272 i Beiträge zur Flora von Afrika. XIV. 
ramis elongatis, repentibus, flexuosis, eleganter dense pinnatim ramulosis, 
ramulis complanatis, brevibus, vix ultra 5 mm longis, aequilongis, patulis, 
arcuatulis, dense foliosis; folia caulina flaccida, sicca contracta, falcata, 
e basi ovata in subulam piliformem, flexuosam sensim attenuata, mar- 
ginibus erectis, integerrimis, summo apice cellulis marginalibus pellucidis, 
minoribus, paulisper protuberantibus veluti tenuissime serrulatis, enervia, 
cellulis oblongo-hexagonis, ramulina eisdem caulinis similia, sed brevius 
acuminata, distinctius serrulata; bracteae perichaetii e basi ovata 
sensim in subulam longissimam, subintegerrimam altenuatae, angustius 
areolatae; seta ad 2,5 cm usque alta, sicca flexuosula, tenuis, rubra, 
laevissima; theca nutans, ovalis, sicca sub ore valde constricta, fusca, 
tuberculosa; operculum conico-cupulatum, apiculatum. 
Kamerun: an Baumwurzeln bei Bibundi und an modernden Stimmen 
bei Ndian und Ekundu N'dene (Dvusén). 
Species E. tenaci-inserto (C.-Müll.) valde affinis, sed foliis falcatis dignoscenda. 
E. (Vesicularia) oreadelphum Broth. n. sp. 
Syn. Hypnum (Vesicularia) oreadelphum C.-Müll. in sched. 
Autoicum; caespitosum, caespitibus densis, late extensis, mollibus, 
pallide viridibus, aetate albescentibus vel lutescentibus, nitidiusculis; 
caulis elongatus, repens, flexuosus, vage ramosus, ramis repentibus, 
pinnatim ramulosis, ramulis adscendentibus, parce complanatis, paulum 
ultra 5 mm longis, densiuscule foliosis; folia caulina flaccida, sicca valde 
contracta, humida patentia, subsecunda, e basi oblongo-ovata in subulam 
piliformem, minutissime denticulatam attenuata, nervis binis, brevibus vel 
nullis, cellulis elongate rhomboideo-hexagonis, ramulina eisdem caulinis 
similia, sed brevius acuminata, apice argutius denticulata; bracteae 
perichaetii e basi vaginante sensim longissime attenuatae, apice minute 
denticulatae, cellulis multo longioribus; seta 1,5 cm alta, sieca flexuosula, 
tenuis, rubra, laevissima; theca nutans, ovalis, sieca sub ore constricta, 
fusca; peristomium duplex; exostomii dentes rufuli, apice hyalini et 
scabridi, dense et alte lamellati; endostomium luteum, processus pro- 
funde carinati, angustissime perforati, papillosi; cilia bina vel terna, bene 
evoluta, hyalina, papillosa; operculum cupulato-conicum, brevissime 
apiculatum. 
Kamerun: an Baumwurzeln bei Bibundi (Dustin n. 255, JUNGNER 
n. 236 p. p.) Makundange und an modernden Baumstiimmen oberhalb Buea 
c. 4500 m (Duséy). 
var. sulphureo-flavum Broth. n. var. 
Syn. Hypnum (Vesicularia) sulphureo-flavum G.-Müll. in sched. 
Flavidum, ramulis gracilioribus, remotioribus, laxius foliosis. 
Kamerun: an Steinen bei Buea und an modernden Stämmen bei Basse 
(Dus£N). 
