TILLANDSIA. 207 



8-9 erecto-patent spikes 1-1 J in. long, f in. diam. ; lower branch- 

 bracts as long as the spikes ; flower-bracts oblong-cuspidate, glossy, 

 J in. long. Calyx -J in. long ; sepals acute. Petal-blade oblong, 



1 in. long. 



Hab. Caracas, Moritz 448 ! (Herb. Mus Brit.). Near T. rubra. 



215. T. EoEZLii E. Morren in Belg. Hort. 1877, 272, t. 15 

 (M.D.). Allardtia Roezlii E. Morren. Vriesea Roezlii Linden. — 

 Leaves 15-20 in a dense rosette, lanceolate from an oblong base 



2 in, broad, IJ ft. long, IJ in. broad at the middle, thin, flexible, 

 subglabrous, marked on the back with blackish blotches running 

 into transverse bands. Peduncle as long as the leaves ; upper 

 bract-leaves with short lanceolate free points. Inflorescence a lax 

 panicle ^ ft. long, consisting of a few simple sessile dense spikes 

 2-4 in. long, f-1 in. broad ; branch-bracts small, red, lanceolate ; 

 flower-bracts ovate-lanceolate, green, 1-1|- in. long. Calyx an inch 

 long. Petal-blade reddish-lilac, ^ in. long. Stamens shorter than 

 the petals. 



Hab. Andes of North Peru. Introduced by Roezl in 1871. 



216. T. BUBELLA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 44. — Leaves 

 lanceolate from an ovate base 2 in. broad a foot long, an inch broad 

 at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous. Peduncle much longer 

 than the leaves ; bract-leaves ovate-lanceolate, almost entirely 

 adpressed, the upper bright red. Panicle 6-8 in. long ; spikes 

 many, erecto-patent, 1-lJ in. long, | in. broad; branch-bracts 

 ovate-cuspidate, shorter than the spikes, bright red ; flower-bracts 

 ovate-oblong, J in. long, bright red. Calyx as long as the bract ; 

 sepals glossy, much imbricated. Petal-blade narrow, J in. long. 

 Stamens not longer than the petals. 



Hab. Andes of Bolivia ; Sorata, alt. 8000 ft., Mandon 1187 1 Near T. maculata. 



217. T. Fendleri Griseb. in Gott. Nacht. 1864, 17.— Root- 

 leaves lorate, acute, with minute cross ridges. Inflorescence a 

 panicle with a few long distichous branches ; flower- bracts ovate - 

 oblong, acute. Calyx as long as the bract. Petal-blade small. 



Hab. Venezuela ; between Caracas and Tovar, alt. 6000 ft., Fendler 1515. 

 Allied to T. rubra. 



218. T. RiGiDULA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 44. — Leaves lorate 

 from an ovate dilated base 1|- in. broad, a foot long, an inch broad 

 at the middle, deltoid at the tip, subrigid, green, subglabrous. 

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

 Spikes 2, distichous, the end one 6-8 in. long, IJ in. diam. ; lower 

 flowers patent ; flower-bracts ovate, obtuse, -|-f in. long. Calyx 

 glabrous, ^ in. longer than the bract; sepals obtuse. Petal-blade small. 



Hab. British Guiana, Appun 8i0 ! Very distinct. 



219. T. LuciDA E. Morren (M.D.). — Leaves 20-30, densely 

 rosulate, lanceolate from an ovate base, afoot long, l^in. broad at the 

 middle, thin, flexible, green above, glaucous beneath. Peduncle l|-ft. 

 long ; upper bract-leaves with short lanceolate reflexing tips. 

 Spikes about 5, dense, ascending, 5-6 in. long, an inch broad ; 

 branch-bracts small; flower-bracts ovate, acute, greenish-purple, 



