8 F. Stephani. 
erectis, antice itaque profunde canaliculata. Squamae posticae 
atropurpureae, confertae, imbricatae, ob costam latam frondis ejusdem 
marginibus approximatae, oblique lunatae, apice longissime appen- 
diculatae; appendicula e basi grosse dentata abrupte et longissime 
Aliformia, margine angulata et subdenticulata, frondis marginem 
superantia. Carpocephala semper in ramis posticis obcordatis 
terminalia, breviter pedunculata, 5—-6 locularia Pedunculus crassus, 
paucilamellatus, canali cylindriformi parum profunde inciso percursus, 
medio apiceque pauci squamatus, basi nudus. Capitula alte hemi- 
sphaerica, papulosa. Perianthia longe exserta, pendula, hyalina. 
Androecia in ramulo postico brevissimo e basi styliformi subnoduloso, 
ostiolis brevissimis. 
Hab. Persia, sine loco natali. leg Haussknecht. 
Ex Herb. Rabenhorst, dedit Dr. G. Winter. F. Lindenbergii 
differt infl. monoica, squamis diversis etc. etc. 
Fimbriaria subplana. St. n. sp. 
Monoica, longe lateque caespitans, glaucoviridis. Frons 1'—2cm 
longa, simplex, ex apice innovans, raro furcata, linearis, apice breviter 
inciso-biloba, lobis late rotundatis, antice subplana, postice parum 
convexa, costa haud distincta, sensim in alas crassas transeunte; 
stratum hypoporum cavernosum, lamellis erectis anostomosantibus 
aedificatum, lamellae sub porum ipsum solum liberae reliquae epi- 
dermidi accretae; pori simplices ut in congeneribuss. Squamae 
posticae purpureae, oblique lunatae, apice longissime appendiculatae; 
appendicula squamis fere aequilonga, frondem haud superantia, linearia, 
basi haud constricta, apice acuminata, acuta, parallela, rima angusta 
segregata, rosea vel hyalina, integerrima. Carpocephala breviter 
pedunculata; pedunculus quadrangularis, canali simplici percursus 
alte irregulariterque lamellatus, basi nudus, 1—2 cm longus, apice 
breviter barbatus,; capitula parva, alte conica, papulosa, 4 locularia. 
Perianthia pendula, longe exserta, hyalina. Androecia in 
ramis posticis majusculis obovatis disciformia, nuda, cuspidibus 3 
purpureis. 
Hab. Australia. Arco-eillinna Well. leg. R Helms. Elder 
Exploring Expedition. 
Ab omnibus Fimbriariis Australiae distincta pedunculo_ alte 
lamellata squamisque geminatim appendiculatis; cum F. Wilmsii 
Steph. comparanda. 
Fossombronia hamato-hirta. St. n. sp. 
Monoica, dense caespitosa, viridis. Caulis brevis, vix 1 cm longus, 
simplex, antice ut in congeneribus subplanus, postice valde convexus, 
dense radiculosus, radiculis pallidis (haud purpureis ut in omnibus 
