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broad, 6-9 in. long, above ^ in. broad low down, rigidly coriaceous, 

 densely persistently lepidote. Peduncle curved, 3 in. long ; bract- 

 leaves with long free points. Inflorescence a moderately dense 

 simple spike 8-9 in. long, | in. diam. ; flower-bracts ovate, obtuse, 

 an inch long, equalling the internodes. Calyx nearly as long as 

 the bract. Petal-blade narrow, f in. long. Capsule-valves lanceo- 

 late, 1|- in. long. 



Hab. Mountains of Venezuela, Fendler 1524 ! 



126. T. suBLAXA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1887, 280. — Leaves few 

 in a rosette, ensiform- setaceous from an ovate base an inch broad, 

 6-9 in. long, i in. broad low down, rigidly coriaceous, thinly 

 lepidote. Peduncle as long as the leaves ; bract-leaves with long 

 free points. Inflorescence a moderately dense simple spike 4-5 in. 

 long, f in. diam; flowers 6-8 on a side, very ascending; rachis 

 flexuose ; flower-bracts oblong-lanceolate, f-f in. long. Calyx 

 ^ in. long ; sepals oblong, obtuse. Petal-blades lilac, convolute in 

 a cylindrical tube f in. long. Capsule an inch long. 



Hab. Jamaica, Purdie ! Porto Kico, Sintenis 6885 ! St. Domingo, Eggers 

 1569 1 2618! Habit of T.polystachya, from which it differs by its simple sub- 

 lax spike. I cannot, from the brief description, separate the Mexican T. 

 variabilis Schlecht. in Linnasa xviii. 418. 



127. T. GONioKACHis Baker in Journ. Bot. 1887, 303. — Leaves 

 densely rosulate, lanceolate-setaceous from an ovate base l^- in. 

 broad, nearly a foot long, f in. broad low down, tapering gradually 

 to a short convolute point, rigidly coriaceous, densely finely lepi- 

 dote. Peduncle as long as the leaves ; bract-leaves crowded, with 

 long setaceous points. Inflorescence a moderately dense spike a 

 foot long, with a stout naked very flexuose axis ; flowers ascending, 

 12-15 on a side ; flower-bracts broad ovate, coriaceous, glabrous, 

 f in. long and broad. Calyx an inch long ; sepals oblong, obtuse, 

 much imbricated. Petals and capsule not seen. 



Hab. South Brazil, Glaziou 15471 1 16462 ! A very distinct species, with 

 a calyx like that of a Vriesea. 



128.* T. DASYLiRHFOLiA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1887, 304. — 

 Leaves linear-subulate, very thick and rigid in texture, a foot long, 

 -^ in. broad low down, tapering gradually to the point, obscurely 

 lepidote. Inflorescence panicled ; branches ^ ft. long ; rachis 

 naked, flexuose ; flowers 8-10, ascending ; flower-bracts ovate- 

 oblong, obtuse, rigid, naked, | in. long. Calyx J in. longer than 

 the bract. Petal-blade oblong, violet, ^ in. long. Stamens longer 

 than the petals. 



Hab. Holbox Island, Bay of Honduras, Gaumer ! Eeceived from Mr. F. D. 

 Godman, F.E.S., in 1886. 



129. T. Fraseri Baker. — Basal leaves not seen.— Inflorescence 

 an ample panicle ; lower branches with about 10 moderately dense 

 spicate branchlets 2-2|- in. long, ^ in. broad ; branch-bracts small, 

 ovate ; flower-bracts ovate, acute, |~^ in. long. Calyx nearly as 

 long as the bract ; sepals oblong, subacute. 



Hab. Andes of Ecuador, Fraser ! (Herb. Mus. Brit.). 



