Massangea
(named after M. Massange de Louvrex, a distinguished Belgian horticulturist). ORD. Bromeliaceae. A small genus of stove herbaceous perennials, now included, by Bentham and Hooker, under Caraguata. They are grown principally on account of the elegance of their leaves. For culture, see Billbergia.
M. hieroglyphica (hieroglyphic).* l. dark green, banded with violet-black, and having hieroglyphic markings. Brazil, 1878. (R. H. 1878, 175.) M. Lindeni (Linden's). l. ligulate-oblong, abruptly acuminate, greyish, marked with transverse, narrow, wavy bars of violetbrown. Peru, 1878. (L. H. 1878, 309.) M. musaica (mosaic).* fl. in terminal close heads on an erect scape, provided with scarlet bracts; corolla snow-white; calyx brownish, ivory-white at the apex. Spring. l. ligulate, recurved at the apex, 1ft. long, 2in. broad, yellowish-green, marked irregularly with patches of dark green, which present a mosaic appearance. h. 1ft. Columbia, 1873. SYNS. Tillandsia musaica and Vriesia musaica. (B. H. 1877, 8, 9.)