulate, 

 linear-subulate, 6-8 in. long, ^ in. broad at the dilated base, firm in 

 texture, densely lepidote. Peduncle 4-6 in. long ; bract-leaves 

 crowded, long-pointed. Spikes 2-8, crowded, very dense, dis- 

 tichous, an inch long, \-\ in. diam. ; flower-bracts ovate, ^ in. 

 long and broad. Calyx shorter than the bract. Petal-blade violet, 

 as long as the calyx. 



