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A F. octoblephari notis cursive impressis longe re- 
cedit. 
8. F. nivalis Mont. (Ann. d. sc. nat. IX. 1838, p. 
37.); dioica; statura F. octoblephareos; folia caulina bre- 
vius acuminata, margine parce irregulariter remote et 
breviter acute dentato, cellulis pallidis pellucidis, utriculo 
primordiali tenero repletis; theca angustior ovato - oblonga 
v. pyriformis, longius pedunculata, operculo convexo ro- 
strato, rostro tenui incurvo. 
C. icone in D'Orbigny Voyage dans l'Ameriq. merid. p. 107. 
US ar , 
Patria. Yn summis jugis Andium prope Cochabamba 
prov. Ayopayae (Boliviae) ad nives aeternas, supra ter- 
ram, alt, 2200" hexapodum: D'Orbigny. 
Notis cursive impressis a F. octoblephari certe refu- 
git. A F. secunda foliis late ovatis aliter dentatis differt. 
9. E. pilifera Hsch. (Linnaea XV. p. 136.) ; monoica; 
caulis repens vage ramosus, ramis brevibus ascendenti- 
bus; folia caulina arcte imbricata subsecunda, laxa, ovato- 
acuminata, in pilum hyalinum dimidio breviorem quam fo- 
lium excurrentia, concava, ullra medium uno alterove 
denticulo notata, pellucida amoene viridia, nervo lato 
laxo concolore supra medium evanido, cellulis laxis ob- 
longis, alaribus laxe quadratis; perich. vaginantia longis- 
sime acuminata laxius reticulata, ciliato -dentata enervia, 
subhyalina; theca in ped. bilineari flavido erecta obovata, 
basi contracta apophysata sicca ore dilatato cyathiformis 
brunnea. 
Patria. Prom. bonae spei, inter Schiloh et Zwart- 
key, Windvoogelberg in trunco Encephalarti Fridr. 
Guilielmi, alt. 5000, 22. Nov. 1832.: Drège. E locis 
non designatis prom. b. spei sub nom. F. polycarpae com- 
munic. olim Schwägrichen. 
Notis cursive impressis a F. secunda longe distat. 
10. F. Abyssinica C. Müll; monoica; F. piliferae 
simillima, sed folia latius ovato -acuminata, acumine brevi, 
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