The leaves are remarkable for their dark glossy green hue, — 
_ and there are peculiarities in the insertion of the stamens, and 
the nature of the styles, which I have not observed in any 
other species of the genus. ‘The character attributed to the 
corolla of Tillandsia (3-fida, campanulata), should surely be 
altered ; for in many the corolla is deeply 3-partite, and in the 
present species the petals appear to be distinct. 
Fig. 1. ‘Single flower. ‘Fig. 2. Cte cut open to Po tha stamens. Fig. 3. 
Pistil —All more or less — 
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