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ter linearibus, inferioribus laxioribus, oblongis, subrec- 

 tangulis, ad angulos subquadratis. Folia perichaetialia 

 erecta, longius subulata, laxius reticulata. Capsula in 

 pedicello rubello, siccilate leniier dextrorsum lorto, 

 15-22 millim. longo, erecta, symmetrica, madida sphae- 

 rica, diam. /, 25-^,5 millim., laevis, sicca breviter ovata, 

 e basi rotundata os versus pro more sensim angustata,! ,25- 

 1,5 millim. longa, circa 1 millim. basi lata, valde striala, 

 pallide fusca, operculo depresso. Peristomium purpureum, 

 dentibus angustis vix trabeculatis. Planta mascula ignotâ. 

 Eab. Ind. orient. Sikkim : Kurseong (rev. Decoly et 

 Schaul; herb. E. Levier); Darjeeling(G. A. Miller). 



Voisin du Ph. Grijfîthiana Mitt. de la même région, mais plus 

 robuste, à capsule plus grosse et fortement plis3cc à l'état sec. 



Philonotis speciosa Mitt. Musci Ind. orient, p. 64. 

 (Ph. Prainii Broth. in litt.). — Dioica, dense cespitosa, 

 pallide lutescens. Caulis erectus, robustus, inferne dense 

 rufo-tomentosus, 3-5 centim. allus, ramis crassis erectis, 

 obtusis, dense foliosis. Folia conferta, siccitate subimbri- 

 cata, plicatula, madore erecto-patentia, scariosa, oblongo- 

 lanceolata, acute acuminata, circa 2,5 millim. longa, 

 0,5-0,6 lata, marginibus fere e basi remote et argute 

 serrulatis, utroque latere plus minus longe revolutis vel 

 uno latere planis, acumine semitorto, costa basi 60-80 p 

 crassa, percurrente vel breviter excedente, cellulis elon- 

 gatis, auguste linearibus, utraque pagina apice denti/ormi 

 valde prominentibus, nonnullis ad angulos laxioribus, 

 brevioribus, rectangulis, infimis lutescentibus. Folia 



perichaetialia erecta, lanceolata, longius acuminata, costa 

 longe excurrente subulata, rete laxiore pellucido. Capsula 

 in pedicello purpurascente 2-2,5 centim, longo, magna, 

 subhorizontalis inclinatave, madida subglobosa, lepto- 



