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12-15 in a dense rosette, ensiform-acuminate from an ovate base 

 an inch broad, above a foot long, not convolute, f in. broad low 

 down, rigidly coriaceous, thinly lepidote. Peduncle f ft. long ; 

 bract-leaves with long free linear points. Spikes 2, dense, 1|— 2 in. 

 long, |- in. diam. ; flower-bracts oblong-lanceolate, an inch long, 

 not lepidote. Calyx f in. long. Petal-blade oblanceolate, white, ^ in. 

 long. Stamens longer than the petals. 



Hab. Honduras, Gabb ! Described from a living plant that flowered at 

 Kew, Jan., 1880. 



85. T. POLYPHYLLA Baker. — Leaves very numerous, very rigid > 

 linear- subulate from an ovate base 1 in. diam., a foot long, |- in. 

 broad low down, densely adpresso-lepidote. Peduncle as long as 

 the leaves ; bract-leaves long-pointed. Panicle of 8-12 crowded 

 dense distichous spikes l-lf in. long, ^ in. diam. ; flower-bracts 

 oblong, acute, reddish, f in. long. Calyx shorter than the bract. 

 Petal-blade small, oblong. 



Hab. Bolivian Andes; Sorata, alt. 8000 ft., Mandon 1183 ! 



86. T. PARVispicA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1887, 244. — Leaves 

 20-30 in a dense rosette, ensiform-subulate from an ovate base an 

 inch broad, above a foot long, ^ in. broad low down, rigidly 

 coriaceous, densely finely lepidote on both surfaces. Peduncle] a 

 foot long ; bract-leaves much imbricated, with long free points. 

 Panicle dense, very narrow, 4-5 in. long ; spikes dense, simple, 

 erecto-patent, the lowest an inch long; branch-bracts ovate with 

 long linear points; flower-bracts ovate, -|-f in. long. Calyx nearly 

 as long as the bract. Corolla not seen. 



Hab. South Brazil, Glaziou 13258 ! 



87. T. RHODOciNCTA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 143. — Leaves 

 ensiform-acuminate, a foot long, an inch broad low down, rigidly 

 coriaceous, narrowed gradually to the point, obscurely lepidote, 

 with a narrow scariose red-brown margin. Peduncle as long as the 

 leaves ; bract-leaves crowded, erect, with long free lanceolate tips. 

 Inflorescence a congested oblong multifarious panicle 2-3 in. long ; 

 branch-bracts ovate-acuminate, lower 1^ in. long ; spikes dis- 

 tichous, 1-lJ in. long ; flower-bracts oblong, acute, glabrous, 

 ■^-f in. long. Calyx as long as the bract ; sepals much imbricated. 

 Petal-blade small, oblong. 



Hab. British Guiana ; Humirida Mountains, Appun 1416 ! ; summit of 

 Mount Boraima, Im Thurn 316 ! 



88. T. ANGusTiFOLiA Swartz Prodr. Fl. Ind. Occ. 57. — Leaves 

 10-12 in a rosette, ensiform-subulate from an ovate base an inch 

 broad, 1-1^ ft. long, | in. broad low down, rigidly coriaceous, con- 

 volute, finely lepidote on both surfaces. Peduncle much shorter 

 than the leaves ; bract-leaves with squarrose subulate free points. 

 Spikes 3-8, dense, ascending, simple, the end one 2-4 in. long, 

 ■Jin. broad; flower-bracts oblong-lanceolate, acute, glossy, reddish, 

 ■J-f in. long. Calyx as long as the bracts. Petals lilac, convolute 

 m a tube an inch longer than the calyx, shorter than the stamens. 

 Capsule an inch long. 



