by dr. b. carrington and w. h. pearson. 1039 



9* Lejeunea (Eulejeunea) flava, (Sav.) 



Closely appressecl to rocks in a cave, Mossman's Bay, Au 



1885 (58). 





10 Lejeuna (Eulejeunea) subelobata, n.sp. 



Monoicous, small, dull green ; stem sparsely branched ; leaves 

 roundish or roundish-ovate, lobule wanting or very minute, under, 

 leaves l-5th to l-6th smaller, broadly rotund, biiid to about 

 l-3rd ; bracts smaller oblong-obovate, lobule half the size oblong- 

 cuneate or Ungulate; bracteole spathulate, emarginate, sinus shallow; 

 perianth sub-pyriform, 5-carinate. 



Growing in shallow layers, or creeping amongst mosses, more 

 slender than L. serpi/lUfolia, of a dull green colour. Stems sparsely 

 and irregularly branched, showing upon a cross-section cells of 

 about equal size, 5-6 diam., 8 cortical. Leaves inserted at an 

 angle of 65° sub-imbricate, slightly concave ; roundish or roundish- 

 ovate to oval, lobule wanting or very minute, 1-I2th size of lobe 

 tumid, cells medium size, with thick walls, no trigones.' Under, 

 leaves l-5tli to l-6th smaller, distant, broadly rotund, biiid to 

 about l-3rd. Bracts smaller oblong-obovate, lobule half the size, 

 oblong-cuneate or Ungulate ; bracteole spathulate, emarginate, 

 sinus shallow l-6th deep. Perianth sub-pyriform, 5-carinate 

 angles not winged, rostellate. Androecia forming short spikelets 

 or capitula below the 2- 



Measurements — Stems from \ to ^ an inch long, -1 mm. diam., 

 with leaves -75 mm. broad ; leaves -45 mm. x -35 mm., -425 mm. x 

 •35 mm., 4 mm. x -35 mm. ; lobule -15 mm. long x -075 mm. high ; 

 cells -03 mm.; underleaves •2 mm. high x -2 mm. broad, seg^ 

 •1 mm., -175 mm. x -15, seg. -05 mm., -15 mm. x -15 mm., seg. -05 

 •15 mm. x^l25, seg. ^05 mm.; bracts ^3 mm. longx-1 mm. 

 broad ; lobule of bract ^25 mm. long x •OS mm. broad ; bracteole 

 •3 mm. long X •IS mm. broad; perianth -55 mm. long x • 45 mm. 

 broad, -55 x -4, -45 x ^3. 



Hah. — On wet rocks, George's River, Botany Bay, Janry., 1^85 

 (47) ; George's River, Botany Bay, Janry., 1885 (42). 



