BY V. V. BROTHERUS AND W. W. WATTS. 551 



S (Cavi/olii) cairnensis Broth, et Watts, n.sp. 



Dioicus; tenellus, cpespitosus, CiBspitibus laxiusculis, pallide 

 viridibus; caulis erectus, vix ultra 4 mm. lougus, basi fusco- 

 radiculosiis, dense foliosus, simplex vel ramosus ; folia sicca 

 circinato-incurva, dorso nitidiiiscula, humida erecto-pateiitia, e 

 basi paulum latiore ligulata, obtusa, mucroiiatula, usque ad 1-7 

 mm. longa, superne 0-25-0-27 mm. lata, lirabata, limbo aiigus- 

 tissimo, hyalino, infra apicem minute serrulatam evanido, in 

 parte superiore basis ciliato-serrato, nervo crassiusculo, infra 

 summum apicem folii evanido, inferne levi, dein parce aculeato- 

 papilloso, cellulis laminalibus acute et elevato-papillosis, basilari- 

 bus laxis, inanibus, breviter rectangularibus vel subquadratis. 

 Csetera ignota. 



Cairns district, Babinda, on tree-trunks, n.313rt(leg. Watts, 

 July, 1913). 



Species distinctissima, a S. fiynbriatulo Sauerb., foliis multo 

 brevioribus, nervo inferne levi, superne parce aculeato-papilloso 

 facillime dignoscenda. 



*S. CROCEUS Mitt. 



Frenchman's Creek, n. 418 e. p. An Indo-Malayan species. 

 8. FASCicuLATus Hook. et Grev. 



Base of Bartle Frere ; Babinda ; Frenchman's Creek, etc. 

 Previous record, Johnstone River : Berthaud, Dec, 1882. A 

 widespread tropical species. 



tS. FiMBRiATULUS Sauerb. S.Jimbriatus (J.M., non Mitt. 



Frenchman's Creek, n. 408; Tully Falls, n. 462. 



*S. MuELLEiii (l)oz. et Molk., Galymjyeridium) Lac. 



Frenchman's Creek, n. 361, 368 e.p. An Indo-Malayan-Poly- 

 nesian species. 



S. NoViE Valesi^ cm. 



Ravenshoe, n. 461, 468, 53 1<'.. A forma inicrocarpa was col- 

 lected at Trinity Bay by Saver, in 1886; otherwise new for Q. 

 S. UNDULATULUS Broth. 



Babinda, n. 313 e.p.; Frenchman's Creek, n.421 e.p.; Kuranda, 

 n 427. Previous record, Bellenden Ker : Mrs. Uribble (Herb. 

 Melb.). 



