Handbook of the Bromeliaceae / [John Gilbert Baker].

  • John Gilbert Baker
Date:
1889
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Credit: Handbook of the Bromeliaceae / [John Gilbert Baker]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Hab. Central and Southern Brazil, Sello 70! IHll! Twcedie 1342! Glaziou’s 164G7 differs by having large foliaceous tips to the leaf-bracts, large branch-bracts and larger flowers, and is probably a distinct species. 295. T. Eodigasiana Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 128. Vriesea EoiUgasiana E. Morren in 111. Ilort. n. s. t. 467 (M.D.); Antoine Brom. 16, t. 11.—Leaves about 20, densely rosulate, lorate from an ovate base 2 in. broad, 1-11 ft. long, an inch broad at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous, rounded to a cusp at the tip. Peduncle slender, erect, equalling or exceeding the leaves; bract-leaves small, adpressed. Panicle lax, a foot long, with several spreading laxly 4-5-flowered branches; branch-bracts small, ovate, bright red; flower-bracts ovate-oblong, pale yellow, i in. long. Calyx pale yellow, an inch long. Petal-blade liugulate, yellow, ^ in. long, shorter than the stamens. Hab. South Brazil. Introduced into cultivation by Linden about 1880. I have seen the allied V. billbergioides E. Morren inedit., founded on Glaziou 3630. 296. T. PROCERA Mart.; Koem. et Schultes Syst. Veg. vii. 1224. T. gracilis Griseb. Vriesea gracilis Gaudich. Atlas Bonite t. 67. — Leaves 80-40 in a dense rosette, lanceolate from an ovate base 2-3 in. broad, 1^ ft. long, 1^ in. broad at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous, narrowed to the point. Peduncle slender, erect, 1^-2 ft. long; bract-leaves small, adpressed. Inflorescence a large lax panicle ; lower branches 6-9 in. long, 6-10-fiowered ; branch- bracts small, ovate; flower-bracts oblong, under an inch long. Calyx green, an inch long. Petal-blade yellow, oblong, ^ in. long. Capsule-valves lanceolate, in. long. Hab. Demerara, Jcrtnmi 3828! Pernambuco, Ridley d'Ramage I Bahia» Blanchet 2995 ! Kio Janeiro, Burchell 2354! Gaudichaud 865! Habit of !'• Jlexuosa, which it closely resembles when dried. 297. T. Philippo-Coburgi Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 138. Vriesea Philippo-Coburgi Wawra Itin. Prin. Sax. Cob. 165, t. 29 and 87 a.—Leaves about 20 in a rosette, lorate from an ovate base 3 m. broad, 1^-2 ft. long, 2-2^ in. broad at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous, brown at the tip and rounded to a small cusp, spotted with purple on the back towards the base. Peduncle shorter than the leaves; upper bract-leaves bright red. Panicle 1^-2 ft. long ; branches many, ascending, sometimes a foot long, the lower some- times forked; branch-bracts bright red, the lowest ovate-lorate, 4-5 in. long; flower-bracts ovate, bright red, ^-1 in. long. Calyx yellowish, 1-1:^ in. long; sepals oblong-lanceolate. Petals greenish- yellow, half as long again as the calyx, shorter than the stamens. Hab. South Brazil; forests of Rio Janeiro and St. Paulo, Wawra d' Maly, Glaziou 80n\ 16473! il/osea 3248 ! 298. T. RETICULATA Baker in Gard. Chron. 1887, i. 140. Vriesea reticulata E. Morren (M.D.).—Leaves 30-40 in a dense rosette, lorate from an ovate base 4-5 in. broad, 1^-2 ft. long, 2^-3 in. broad at the middle, thin, flexible, subglabrous, mai'ked all over with very distinct cross-veins of green on a pale ground. Peduncle stouL stiftly erect, as long as the leaves; bract-leaves ovate, erecto- patent. Inflorescence a lax panicle 3-4 ft. long,with many ascend- Q