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ordinary and distinct species in the whole genus. Its con- 

 vex stipules, and blunt leaves and scales, give it somewhat 

 the appearance of Jungermannia cochleariformis, on an 

 enlarged scale. Our specimen is nearly a foot long. 



154. L. denudatum. Willd. Sp. PL v. 5. p. 36. 



Hab. West Indies. Jamaica. Menzies. Wiles. Bancroft. 



155. L. Doufflasii. Hook, et Grev. — L. ovalifolium. Hook, et 

 Grev. Ic. Fil. t. 177. (non Desvaux.) 



Hab. North -West coast of America. Douglas. 



156. L. integerrimum. Hook, et Grev. 



Caule repente radicante vage ramoso, ramis brevibus sub- 

 dichotomis flaccidis, foliis approximatis oblique ovato-cor- 

 datis obtusis integerrimis, stipulis folio paululum minoribus 

 cordatis rectis obtusis integerrimis basi oblique subauricu- 

 latis, spicis brevibus, squamis ovatis acuminatis integerrimis. 



Hab. Courtallam. Dr. Wight. — Scarcely a span long, of 

 a palish green colour, very flaccid ; distinguished from L. 

 semicordatum by its broader, more obtuse, quite entire 

 leaves, and by the large size of the cordate stipules. 



157. L. cordifolium. Desv. Enc. Bot. Suppl. v. 3. p. 548. 

 Hab. Porto-Rico. Desvaux. 



158. L. semicordatum. Wall. Cat. n. 126. (1,) et (3.) 

 Caule repente elongato vage et subdichotome ramoso 



stolonifero sparse folioso, ramis plerumque brevibus flaccidis, 

 foliis approximatis horizontaliter patentibus oblongo-ovatis 

 basi subobliquis sessilibus immarginatis versus apicem ob- 

 scure denticulato-serratis obtusiusculis, stipulis oblongis 

 subfalcatis acutis acutissimisve basi inaequaliter subauriculato- 

 cordatis integerrimis, spicis breviusculis. 



Hab. Rocks at the River Rapti, Nepal; and Mountains 

 near Sylhet. Dr. Wallich. 



159. L. sinense. Desv. Prod. Fil. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Par. v. 

 6. p. 189. 



Hab. China. Desvaux. — Desvaux observes that it has the 

 habit of his L. depauperatum (the L. involvens of Swartz), 

 but that it is more slender. 



