TILLANDSIA. 



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Hab. South Brazil; island of Paranagua, Platzmann. Described from 

 Prof. Morren's drawing, copied from one of Platzmann's. Near T. triticea and 

 T. Parheri. 



205. T. TEiTicEA Burcliell ; Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888,-42. -^ 

 Leaves lorate from a large ovate base, 3 in. broad, a foot long, 

 IJ in. broad at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous, deltoid- 

 cuspidate at the tip, copiously blotched with claret-purple. Peduncle 

 slender, as long as the leaves ; bract-leaves small, adpressed. 

 Panicle a foot long; spikes 10-12, arcuate, ascending, sublax, all 

 simple, 2-3 in. long; lower branch-bracts lanceolate, 1-1^ in. long; 

 flower-bracts oblong, obtuse, J in. long. Calyx as long as the 

 bract ; sepals obtuse. Petals not seen. Capsule-valves lanceolate, 

 f in. long. 



Hab. Brazil ; province of St. Paulo, Burcliell 3217. Collected in 1826. 



206. T. Paekeei Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 42. — Leaves lorate 

 from an ovate base 1|^ in. broad, a foot long, an inch broad at the 

 middle, flexible, subglabrous. Peduncle slender ; upper bract- 

 leaves small, adpressed, scariose. Panicle 6-8 in. long; branches 

 about 6, shortly peduncled, erecto-patent ; spikes moderately dense, 

 1-2 in. long ; flowers erecto-patent ; flower-bracts ovate-oblong, 

 subobtuse, J in. long. Calyx nearly as long as the bract ; sepals 

 obtuse. Capsule under an inch long. 



Hab. British Guiana, Parker ! Nearly allied to T. triticea. 



207. T. Brunonis Andre Enum. 8. — Kadical leaves lanceolate 

 or subulate, a foot long, 3-4 in. broad above the base, green, 

 glabrous, blotched with brown-violet at the base, bright red at the 

 tip. Peduncle cernuous, as long as the leaves, bright red, as are 

 the bracts and calyx ; bract-leaves lanceolate, imbricated. Panicle 

 pendent, a foot long, composed of about 20 spikes ; branch-bracts 

 ovate-acuminate, half as long as the spikes ; flower-bracts oblong, 

 acute, an inch long. Sepals acute, rather shorter than the bracts. 

 Petals linear, with a violet limb and a white claw. Stamens 

 shorter than the petals. 



Hab. Columbia ; between Bogota and Fusagasuga, alt. 9000 ft., Andre 1757. 

 Var. mutaUlis Andre has longer leaves and petals fading brown. 



208. T. Carrierei Andre Enum. 8. — Eadical leaves lorate, 

 obtuse, shortly cuspidate, glabrous, 1^ ft. long, If in. broad at the 

 middle. Peduncle cernuous, much shorter than the leaves ; bract- 

 leaves short, ovate, acute. Panicle narrow, moderately dense, a 

 foot long, composed of 15 dense elliptic 10-12-flowered spikes 2 in. 

 long ; branch-bracts ovate, acuminate, half as long as the spikes ; 

 flower-bracts ovate, very acute, | in. long. Sepals oblong-lanceo- 

 late, very acute, as long as the bracts. Corolla yellow, ^ in. longer 

 than the calyx. Capsule overtopping the bract. 



Hab. Columbia ; valley of Cauca, alt. 5500 ft., Andre 2700. 



209. T. compacta Griseb. in Gott. Nacht. 1864, 18. — Leaves 

 about a dozen in a rosette, lorate from an oblong base 1|- in. broad, 

 a foot long, an inch broad at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous. 

 Peduncle as long as the leaves ; bract-leaves many, small, ad- 

 pressed, imbricated. Panicle short, dense ; spikes oblong, erecto- 



