TILLANDSIA. 209 



as long as the leaves ; upper bract-leaves with large erect lanceo- 

 late tips. Panicle lax, 2-3 ft. long, 5-6 in. broad ; branch-bracts 

 lanceolate, 2-3 in. long ; numerous branches patent, compound ; 

 spikes 1^-2 in. long, ^ in. broad ; flower-bracts oblong, J-f in. long. 

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

 violet. Stamens not longer than the petals. Capsule f in. long. 



Hab. Guatemala. Introduced by Warszcewicz about 1856, and again by 

 Rodrigues in 1884. 



225. T. MARTiNiCENsis Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 168. — Leaves 

 lorate from an ovate base 2^-3 in. broad, 1^ ft. long. If in. broad 

 at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous. Peduncle as long as the 

 leaves. Panicle 1^ ft. long ; branches very numerous, spreading or 

 ascending, the central sometimes slightly compound ; branch-bracts 

 ovate, acute, shorter than the spikes ; spikes 2-3 in. long, f in. 

 broad ; flower-bracts ovate ^-^ in. long. Calyx ^-^ in. long ; sepals 

 obtuse. Petals and capsule not seen, 



Hab. Forests of Martinique, Hahn 621, ex parte ! 523 ! 623 ! Near T. 

 cyanea. 



226. T. ExcELSA Griseb. Fl. Brit. West. Ind. 597. — Leaves 

 lorate from an oblong base 2-8 in. broad. If ft. long, 2 in. broad 

 at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous. Peduncle stout, as long 

 as the leaves ; lower bract-leaves with large lanceolate free points. 

 Panicle lax, a foot long ; many lower branches compound, spread- 

 ing ; lower branch-bracts ovate-lanceolate, 3 in. long ; spikes 

 1-2 in. long, f-l- in. broad ; flower-bracts oblong-lanceolate, f in. 

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

 long. Capsule an inch long. 



Hab. Jamaica ; mountains of Manchester and Westmoreland, Purdie ! 

 Eastern Cuba, Wright 1517 ! 



227. T. RAEiFLOEA Andre Enum. 8. — Leaves lanceolate, 3 ft. 

 long, 2-2|- in. broad at the middle, glabrous. Peduncle stout, 

 3-6 ft. long ; bract-leaves ovate -lanceolate, slightly imbricated. 

 Panicle long ; branches very distant, upper simple, lower com- 

 pound ; flowers very laxly disposed ; branch-bracts lanceolate- acu- 

 minate, 1^-2 in. long ; flower-bracts ovate, acute. Flowers only 

 seen imperfectly developed. 



Hab. Columbia ; valley of Cauca, alt. 5500 ft., Andre 2333. 



228. T. DENUDATA Andre Enum. 8. — Leaves lanceolate, acute, 

 l-|-2 ft. long, thick, coriaceous, glabrous. Peduncle robust, 8-9 ft. 

 long. Panicle very lax; branches distant, the lower compound, 

 flexuose, cernuous, bearing 2-4 spikes 1-lf in. long; branch- 

 bracts lanceolate, 3-4 in. long ; flower-bracts acute under an inch 

 long. Sepals oblong, acute, f in. long. Capsule half as long 

 again as the bract. 



Hab. Andes of Columbia and Ecuador, alt. 6000—9000 ft., Andre 1358. 



229. T. ELATA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 46. — Leaves lorate, 

 2i-3 ft. long, 2 in. broad at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous. 

 Peduncle stout. Panicle lax, 2|^-3 ft. long ; central branches 

 copiously compound ; branch-bracts oblong-lanceolate, 2-3 in 



