tlLLANDSIA. ^17 



an inch broad at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous. Peduncle 

 shorter than the leaves ; bract-leaves adpressed, imbricated. Flowers 

 10-12 in a lax simple spike 8-10 in. long ; lower subpatent ; 

 flower-bracts oblong, obtuse, dark red, l|-2 in. long, an inch broad, 

 with a small decurved cusp. Calyx as long as the bract. Petal- 

 blade lingulate, yellow, ^ in. long, shorter than the stamens. 



Hab. Rio Janeiro, Gaiidichaud ! Bahia, Blanchet ! Near T. ensiformis. 

 Drawn by Prof. Morren, in 1880, from cultivated specimens. 



259. T. oRizABENSis Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 105. — Leaves 

 20 or more in a rosette, lanceolate from an ovate base 2 in. broad, 

 a foot long, 1^ in. broad at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous, 

 narrowed gradually to the point. Peduncle longer than the leaves ; 

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

 simple spike 8-8 in. long, 2^-3 in. broad ; flowers 12-20, erecto- 

 patent ; flower-bracts oblong, obtuse, 1-1| in. long. Calyx ^ in. 

 longer than the bract ; sepals oblong, obtuse. Petals not seen. 

 Capsule-valves 2 in. long, ^ in. broad. 



Hab. Mexico ; province of Orizaba, Bourgeau 3055 1 Hahn ! Allied to T. 

 ensiformis. 



260. T. HAPLOSTACHYA Sauvalle Fl. Cub. 169. — Leaves lanceo- 

 late from an ovate base. Peduncle twice as long as the leaves ; 

 bract-leaves adpressed. Liflorescence a lax simple spike, with a 

 flexuose rachis ; flower-bracts broad ovate, subobtuse. Calyx 

 shorter than the bracts ; sepals oblong. Petals greenish, spathu- 

 late, twice as long as the calyx. Stamens shorter than the petals. 



Hab. Eastern Cuba, Wright. 



261. T. GRADATA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 105. — Leaves lorate 

 from an ovate base 3 in. broad, 1^ ft. long, 1|- in. broad at the 

 middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous, deltoid-cuspidate at the apex. 

 Peduncle much shorter than the leaves ; bract-leaves adpressed, 

 imbricated. Spike simple, erect, 8-9 in. long ; flowers 20-25, all 

 erecto-patent; flower-bracts ovate, bright red, 1-lf in. long, an 

 inch broad. Calyx half inch longer than the bract ; sepals acute. 

 Petal-blade oblong, -| in. long, a little shorter than the stamens. 

 Hab. South Brazil, Glaziou 15473 ! Near T. ensiformis. 



262. T. HETEROSTACHYs Bakcr in Journ. Bot. 1888, 166. — ■ 

 Leaves lorate from an oblong base 2J in. broad, a foot long, above 

 an inch broad at the middle, flexible, subglabrous, deltoid-cuspidate 

 at the tip. Peduncle as long as the leaves ; bract-leaves imbricated. 

 Spike simple, erect, 6-8 in. long ; upper flowers crowded ; the 

 rest non-contiguous, erecto-patent ; flower-bracts oblong, obtuse, 

 1^-1 1 in. long, an inch broad. Calyx as long as the bract. Petals 

 not seen. 



Hab. South Brazil, Glaziou 13260 1 Near T. ensiformis. 



263. T. suBSEcuNDA (Wittm.). — Leaves about 20 in a dense 

 rosette, ensiform from an ovate base, acuminate, brownish-green, 

 about a foot long, above ^ in. broad at the middle. Peduncle as 

 long as the leaves. Spike lax in the lower half, subsecund, 3-4 in. 

 long, 1 in. diam. ; flower-bracts ovate, acute, ascending, an inch 



