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BROMELIA novpicavus. 
| ae Leafiess-stalked Bromelia. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA—Nar. Orv. BROMELLE. 
Gen, Cuar.—Calyz 3-fidus. Petala 3; Squama nectarifera ad basin petali. 
Bacca trilocularis.—W. 
Bromelia nudicaulis ; foliis lato-lineari-lanceolatis obtusis mucronulatis 
spinuloso-serratis, scapo tomentoso infra squamoso, squamis lan- 
ceolatis convolutis integerrimis coloratis, spica elongata. 
B. nudicaulis, Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 409.—Witup. Sp. Pl. v. 2. p. 9, (not of Bot. 
Reg. t. 203. which is B. pyramidalis Bot. Mag.) 
Bromelia pyramidata aculeis nigris, PLum. Gen. t. 62. 
Stem none. Leaves often 2 feet long, numerous, ligulate, of a rather thick 
and remarkably coriaceous texture, their colour dark lurid green, nerve- 
less, edged with sharp black teeth pointing forwards, recurved up< 
wards, convolute at the base, there forming a tube, which is filled with 
- water. 7 eo 
Scape a foot and a half, or more, in length, rounded, whitish, covered with 
a thin, soft wool or down, and. partly clothed, especially in the upper 
part, with broadly lanceolate, convolute, deep rose-coloured scales or 
bracteas, whitish on the lower part of the scape, acuminated at the 
point. — : 
Spike terminal, subpyramidal, simple, destitute of leaves. Flowers rather 
distantly inserted, spreading, ovato-acuminate, with a small, red, closely 
appressed bractea at the base. The inferior part is occupied by the 
large, ovate, green, pubescent, 3-celled, many-seeded_ germen. Calyx 
superior, of 3 erect, rigid, oblong, yellow-green, glabrous leaflets, unci- 
nate at the point, their margins oblique and somewhat convolute. Co- 
rolla of 3 linear, oblong, yellow, upright petals, oblique at the extre- 
mity, scarcely unguiculate, each bearing a stamen, which is inserted 
near its base, and having, just above this point of insertion, a small 
fringed nectary or double scale. Stamens: 3 inserted upon the recep- 
tacle, and 3 upon the petals, shorter than the petals. Filament slender, 
white. Anthers connate over the stigma, oblong, 2-celled, pale yellow. 
Style filiform, green. Stigmas 3, small, twisted, green. 
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