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^CHMEA 



^CHMBA 



ovary inferior, 3-oelled. The flowers are sub- 

 tended by (in the axUs of) flower-bracts ; the entire head 

 or flower-cluster is often reinforced or subtended by 

 conspicuous leaf -bracts ; in the compound-inflorescence 

 types, the individual branches are usually subtended by 

 branch-bracts. In some species, as ji.iaZiMdei and A. 

 Marice-JRegince, the large colored leaf-bracts are the 

 most conspicuous part of the plant. In others, as A. 

 Veitchii, the entire head is the showy part. Monograph 



Adonis autumnalis. 



by Baker, Journ. Bot. 1879: 129, 161, 226. Includes Ca- 

 nistrtom, JSi'hinostachys, Sohenbergia , Hoplophytum, 

 Jjamprococeus, IKronneava, Pothuava ; and some of 

 the species have been referred to Billbergia, Cryptan- 

 thus, Gwzmannia, Tillandsia, Chevaliera, etc. For cul- 

 ture, see Billbergia. 



A. Fls. 2-ranked on the branehlets. 



distioh&ntha, Lemaire. Lvs. 2-3 ft. long, with a di- 

 lated base 4-5 in. long and half as wide, the blade rigid 

 and channelled, edges prickly: scape 1-lK ft.: fls. in a 

 bipinnate panicle 4-7 in. long and half as wide, the 

 petals tongue-shaped and red-purple, longer than the 

 obtuse-cuspidate sepals: fl. -bract pocket-like, %in. long. 

 Braz. B.M. 5447. 



AA. Fls. multifarious,— in several or many rows on the 



spike or branehlets, 



B. Inflorescence simple. 



0. Ovary compressed or flattened. 



Lallndei, Lind. & Bod. Large (3-4 ft.), with long and 

 broad spine-edged lvs.: spike very dense, greenish 

 white, from the color of the aggregated calicos, the fls. 

 subtended by many deflexed, showy red, long-pointed, 

 entire bract-lvs.: corolla not exserted. New Granada. 

 I.H. 30: 481. -Striking. 



Marlse-Beirlnee, Wendl. Smaller than the last in all 

 its parts : petals blue-tipped when young, fading to 

 crimson like the bracts, half as long again as the mealy 

 cuspidate .sepals ; fl. -bracts entire, small, not showy : 

 bract-lvs. toothed. Costa Bica. B.M. 6441.— One of the 

 best species. 



Veitchii, Baker. Lvs. spotted, serrate : petals pale, a 

 little longer than the sepals : fl. -bracts conspicuous, 

 toothed, scarlet: bract-lvs. greenish, erect, serrate, not 

 encompassing the inflorescence. S. Amer. B.M. 6329.— 

 Beferred to Ananas by Bentham & Hooker. 

 00. Ovary terete {cylindrical). 

 D. Head oblong. 



Lindeni, Koch {Hoplophytum Lindeni, Morr.). Lvs. 

 dilated and entire at base, the blade minutely toothed 

 and 2-3 ft. long, the tip broad-rounded and short-cuspi- 

 date: petals lemon-yellow, twice as long as sepals. Braz. 

 B.M. 6565. 



DD. Head globose. 



calycul&ta, Baker (Hoplophytum calyculAtum, Morr.). 

 Lvs. about 1 ft. long, with an oblong, dilated base, the blade 

 minutely toothed and rounded at the tip, but terminated 

 with a minute cusp: scape shorter than the lvs., with 

 several deciduous lanceolate bract-lvs. : petals tongue- 

 shaped, not half an inch long, bright yellow: fl. -bracts 

 small, entire, reddish. S. Amer. 



fasci^ta, Baker {Billbirgia fasci&ta, Lindl. B. rho- 

 docyhnea, Lemaire). Lvs. 1-2 ft. long, with an oblong 

 entire clasping base, the blade strongly toothed and the 

 back marbled with whitish cross-lines, the tip rounded 

 and mucronate : scape 1 ft. high, floccose, the several 

 bract-lvs. pale red and erect ; petals Jiin. long, pink. 

 Braz. B.M. 4883. B.R. 1130. F.S. 3: 207. -Inflorescence 

 sometimes forked. 



BB. Inflorescence branched {or compound) . 



0. Calyx and ovary not longer than the fl. -bract. 



glomer&.ta, Hook. Lvs. strongly toothed, lK-2 ft. 

 long: fls. in dense, rounded spikes disposed in a narrow 

 panicle 1 ft. long ; petals blue or violet, longer than the 

 calyx : fl.-braots long, pointed, scarlet (in one variety 

 whitish). Braz. B.M. 5668. 



CO. Calyx prominently longer than the fl.- bract. 

 D. Panicle large, S-pinnate; petals bright red. 



speotAbilis, Brongn. Lvs. 2-2J^ ft. long, minutely 

 serrate : fl. -bracts very small ; petals twice as long as 

 sepals. Guatemala. B.H. 1875: 310. 



DD. Panicle 1- or S-pinnate; petals blue or violet. 

 B. Fls. pedicellate. 



cserul^scens, Hort. Lvs. lK-2 ft. long, with small 

 prickles : panicle 4-5 in. long, 2-pinnate, with lax f ew- 

 fld. crowded branches; petals bluish red, J^in. long: fl.- 

 braots none or minute. S. Amer. Gt. 1871:694. —Pro- 

 duces white berries. 



EE. Fls, sessile. 



coeUstis, Baker. Lvs. much as in the last : panicle 

 deltoid, 3-5 in. long, 2-pinnate, floccose, the lower 

 branches subtended by red branch-bracts 1 in. long ; 

 petals nearly half an inch long, blue. S. Amer. 



iiilgens, Brongn. {^. discolor, Hort. ) . Lvs. broad,with 

 small distant teeth, with a broad cuspidate end : panicle 

 large, simple above, branched below, glabrous, bearing 

 numerous fls.; petals blue-tipped, 'exceeding the rich 

 red calyx; fl.-braots minute or none: branch-bracts yel- 

 lowish. S. Amer. B.M. 4293. 



Wellbacliii, F. Didr. Lvs. rather short, overtopped by 

 the red-stemmed and red-bracted scape : panicle narrow, 

 1-pinnate, the fls. rather crowded, blue and red. S.Amer. 

 B.H. 1871:170. 



Var. Leodi^nsis, Andr4. Lvs. violet and spotted : fls. 

 shorter. Braz. 



iE?. awffitsia. Baker. Allied to .31. MariBe-EegmsB. Plant large: 

 fls. small, rose; petals short-protruded; panicle 1 ft..liigh, del- 

 toid. Braz. B.H.1881,p.437 (as Hohenbergiaferruginea).- .<©. 

 aurantiaca, Baker. PI. vigorous : lvs. expanded in the middle : 

 fls. yellow, 2 in. long. S.Amer. B.H. 1873:15 (as Canistrum au- 

 rantiacum). — .^.SdrleeijUaker. Fls.2-ranked; corolla pale yel- 

 low. Honduras.-JEJ. iJrctsiM^nsis, Kegel. Lvs. mnch dilated at 

 base, whitish below, black- toothed: petals light blue, calyx and 

 rachisred: paniclebrauched. Braz. Grt.l885:1202.— ^.&romeUce- 

 fdlia. Baker. Dense spike : lvs. whitish below, 3-4 ft. long, ser- 

 rate or spineseent: fls. light yellow. S.Amer.— ..^.Com-^i, Carr. 

 ^M. nudicaulis.— ..^. I>rafcedna,Aiidr6. Lvs.whitish, finely den- 

 tate : spike simple and lax ; fls. long-tubular, light blue ; bracts 

 and ovaries coral-red : berries rose, becoming blue. S. Amer. 

 E.H. 1888, p. 401.— jE. exsHdans, Morr. Lvs. whitish below : 

 spike globular and dense, mucUaginous ; petals yellow. Br.iz. 

 L.B.C. 9:801. B.H. 1878:303.— ^.JiirstenSerffii, Morr.=Strepto- 

 calyx Furstenbergii.— .<©. ferruginea, Carr.=^. augusta.— .^. 

 Systrix, Morr. Lvs. lepidote, whitishj crowded : spike oblong, 

 dense; fls. pujple, tomentose. Guaiana. — ^. Tnacracdntha, 

 Brongn.=jE. Sohiedeana.— -iE. Melin^nii, Hook. Panicle 3-pin- 

 nate, dense ; petals bright red : lvs. spiny, 1/^-2 ft. Guaiana. 

 B.M. 5236.— iB. Mexicdna, Baker. Lvs. long and large, flue- 

 toothed : panicle 3-piunate, long and lax, the peduncles mealy; 

 petals crimson. Mex.— jS. minidta, Hort.= Billbergia thyr- 

 soidea 1 — JS. myriophijlla, Morr. Allied to M,, distichantha. 

 Lvs. narrow, 2-3 ft., spiny, silvery-scaly on the back: fls. red, the 

 petals fading blue. Trop. Amer. B.M. 6989. — ^. nudicahlia, 

 Griseb. Lvs. long and straight, brown-toothed : bract-lvs. sub- 

 tending T spike large, brilliant red ; petals yellow. Trop. Amer. 

 E.H. 1885:36 (as Ml. Comiii, which is a form with shorter and 

 denser spike).— ..E.panicuMffera, Griseb. Lvs. large and long: 



