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tiusculis vel curvatulis, aequalibus, 4 mm altis, dense foliosis; folia sicea 
imbrieata, vix homomalla, humida erecto-patentia, carinato-concaviuscula, 
ovato-lanceolata, acuta, marginibus revolutis, dense duplicato-serratis, 
nervo lutescente, dorso serrato, cum apice evanido, cellulis laxiusculis, 
oblongis, apicalibus angustioribus, grosse papillosis; bracteae perichae- 
tii erectae, e basi lata oblongo-ovata, tenera, laxe reticulata elongate 
subulatae, nervo excedente longe aristatae; seta 42 mm alta, flexuosula, 
tenuis, rubra; theca subhorizontalis, oblongo-globosa, haud plicata, fusca; 
peristomium duplex, normale. Planta mascula ignota. 
Kamerun: am Dorfe Batoki an Erde (Dust n. 1049). 
Species cum Ph. nanothecia C.-Müll. comparanda, statura rigidiore, foliis ovato- 
lanceolatis, angustius reticulatis nec non theca subhorizontali, globoso-oblonga dig- 
noscenda. 
Ph. microthamnia Broth. n. sp. 
Syn. Bartramia ( Philonotula) microthamnia C.-Müll. in sched. 
Dioica; gracillima, caespitosa, caespitibus laxis, viridibus, haud 
nitidis; caulis plantae foemineae 1—3 cm altus, tenuis, ferrugineo-tomen- 
tosus, apice ramosus, ramis 4—6, gracillimis, strictiusculis vel flexuosulis, 
aequalibus, 3—5 mm altis, laxiuscule foliosis; folia sicca imbricata, vix 
homomalla, humida erecto-patentia, carinato-concaviuscula, ovato-lanceo- 
lata, nervo excedente breviter cuspidata, marginibus revolutis, dense 
duplicato-serratis, nervo lutescente, dorso serrato, breviter excedente, 
cellulis anguste oblongis, apice angustioribus, papillosis; bracteae 
perichaetii erectae, e basi late ovata, tenera, laxe reticulata elongate 
subulatae, subula anguste reticulata, nervo excedente aristatae; seta 
45 mm vel paulum ultra alta, flexuosula, pallide rubra, tenuis, nitidius- 
cula; theca horizontalis, oblongo-globosa, plicatula, fusca; peristomium 
duplex normale. Planta mascula parce ramosa, perigoniis crassiusculis, 
aurantiacis, bracteis e basi ovata longe aristatis, teneris. 
Kamerun: am Dorfe Bomana c. 670 m an Steinen in Büchen, am 
Dorfe Batoki und am Dorfe Basse an Felsen in Bächen (Dusty). 
Species elegantissima, statura elata, gracillima jam primo intuitu dignoscenda. 
Ph. mniobryoides Broth. n. sp. 
Syn. Bartramia ( Philonotula) capillaris C.-Müll. in sched. 
Gracillima, caespitosa, caespitibus mollibus, densiusculis, extensis, 
4—2 cm altis, pallide viridibus, haud nitidis; caulis tenuissimus, 
flexuosus, parce radiculosus, ubique laxissime foliosus, simplex; folia 
flaceida, patentissima, oblongo-lanceolata, breviter acuminata, marginibus 
erectis, dense sed minute duplicato-serrulatis, nervo lutescente, tenui, 
infra summum apicem evanido, cellulis tenerrimis, laxis, oblongis, parce 
papillosis. Caetera ignota. 
Kamerun: Bibundi an verrotteten Baumstämmen (Dus£x n. 402). 
Species distinctissima, foliis valde remotis, patentissimis, tenerrime reticulatis, 
parce papillosis jam prima scrutalione dignoscenda, cum nulla alia commutanda. 
