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15. Rhodo-Bryum olivaeeum. 



Late expansunt, laxe caespitosum, basi fibrilloso-con- 

 nexum, humidurn pallide olivaeeum. Caulis adscendens 

 subunoialis basi filitbrmi attenuatus, sparsitblius , versus 

 apieem clavato-rosulatus. Folia tenuiora, caulina inferiora 

 flaccid a, comalia erecto-patula, e basi brevi angusta late 

 obovato-spathulata, recurvato- acuminata, versus apieem 

 limbata, limbo latiore j)cllucido, e eellulis elongatis laxis 

 formate-, argute dentata, nervo e basi erassiore versus 

 apieem attenuato percursa, acumine recurvo argute den- 

 tato, eellulis basilaribus laxis majoribus hexagonis liyali- 

 nis versus apieem folii sensint minoribus, primo vernieo- 

 sis deinde denudatis pellucidis trapezoideis \ eaetera 

 desunt. 



Subtropical Eastern Australia, leg. Eaves. 



Vix Rhodo-Bryo albo-limbato affine, nee tonientosum, 

 nee apiee ramosum, foliis apice argute et deusius den- 

 tatis diversum. 



16. Rhodu-Bryum breviramulosum. 



Minus, uneiale. Caulis brevis, basi mucoso- nigri- 

 cans attenuatus, superne incrassatus , ramulis brevibus 

 fastigiato - condensatis lutescentibus nitidis. Folia dense 

 imbricata, rosula congesta erecta, caviuscula, sub lente 

 explanata, late obloiigo-lanceolata, acumine retiexo ap- 

 presse denticulata, elimbata, nervo lutescente percursa 



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breve aristata, fiavescenti diaphana; eellulis basilaribus 

 mediocribus hexagonis pellueidis tenuioribus, in superiore 

 parte folii minoribus trapezoideis chlorophyllosis diaphanis. 

 Folia perichaetialia angnstiora et breviora erecta, ovato- 

 lanceolata immarginata, apice parce destata, nervo recte 



