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ANEURA SUBPALMATA St., Sp. Hep. Suppl. vi. (1917) 43. 
Dioicous ? Small; dark yellowish-green in colour; densely imbricate 
cæspitose. Stems irregularly furcate, wingless, on cross-section oblong- 
biconvex, 5 to 6 cells thick at the middle, 20 cells wide, cortical cells very 
small, inner large, hyaline ; branches as wide as stem, also wingless; texture 
very coriaceous ; apices of branches retuse ; immature 9 bracts lacerate. 
Only young $9 seen. 
Dimensions. Stem 4 to 2 inch long, 1 mm. to 2 mm. wide, *3 mm. thick. 
Obs. Agrees well with Stephani's description in its oblong-biconvex 
stem, minute cortical cells, large inner ones. 
Endemic. 
Hab. Ignambi. Forming dense coating over rocks by creek, moist 
forest, 2000 ft. 1547. 
ANEURA COMPTONII Pearson, sp. nov. 
Dioica, mediocris pallide luteo-brunnea arcte ceespitosa, Caulis irregu- 
lariter ramosa lobata, lobis magnis et ambitu irregularibus, antice planus, 
postice convexulus, sectione transversä linearis fere ad marginem usque 
æquicrassus, margine tenuiore cellulam 1 erassus, medio cellulas 6 crassus ; 
cellule periphericæ paging posticæ c. 100 parvæ, interiores magni hyaline, 
duis intimee maximi ; textura firma coriacea ; cellule peripherice pagine 
anticæ parvæ leptodermes, cellule subjacentes magne oblongæ hyalinæ 
parietibus firmis rubello-brunneis. Pagina postica rhizoideis crebris hyalinis 
obsita. Calyptra brevis cylindrica clavata, prope basin cellulas 8-10 crassus, 
cellulis periphericis 150 parvis, apice papillis c. 6 magnis conicis multi- 
cellularibus coronata ; bracteæ basales 2 ovato-acutæ. 
Planta mas amentula crebra brevia crassa gerens, alveolis in paria 3 
dispositis, limbo antico laciniato. 
Obs. Looks very like a Pellia in size and shape, and might easily be 
mistaken for that genus. 
Although Stephani describes a number of species of Aneura from New 
Caledonia, I find none to which this species can be assigned ; the coriaceous 
texture of the plant is one of its distinguishing characters. 
Dimensions. Stems 1 to 2 inches long, 2 to 5 mm. wide, *2 mm. thick ; 
caly ptra 3 mm. long x 1°25 mm. thick. 
Hab. Mont Koghi. On stones and earth, in spray of cascade, 1000 ft. 
759. 
ANEURA MACRANTHA Pearson, sp. nov. 
Monoica, mediocris luteo-viridis cæspitosa stratificata radiculosa, Frons 
firma simplex lobata vel furcata irregularis, margine integro, sectione trans- 
versà plano-convexa, medio cellulas 12 crassa, utrinque sensim attenuata, 
margine cellulam 1 crassa, Squamæ ad calyptre basin nulle. Calyptra 
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