DE MADAGASCAR. 335 



Bioica, hahilu ^Breuteliis-n sat similis. Cauh's primarius longe repens , Jiliformis 

 nudits m'grescens, seciindarms arcuatus sciuroideus plenimqtw simplex, interdum 

 parce ramosus 5-1 5 cent, longtis densifoliosus stimmo stellatim foUosus, inferne 

 ruhescens superne aureo-flavo-viridis , sfepe Jlagellas nudas plus niinm Joliosas semi- 

 nnciales vel corpuscula cylindrica articulata fasciculata emiltens. Folia inihricata 

 squnrrosa, e hasi longa vaginantta, concava, ovata, crccto-apprcssa e medio patentis- 

 sima, late lanceolata, longe acuminata, serrulataj mnnia ecostata; cellulis fere omnino 

 elliptico-hexagonis opacis, hasilarihus Intiorihus fuHco-aums pimtlbm slivm is 

 ei'osis, ad margines scan'osis pellucidis angustiorihus. Pen'chwfia magna, turgida, 

 capsulam includeniia, foliis serratis ecostatis, externis sqiiarrosis minoribus semi- 

 vagumntihus hasl latts concavis ahruple in acumen longum suhrecurvum atlcuuaUs, 

 tnlemis longionhus had late Janceolatis, supra medium concavis confractis in nru- 

 men latum elongatum produclis. Capsula immersa in pedicello hrevissimo glohoso- 

 spfuertca exannulala (?) ore parum conslricta; opcrculo cunico acute Ircvirostro. 

 Peristomium simplex, Cahjptra mimita, vix scabriuncula operculum InntHm ohtt'gens, 

 apice longistyla, hasi lacera. (Bescherelle, loc, cit.) 



Var. NossiBEANA Jiosch. , op, ctV. ,p. 969 [i9i] (i88j). 



Canlis gracilior elongalus atlenuatus , foliis minoribus minute serrulalis ecostatis. 

 (Bescherelle, loc. cit.) 



Zone infi^rieure des forets: Nosy b^ (Pervillti). 



DisTRiBCTioN geogbai'hique: ie type u ia It^union et Ji Maurice. 



PI, 69. — a a' a", feuilles caulinairesxai. A, sommet de ]a feuillexiyo. c, cellules 

 movennes internes x3oo. d, cellules moyennes marfjinalesx 3oo. e, tissu des ang-ies hasilaires 

 X i'jo.f, follole pdncln?tialeX2 4. ^, sommet dc la foliolex 170. h, capsule et foliole p(*ricli^- 

 lialexai. t, coiffe x ^o. j, frag^ment dc peristome et d'exoth^que x 170. k, sporosx3oo. 

 (Figures faites d'aprfes un ^chantillon du type.) 



2. J.«GERixA STOLOMFEBA (C. MiiU.) C. Miill., iu Lmnwa , XL, p. 974(1876). Besch., Fl. hryoL 

 Reunion, etc., in Ann. Sc. nat. Dot., 6's<5r., X, p. 963 [192] (1881). 



PlLOTRICHDM STOLOMFERIM G. Ml'lll., in Bot. Zctt., 1862, p. 389. 



Dioica; cauUs primarius longe repens capillari-flUformis nudus Jlexuosus fragHis 

 nigrescens, secundarius simpUcissimm erectus maxime flexuosus apice arcuatus sciu- 

 roidens turgescens robustus densifolius flavo-virens hast nudus; foha cauhna rohnsta 

 magna dense conferla sicca el humida pateniissima , summilate cauUs stcllalim imin- 

 cula, e hasi brevissima auriculato-plicala injima parte cellulis paucis densioribuB 

 aureis prwdita et cellulis alarihus fere carenfe reflexa lato-lanceolata hreviter acumi' 



