200 



Ob amphig. magna elongala cum nulla alia commu- 

 tanda. 



Herberta capillaris St. — Dioica, dense caespi- 

 tosa, elaia, inferne rufescens, superne viridis, gracilis. 

 Caulis 10-12 cm. longus, filiformis, inferne fureatus, fur- 

 cis longis simplicibus siib flore fasciculalim innovatis; 

 slolones brèves ad basin plantae. Folia e basi semivaginata 

 squarrosO'patula vel recurva^ haud homomalla nisi in 

 coma terminali, decurrentia, ad 3/4 bifida, laciniae diva- 

 ricatae, lanceolatae apice breviter setaceae, basi pauciden- 

 tala marginibus incurvis. Cellulœ 0,017 mm., medianae 

 0,17 : 0,025 mm., trigonis majoribus saepe confluentibus. 

 Ampli, foliis similia et similiter squarrosa. Folia florab'a 

 comata, squarrosa, caulini smajora, profundius fissa. 

 Reliqua ignota. 



Madagascar, Leg. Camboué. 



Sendtnerae {Herbertae)moUi ex insulaS. ThoméAfricae 

 occid. trop, simillima; bene distincla tamen foliis longius 

 decurrentibus. 



Jamesoniella purpurascens St. — Dioica, flavo- 

 rufescens, maj uscula, laxe caespitans. CaulisZ-h- cm. longns, 

 validiis simplex, postice radicellis longis hyalinis vestitus, 

 apice nutans. Fo/m alternantia, imbncala,aduha plano-dis- 

 ticha, juniora adscendentia, margine recurva, ovata, apice 

 rotundata vel rolundo-iruncata, rare retusula, antice 

 decurrenlia, postice breviter inserta, ad basin caulis pur- 

 purea vel purpureo-marginata. Cellulae 0,025 mm., trigo- 

 nis magnis acutis, saepe confluentibus. Cuticula laevis. 

 Ampli, caulina nulla. Flores feminei in caule terminales, 

 innovatione nulla, folia floralia trijuga, exteriora caulinis 

 majora, inaequaliter biloba, sinu brevi obtuso lobisque 

 oblusis, margine interrupte recurva, dein crispata cum 



