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36. H. paraphysale Hpe. 



Caulis gracilis, pinnatim raniosus, ramis brevibus compressis 

 distiche foliatns, lntescente splendens. Folia caulina squarroso- 

 rlexuosa, e basi late cordata triangulari breviter lanceolato-acuminata, 

 paulisper sursum denticulata, nervis binis pallidis, parallelis, brevi- 

 bus; cellulis alaribus paucis, parvis, ovoideis, pellucidis, caeteris 

 dense aggregatis, anguste parallelogrammicis , subconflatis , parce 

 diaphana; ramorum folia minora, concava, ovato-lanceolata, magis 

 serrulata, nervis brevibus, cellulis nodulis nitentibus inteiTuptis, 

 scabriuscula ; perichaetialia e basi vaginante latiore elongata, lori- 

 foiTniter acuminata, reflexa, parce dentata, enervia, cellulis parum 

 longioribus, inferioribus pellucidis, superioribus subconflatis, minus 

 diaphana. Seta nncialis, paraphysibus emersis circumdata, flavescens, 

 adscendens, apice parce incrassata, Theca parva teretiuscula, fuscata, 

 horizontalis ; operculo prominente umbonato, conico acuminato, sub- 

 recto, flavescente; caetera nnlla, 



Prope Rio de Janeiro parce sub 9301 leg. Graziou. 



Statura gracillima plumulosa et paraphysibus exsertis primo 

 visu discernendum. 



38. H. subdiminutivum Geheeb & Hpe. 



Monoieum; parvulum, cortici adnatum repens, ramis teretibus 

 2 3"' longis, erectis, lutescentibus. Folia caulina caviuscula, ovato- 

 lanceolata, acuminata, integerrima, enervia, cellulis parallelogram- 

 micis diaphanis; ramorum folia minora, concava, erecto-patentia, 

 rotundato-ovata, acuminata, dorso minute papillosa, tenerrime serru- 

 lata, enervia; perichaetialia longiora, concava, ovato - lanceolata, 

 subulato-cuspidata, integerrima, cellulis laxioribus pellucida. Seta 

 ramos superans, seminncialis , erecta, apice incrassata, incurvata, 

 lutescens. Theca parva, rotundato-ovata, rubra, horizontafls , vel 

 nutans, peristomii dentibus extr. lanceolato - subulatis , dense trabe- 

 culatis, linea verticali angusta, basi rnfescentibus , apice torulosis, 

 hyalinis; membrana interna lutescens, cruribus carinatis, lanceolato- 

 subulatis, ciliis solitariis brevibus interjectis. Caetera desunt. 



