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PLANTS COLLECTED IN ECUADOR 



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Sungana"; on rock, along the Rio Matadero, west of Cuenca, 8,500-9,000 ft., 

 E-1940. Perianth segments salmon at base, apically crimson, anthers bright yel- 

 low, "Quinde-Sangana," root is ground and infusion made which is said to be good 

 for kidneys and liver; Pacific side of pass, Nudo de Portete, pass between head- 

 waters of the Rfos Tarqui (Atlantic) and Giron (Pacific), ca. 9,000 ft., E-2172. 



Subfamily 2. Tillandsioideae 



Tillandsia complanata Benth. 



Canar: epiphyte, leaves purplish mottled, inflorescences about 5 per leaf- 

 axil, bracts crimson, corolla magenta-pink; uplands called "Huairacaja," 10-20 

 km. northeast of Azogues, 11,000 ft , E-1753. Azuay: epiphytic, leaves green, 

 flecked with purple, or blotched, peduncles pale green, upper bracts rosy-pink, 

 corolla lavender-pink, Cruz Pamba region above Banos (ca. 15 km. southwest of 

 Cuenca), 9,000-10,000 ft., M. Giler & F. Prieto, E-3957A, same, leaves com- 

 pletely reddish-purple on both surfaces, M. Giler & F. Prieto, E-3957B. 



Tillandsia floribunda HBK. 



Chimborazo: on dry cliff; inflorescence bracts purplish-red, perianth segments 

 lavender-purple; canon of the Rio Chanchan near Huigra, 4,000—4,500 ft., (mostly 

 scrub-chaparral, with a few seepages and small swamps along the river), E-3115, 

 On rocks; inflorescence bracts rose-magenta; canon of the Rio Chanchan, from 

 Naranjapata to below Huigra, 2,000-3,000 ft., E-3860. 



Tillandsia Hamaleana E. Morr„ 



Chimborazo: leaves purple outside, pale green with purple spots inside, bracts 

 pale green, spotted with purple; on dry rock, canon of the Rio Chanchan, from 

 Naranjapata to below Huigra, 2,000-3,000 ft., E-3898. 



Tillandsia latifolia Meyen var. divaricata (Benth.) Mez. 



Azuay: on cliffs; plants coarse, much-branched, usually loosely attached so 

 that when one part is pulled down a meter or more of stem and attached branches 

 also comes down, leaves silvery, peduncles and bracts red-orange, becoming pale 

 brown in fruit, flowers pale bluish, "Guicundo"; between Rfos Azogues and 

 Gualaceo, valley of the Rio Paute, between Paute and Cuenca; 7,200—8,000 ft., 

 (dry cliffs, rocky hillsides and occasional ravines), E-2303. 



Tillandsia narthecioides Presl. 



Junction of the Provinces of Guayas, Canar, Chimborazo and Bolivar: epiphyte, 

 leaves deep green, peduncle and bracts purple, flowers white, fruit green; foot- 

 hills of the western cordillera near the village of Bucay, 1,000—1,250 ft., E-3676. 



Tillandsia pendulispica Mez. 



Santiago-Zamora ("Oriente").' Epiphyte, bracts bright red-orange, ridge top 

 south and west of Rio Itzintza, 5,900—6,000 ft., Cordillera Cutucu, ca. 2° 40' S., 

 78° W., £-2385. Same locality, plants epiphytic in small clusters, bases radiate 

 from common center, leaf bases and lower bracts reddish-purple, blades bright 

 green, shining, peduncle and its bracts red-orange, outer perianth parts cream 

 yellow, inner sulphur-yellow, E-1392. 



Tillandsia secunda HBK. 



Azuay: plant epiphytic, flowering spike 3 m. long with about 40 lateral 

 branches, bracts bright yellow, before anthesis, buds lateral, at anthesis, individ- 

 ual pedicels turn sharply downward, calyces green, stiff, notably fibrous, at 

 anthesis, only 2—3 mm. of corolla exposed, tips of petals flared, lower half of 

 petals white, upper half deep purplish blue, leaves in massive rosette, notably 



