332 LES MOUSSES 



necki:race/E. 



(Brotlierus, Musci, p. 770.) 



I. RUTEMIERGIE.E. 

 (Brotherns, Musci, p. 786.) 



RUTENBERGIA Geh. ct Hpe. 

 (Brolherus, Musci, j^. 786.) 



1. RiiTENBERGiA MADAGASsA Geh. ct Ilpe, apud G. Mull., in AhhandJ. naturcvissens. Ver. Bremen, \l\, 

 p. 910, tab. II, fig. C(i88i). Besch., Fl. hryoi Reunion, etc., in Ann. Sc. nat. Bot., 6* s^r. , 

 X,p. 33i [190] (1881). 



Dioica; caulis primarius prorepens nifo-lomentosm y semndarius ratms smplici- 

 hits vel dickotmnis suhterelihis crassis i-3 uncialihus cylindraceis ohtusis vel plus 

 minusve JUiformi-attenuatis Jlexuosis; foh'a sicca accumhcntia, humida crecto-patida ^ 

 jlavo-limhata , e basi late excavata latere rotundato-auriculata late ovata acuminala 

 acumine convolulo lon^e aristaia, denticulala^ nen'O rufescentl in arislam evanidoy 

 ccllidxs alarihushrevehacillarihisvcl vermicularihus transverse isolatis suhdiaphanis y 

 ItevibiiSj mtemiediis hasilarihis erectis hacillanhus diaphaniSf versus latera densis^ 

 sime aggregalis minoi'ihus elUpticis parce incrassalis, Perichmtia lateralia 3—^ appro- 

 ximata. Folia perichaetialia convoluta ohlongo-lanceolata Imifonne acuminata vel 

 suhulata, apxce plus mimtsve serrato-dentata intense crocea, nei-vo angusto apice 

 evanescente , celhdis hasilarihns linearihuSy versus apicem foUt senstm breviorihnSy 

 summts elUpticis vel vermicularihus. Theca breviscta inserta recta oblojiga, cylindrica 

 kptoderma, ore mbeirimo, opeirulo tenui suhdato recto; annulus nullus. Peristo- 

 mium duplex : externum e dentihus 1 6 lanceolato-subulatis remote distantibus conver- 

 gentihus pallide JIavescentibus dense trabeculatis , Unea longitudinaliter notatis intus 

 armatis compositum; internum : membrana hrevissima fragilis vlx sulcata valde 

 hyalimi, in dentes breves articxdatos simplices fragilissimosW producta, Calyptra 

 mitriformis, pilis cornets viridibus basi crispuUs apice elongaiis comosis vestila. 

 Sporm magna} virides Jlaccidm tetragonm^'^). (G. Muller, loc. cit.) 



Zones moyenne et superieure des forels : for^t a Vest d'AmLalondrazaku (Rulenbei-g); 

 enire Fianaranlsoa et Mananjary (D' Besson), Ambondrombe (R. P. Talazac). Zone du Plateau 

 central: Imerlua (R. P. Camboue); pays Betsileo, sans indication de localite (R. P. Montaut). 



^ C' Sic. — t') Bescherelle {loc. cit.) reprodiiit sans niodificntions la description de Midler, en 

 ajoulant seulement : cr vagimda pilis contortis obtecta ». 



