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cellulis alaribus vesiculosis hyalino-chryseis majusculis ornata in 
laminam anguste oblongam sensim longe subulate acuminatum plus 
minusve falcatam integerrimam producta concava enervia, e cellulis 
angustissimis subconflatis areolata; perichaetialia stricta longius subu- 
lata; theca in pedunculo longiusculo purpureo tenuissimo flexuoso 
nutans minuta, e collo perbrevi anguste oblonga exannulata, operculo 
conico longe subulato; peristomium longiusculum Cupressinae 
dentigerae affınis. 
Habitatio. Prom. bonae spei, Knysna Districtus, in sylvis 
prope Esternek, Nov. 1875: Dr. A. Rehmann; in sylvis prope Blanco, 
Oct. 1875: idem. 
258. Cupressina (Leptorhynchium) hyalotis n. sp.; 
monoicum; cespites lati pallide virides decumbentes teneri valde in- 
tricati, caulis ramulis tenuibus in cuspidem brevem acutam convolu- 
taceam curvulam exeuntibus brevibus vage ramosus; folia caulina 
majuscula horride patula madore ramulum tenerum subcomplanatum 
sistentia valde patula, e basi cellulis alaribus majusculis vesiculosis 
hyalinis auriculam prominentem minutam sistentibus ovata angustiore 
in laminam latiuscule oblongam denique longiuscule subulato-acu- 
minatam strictam vel falcatam tenuiter denticulatam vel integerrimam 
pallidissimam attenuata, plerumque complicatulo-concava enervia, 
margine ubique erecta, e cellulis angustissimis subconflatis areolata; 
perichaetialia erecta similia sed acumine denticulato; theca in pedun- 
culo breviusculo flexuoso rubro glabro subnutans minuta, e collo 
brevi oblonga oblique subulato-operculata; peristomium breve, 
internum ciliis singulis. 
Habitatio. Prom. bonae spei, in sylvis prope Blanco, 
Oct. 1875: Dr. A. Rehmann; Mte. Tabulari prope Capetown, 
Nov. 1875: idem. 
Ramulis cuspidatis et cellulis alaribus pro planta magnis hyalinis 
auriculam sistentibus facillime distinguenda. 
259. Isothecium afro-myosuroides n. sp.; cespites latis- 
sımi decumbentes turgescentes, densi sed ramificatione surculi laxa, 
valde firmi pallide lutescentes,; caulis primarius longe repens, ramis 
brevibus iterum iterumquc ramulis valde pinnatim fere fasciculatim 
maxime divisus, ramulis varie curvatis saepius circinato-inflexis tena- 
cissirmis tenuibus plus minusve caudato-attenuatis; folia minuta dense 
imbricata madore erecto-patula ramulum plumosulum sistentia, e basi 
impresso-angustiore cellulis alaribus paucis minutissimis valde in- 
crassatis maculam minutam efficientibus praedita in laminam brevem 
anguste oblongam breviter serrulato-acuminatam producta inaequalia 
subflexuosa, nervo angustissimo pallido ad medium evanido leviter 
exarata, e cellulis perminutis angustissime lincaribis in membranam 
pallidissimam firmam subconflatis areolata. Caetera desiderata. 
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