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379 BROMELTACEAE : aUESÍTELIA. 380
Genus AecJmeae peraffinis et non nisi arti fidali ter
separandnm, atlbiic plerumque Billhergiae confnsum, quae
tamen pollinis stnictura toto coelo differt, quamvis liabitn
saepins congnieiis sit. Species pleraeqwe Brasilienses hic
eniimeratae, qnibus paucae accedimi Giiianenses. Et arboriijus
et saxis epiphytae et terrestres sìlvarnm calidarum incolae.
Cr-AVIS SPECIERUM BRAS I L I ENS IUM.
A, Iiidoresccnliii multi- v. subnnUtiflorn.
r. Braeteae florigorno integrno v. uonuunqiinm mìmite deuUcnlalJic.
a, Briicteae raembrauacenp, obfnsne v. iionnimqnniu brevissime ncnlae
i m i e r o m i l a t n e q n e ; inflorcscentin + eyliudrica.
\ . Brnci«olae planae,
a . Inflorescentia peraogusta, saepius interrnptii,
s u b m n i u a o r a . . . . 1. Qn. latkuams Wawra.
luilorescenMa crassa perdensaqae, permultiilora
2. QU. Testudo Liudm.
2. Bracteolae tmnsverse nudnlnto-crispatae; ìniloresc
c u t i a crassa peKÌensaquc, pemmliillom
8. Qu. AIIVENSIS Mcz,
b, Braeteae eorincene v. rigidae, louge aoumiuatim acntae.
1. runoieacentìu Aisiformis v. subpyrumidnta
4. Qn, BLAXDA Mez.
2. Inflorescentia subcorymbosa v. breviter cylindrica
6. Qu, ISDECOK.^ Mcz.
I I , Braeteae ilorigerao solemniter serrato-pectinatae
G, Qn. Augusto-CoBUKGi Wawra.
8 . Iiiiloresceutia perpauc-i (2—3)-flora.
a. Folionim iiiormium, peracutorum utriuulus bnlbosns
7. Qu. Tir.LAKnsininKS
b. Folia minute noileolato, rotuDdnta, utriculum cylindricnm
formantia 8. Qu. uuiiii.is Mez.
Me?
S p e c i e s ouuiiuo dubiae se<ìis 9. Qu. Sei.loasa Knk.
l. QU ESN ELIA LATERALrS Wawra: foliis margine
aciileis badiis, in plantis jiinioribns validioribiis, in adnltioribus
soleniiiiter niinutis densiiisciile arinatis; inflorescentia
snbmnltiflora, peranguste saepiusqne iuterrupte f-ylindrica;
bracteis florigeris meinbranaeeis, periate ovato-ellipticis, brevissime
siibacuniinato-actitis nuici'onnìoqiie minutissimo aristatis,
integerrimis, band crispatis; floribus 40 mm. longis,
cyaneis; sepalis trtincatis, band (v. minutissime solum) mncronulatis.
Quesiielia laleralis Waiara in Oesterr. hot. Zeitschr. XXX.
lì. 149 et in Bull. Fédér. Horl. BeJg. 1880. j). GÌ et in II
Xìrinc. Sax.-Coi), p. 153. t. Z7.
Quemìeìia cmlmlu Wmora in Oesierr. lot. Zeitschr. XXX.
p. 150 et in Bull. Bort. Belg. l c. et in 11. princ. Sax.-Coh.
p. 151. t. 26.
BiUhergia Encleri Hegel in Gartenflora XXXV. 1886.
p. 97. i. 1317.
Quesnelia Enderi Gravvs et Wittmaclc in Gartenflora
1888. p. 195. fg. 41—43; liaher, Bromel p. 86.
TKniiKSTKis [ex ci. WAtt-tu), siihcaesposita, qnoad morphologiaiii a
r c l i q u i s Hromeliaceis, cjnot mil.i notiie, satis recedens. Nam plajiti primaria,
posfqiiam in scapa centrali, omniHO regnlari Qores protnlit, minime
r e l i q i i a n im luijus faniilia« speciernm ti tu morii i i r , sed vero in folionim
i u f e r i o r um axilli.s novns ii)norescentia.s in scnpis cclernm iiormalibus proferì,
nec non e squamanmi rbizomalis foliosarom axillia scapi flonferi prf.-
v e u i u n t . Folia 8—!0 vosulata, basi ¡irete conniventia lulium brevcm,
s a e p i u s (ìemnm evanescentem formantia, inferioni snbpatentia, intin.a
t r i c t e erecta uec reflexa, basì in vngiuain brovem sed manifestam, suhtriangnliirem,
panilo hyalino-inarginatnm, integerrimam, seiuiamplcxicaiileui
l>reviuscule dilatala, rigiiliuscnla, satia connivo-eanalicinlata, margino aculéis
iu plautis jiiuioribus sat validioribns, in adulliorilius solemniter miuatis
usquo ad 3 mm, longis, apicom veraus sausim deereseentibns, triaiigularibus,
recte putentibus, badiia v. potius omniuo atris densiuscule nraiala,
s u p e r vagiuam uullo modo constrieta, apice breviter acnta aut iicuiniinilo
n o n n u n q u am deciduo iiuposito lato rotuudata, latissiaie linearía, usqnn
a d 0,8 m. longn, GO miu. lata, opaca, sijpra saturatins, subtus manifeste
p a l l i d e vìridia lepidota uec non vjfciis trans versai i bua latinscnli.s ornata,
i n t e r i o r a (ex ci. Wawra tal), eit.) nonnnnquam apieem m-saa panilo
r u b e n t i a .
bus juvcuìlibus satis snperaus,
c e n t r a l i s , aut uti supra i
n a n i f e s t i s s i m e ¡ndeíiuito folla in speciininiiu
senioribus iis manifeste l>revìor, aut
imns lateralis iu scapi tennis (ad 3 mm.
diam.), glabri v, subglabri, praesertiin apieem versus rubri, Ibliolis vagiaif
o r u ù b u s , elliptico-lanceolatis, amplexicanlilms, breviter acutis, integerrimis
V. superioribus margine deutibus puucis sorrutatis, orectis adpressisqne
nec uou circa scapum iuvolutis, roséis v. pulcherrime sacpiusqno pers
a t n r a t e cocciueis v, demum floribus foi-e defloratis bnuinesuenl ibns, dorso
p a n i l o lepidotis ceteriim glabratis dense indnti apice erecta, sabmiiltii
l o r a , simplex spicata, peranguste laxeque subcyliudrica, apice sabrotuud
a t a , basi foliolis pancis quoad formam inter brncteas folinqne .scapalia
ambiguas uec bracteis mnjoribus antlulta, bracteis pnlcberrime cocciueis
demum brnunescentibns sépala vel in iufloresceutiao apice corte aequanlibns
periate oviito-ellipticis, brevissime suiiacniuinato-acntis nuicronuloque
m i n u t i s s i m o , haud pungente aristatis, niembranaceis, erectis, glabris, siceis
p n l c h r e nitidis, praesertiin apieem versus manifeste venoso-striatis. Fi.ouns
a d 40 mm. longi, sessiles, sepalis glaberrimis. rubris, valde s.-couvolntis,
p e r autliesin ereetis arete couuiventibns, petalis adpressis, clmrluceis, brevissime
in tnbum connatis, + 11 mm. longis, pétala ad '/a longit. tegentibus,
subrectangularibus, apice truocali.s nec (v. minutissimo solum) ii
n n l a t i s , margine dextro in alani latam, byalinam productis, vaUb
melricis. Petai.a optime cyanea, glabra, usque ad 38 mm. longa,
s asyins
l i b e r a basiqiie fiiamentis ser. I. intercalatis inter sese remota, tum supra
solemniter d.-convoluta et defloratn magis quoque contorta, apice retúnd
a l a , lamina auguste elliptica sensim iu ungnem peraugustnm, linearem
a t t e n u a t a , per anihesiu Land zygomorpbe disposila vix aperta genitaliaqne
i n c l u d e n t i a , S'/a—3 mm. a basi ligulis binis permanifesfcis, in tomenta
b r u n n e a perprofnnde disseclis aucta, callis binis longitudinali t e r adscend
e n t i b u s fllamenta ser. II. peralte tegeutibna. Si'amixa petalis permulto
breviora, per nnthesin haud prominentia, fiiamentis qunm maxime coml)
Ianatis, ser, I. basiu usque liberis et inter petola insertis; ser. I L petalis
u l t r a '¡3 longit. connatis; antheris subfusiformibns, et basin et apicom
versus alteuuatis, exacle medio iIorsiiì-\i.s, -}- 7 lum. longis* pollinis gra*
n u l i s ossiformibns, utroque latere poris binis pracditis, reti insigni, laxo
ornatis. Ovauium glabrtim, cllipsoideum, pelalurum busi latins apice
p l e r u m q u e mauifeste conStrictum, in tnbum pnriautbii inCundibnliformeni,
p e r l o n g um productum, + 10 mm. lougum; stylo clegauter filiformi, apice
p r a e s e r t im tria agu lari, perianth in m subaequanle v. vix brevi oro, stigmalis
lobis brevibus, globose d,-contortis; placeutis iuterno loculonnn ángulo
prop'e medium v. pani l o supra uffixis; ovulis co podio singnlo subcylindrico,
valde papilloso insidentibus, mauifeste stipitatL«, apice obtnsis v. minutissime
tantum acuminulatis. Semina ignota.
Habitat summis in montitim Orr/anensiuvi regionibus in Brasiliae
]>rov. Bio de Jandro: Wawra II. n. 815, 3?6, GUizion n. 2S3S, 14336,
16440. (Y. $. spontancam in herh. Btrol, Brux., Vindob., Warming, et
cultam in lierb. Lcod. et Petrop.)
2. QUESNELIA TESTUDO Lindm. foliis ci-ebre et
minute denticiilati.s ; inflorescentia perimiltiflora, denso crasseque
cylindrico-ellipsoidea; bracteis ilorigeris menibi-aiiace.i.'?,
obovato-spatliulatis, apice dilatatis obcoi'dato-emaigiiiaiis ei,
tum minute mucronulatis, integris, hauti crispatis; floribus
25 inm, longis; .sepalis minute aeuminati.s,
Qiiesnelia Testxuìo Lindm. Brani. lìegnell. p. 34. toh. Ili
fig. 9-19.
lanceolata anguste l
1 longo supcranlia, e !)asi
/ a lo rellcxa v, suberrcta iu
381 B B O M E L I A C E A E : QÜESNELIA.
nplc«m sensim «llciuiat», rigi(i(i mnoroiml», margine crebro et minute
elentienlala, „ilcorsnm eonnlirorml», suborjnm pian», vitkli»" (MosÌk).
Roanlae ad i-anlcm intervallia 10 om. dispositae. SOAfOS onm spirai 30 nfl
46 cni. alma; „bracleao scapi pallide viriiles" (MosÉs), snbinflaUxc, ovatao,
raspidalae. Spio* obovata strobiliformis, circo 10 cm. longn, 6-G cm.
l a t a , brnclenrum forma valde insignia. „Braeteae pallide rosene" (Mosjix),
obovato-spatlinintne opico dilnlalae obcordoto^margioalae et tnm ininnté
mncronntae, formam rostri anntini in nieinoriam revocantes, i cm. longae,
s o b apice 16-20 mm. iaine, planae nec rogoso-plicntao. „Perigoninm'
e.xlcrnom nlbiflnm, interonm clansnm apice violaceo" (MosiM. Scrii,*
im,> bnsi indistincte connata; i.ars liliera pani iniom iiiaeijnilnletniis breviter
oblonga, minnte acuminala. PiDTAi.oan» 1 6 - 1 7 mm. longornm siinamulno
obscuro ilonlicolntae. Filamela 3 petalis snpra meilinm adnata An-
- t b c r a e inclnsao. Bacca snbglobosn cum mlyce augnatalo persistente 25 mm.
longa. Ovaia iu superiore locnlornm pnrte pluriaeriata glomerata. Semina
c u r v a t o clavata et commatiforuiia."
Haiñítít in Brcisiliau nmlralis prov. S. Paulo ad Sanios, Sororacaba
iu arboribm ,i/lvae frímacme: Mosci, n. 2S7S. Flwet Decembn
Movilo. (Non vidi; dùiffn. ex Lindiìum, l. e.)
3. QUESNELIA ARVBNSIS Mez : foliis maigiiie aculeis
iisqiie art 3,6 mm. longis, badiis perdense aniiatis; inflorescentia
penniiltiflora, ilen.ie crasseqne eyliiKlrico-ellipsoidea ;
bracteolis florigeris niembranaceis, periate reotaligiilaribiis,
rotiinilatis v. minute aentiuscnlis, margine band v. paiioidentatis,
valde transverse lindulato-crispatis ; floribns 45 min.
longis, cyaneis; sepalis rotnndalis, inermibns.
Brmndia arvensis Veli FL Fimi. IH. lai. lU et in
Ardi. Mim. Nac. Mio V. p. 123.
Quemelia rufa Gaud. Ali. JSonile, lab. 64; Bea-, Brom.,
p. 49; Bali. Brom. p. 84. n. 1.
Quesnelia roseomarginala Carr. in Ree. Horl. ISSO,
p. 70 e. fig.; E. Morr. in Belg. horl. 1881. p. 82. 1. 4.
Quesnelia SMnneri Horl. ap. E. Morr. l. c.
BiUhergia roseo.marginala C. Kocìi, Wochemchr X
(1867) p. 141.
Liecena ¡>rinceps Begel, Garlaiflora 1880. p 289. 1.1024.
Quemelia Van Houtteana Bah (nec E. Morr.) Brom,
p. 85. n. 6. (e. p., quoacl di. Glaslou n. 12223, cel. exchis.).
TKURKSi-ais, caulescens, florifora saepissìme 3 m v nltra alta
r o M i s ± 20 teevitcr „trionlatin, rosulatis basi in v .gin. m anguste ovalem,'
e q u i l n n t e m , nmrgnie bmnnoo bjalino-scariosam, apice certe densissime
a c o l e a t am tum subito omniuo incnnom inlegram, vi.v lopidoto-glaocam
p r a e s o r t n n intns lalissimo nigro-macnlatam sensim dilatalis, sicds cbnrtaceor
i g u l i u s c o l i s , sai coiioavo-canalienlali., margine nmleis » basi ad npicem
p a n i l o paulloque dccrescentibus manifeste hrunnois v. crebrios badiis,
anrenm haninlia v. roctis sursnm versis, usqno ad 3,6 mm. longis «ensis"-'
simo ntmalia, super vagiuam band conslrictis, apicom versus rotnndale
n c o t i s uec non in nculoum usqoe ad 6 mm. loogom, apice praesertim
b a d i u m , loretem prodnctis, linearibus v. a tasi ad apieem minutissime
a n g u s t a l i s , in speeiminibus no.tris nsque ad 0,8 m. longis, (praetor vagì,
nani) « mm. latis, opaci.,, pniesortiin subtus pallide vitidibus apicemque
versus inaniloste lepidotis, viltis nullis v. saepius conspicuis. Lvn.oiuis.
CUNTIA axi sì accaratissimo iuspicis iudellnilo foliis perlougo superatjt, e
c r a t c r o centralis in scupi validissimi (nsque ad 10 mm. dinm.), albotoineulosi,
foliolis voginiformilms, ample.vieoulibi.s, periate ovalibns, rotn».
d a l e acutis nec non iuucuienm mauifestissinmm, brunneum, tcrolem
p r o d n e l i s , apieem versus infcrioribus praesertim solemniler aculeati,, erectis
«dp,e,w»q»e Valdo inibricjile circa scapuiu couvolutis, sordido rnbentibas,
prne.aertiin npicem versus dorso solemniter lepidoto lividis, teuniter mcmliraunceis
perdense indoli indequo magis quoque iucra8.sati »peeicin prachontis
apice creda, co-flora, simplex strobiliformis, lali,«simc ellipsoidca
V. •loununquam .si l.revior sul,gioì,osa, utriuque rotundala , basi foliolis
I r a n s i l n n , iutor foliol» scnpaliu brai-tomquo parauliira», bis sulii.somorphis
382
nec Iransvcnio rngosia snffnlto, bracteis lores snbnoqnnntibus v. minnte
s o l um minoribus, omnibus aequnlibus, periate rcctangnlaribus, + 36 mm.
longis, 18-20 mm. latis, rotiindatis v, minnl e solum acotinscnlis, margino
b a n d V. paueidentatis, praesertim medio plicis manifestissimis trnnsversalibns
rogoso-ondnlatis, in verrueulorum vallibns praesertim aracbnoideoalbis,
basi gyuoeceura floris subcuculiatim amplectentibns satnratins supra
i n s i g n i l e t s.ngnineis, siceis snbnpncis nec non nervis longitudinalibns
innnifestiBsime strintis. Pi.oass usque ad 45 mm. longi sessiles ssi'Aiis
bnsi certe albido-araclmoideis supra glabratis, quam mniime s.-cónvolnt'is
eroctis et sub «ntbesin petalis adpressis nec apice lecnrvis, tsuniter cori«'
ceis, omniuo liberis, ± 12 mm. longis, pelala ad V. longitndinis tcgentibns,
snbrectangularibus sed apice Jatioribus quam infra, + 7 mm. latis
p a n i l o involntis minute acntornm spociem praebentibus sed revera' rotund
a t . s , basi praesertim nd iatns de.vtrum snbalatim prodnctam manifeste
a n n c n l a t i s , asjmmetricis. Pbtai.a opt ime ojanea, baain versus aibcscentin,
g l a b r a , ± 32 mm. longa, libera lilamentisque sor. 1. inter sese remota,
s u r s nm valde d.-convoluta dedorataque magis quoque contorta, ex ungoo
a n g u s t e lineari in laminam anguste ellipticam, apice breviter acutam
s e n s im dilatala, per anlbesin Imud zygomm-phe disposila vii operi» gonil
a l i a q n e mclnd.nlia, propo b.asin ligulis binis maximis, hjalinis, snbreeta
n g u l a r i b n s , latere omniuo liberis, margine snbtmncatìs aeo vel vix in-
•Cuiis v. cronatis aucta callisque binis foliaceis longitadiiinliter adseend
e n l i b n s , slaminun, aduatorum mnrgines dilatatos formantibus praedito
Stauikì potala pormanifeate breviora, per onthosin band prominonlio,
fiiamentis quam maxime compianatis ser. 1. basin usque liberis ibiquò
qunm pelalo 4-6-plo angnstioribus inter bnoc insertis; ser. II. petalis
p e r n l l e medio quidem cennatis sed margine liberis oallos odscend.ntes
f o r u m n u b u s ; anllieris llavis stigma versus convergenlibns fere 10 mm.
longis, lineari-fiisiferraibus, utrimiuc acutis, manifeste iufra medium doi-sifixis;
pollinis graaulis (nom satis evolulis) loeribus, snbglobosis v. cllipsoideis,
poris binis praedilis. Ovaiiiu.m dense nlbo-ianiigiuosnm, valde ang
o i a t u i n , + 13 mm. lougum, npice band conslrictnm et i n tnbum' perianlliii
m a u i f e s t n r a , infnndibnliformem productum; stjlo antberas medio oirciter
a d a c q u a n t e , filiformi-trigono, sligmatis lobis aUiuscnle partitis solemniler
d.-coutortis; pinceutis interno ioculornni augnlo a medio ad apieem affixis ;
ovulis «> podio singolo brevissime pyramidnli insidealibna, vix stipil.atls'
s o b o b l n s i s nec appendiculatls. Ss.mixa in fruetu subbaccalo, vix anelo
p e r i a n t b i i i t u e rudiraeulis coronalo numerosa, minima (ad 2 mm. longa)
nngnsle subfnsiformin, panilo incurvata, cinereo, vix v. minutissime verrnculosa,
oxappendieulatji.
Habitat in Brasiliae orientaiis pio». Rio de Janeiro, profe urbem •
Gaudiehaud )i. 370, ai Copaeabam : Glazioic n. tltiS, in Serra d'Est,-ella :
idem n. lóisO, mss; prope Fetropolin : idem «. JSÌ2Ì; specimina a
me non visa, item a proo. Bio de Janeiro alata eit. et. Bakei-.• Rombi
oim, Burehdl n. SWl, Tieeedie, Miei-s n. 3ai7. Floi-et Augusto, Seplembii.
(y. s. in herb. Berol., Bmie., Cai,doli.. Warming.)
Oils. Specimeu Gi.a.iou n. 12223 a poliquis differt bracteis longius
ocntis, coterum omuino congruum nec separandnm.
Var. SOEOIIOOABAE Lindm. „A typo differt: floribns
minoribus, 28 mm. longis,- sepalis dextrorsnm magis amplifloatis
et magis emarginatis; bracteis obscure v. basi tantum
plicatis; foliis subtus non fasciatis."
Quesnelia rufa var. Sororocabae Lindm. Brom. Begnell.
p. 23. t. UL fig. 1^8.
„ F o u a rosulae numero circa 36, erecto, brevio, basi oblongo 6 od
l O c i n . l n l n , lamina liucnri-biuceoiotji in npiceai seusiin attenuata, mucrone
crasso, atro inslruclo; folio 40—60 cm. loiigo, elica 4 cm. Iota. Aculei
c r e b r i , soils crassi. ScAPns 40 cm. alius, 2 cm. cra.ssns, foliis ovato-
InnceoJatis, imbricalis, subinnalls rigide cuspidatis vcslitos; folio scapi
r u b r a , exteriore latere breviter lauuginoso-sericea. Bracteab flornm circa
4 cm, longao, basi concava, cymbilormi valde plicote, supra medium
p l a n a e non nisi obscure plicotulae, aliae line.ari-eiongatac epico subito
obliiso brovilcr mncronolo, colore rubroe. Tutala iu antbesi paullnm
p a l u l a , 17 min. loiiga, squamulis obsolete tìmbriatis. Filamenta 3 petalis
s n p r a inedinm adnata, Anllicrao inclnsao petalis pauUulnm breviorca,
OvAKiuy late ovotnm, iucurvatnm, levitcr 4-sulcatnm; fructus idem, basi
b r a c l e a c eymbiformi accurato impoaitus."
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