— 170 — 



cava, laevia, paulum cleorsum spectantia, longe decurrentia, ovato-lanceolata, 

 breviter et anguste acuminata, acutissima, marginibus basi anguste recurvis. 

 integris vel subintegris, nervis binis, brevibus, cellulis angustissime linearibus, 

 basilaribus laxioribus, abbreviatis, alaribus et partis folii decurrentis laxis, teneris, 

 hyalinis; perichaetium radiculosum, bracteis internis erectis, e basi late vaginante 

 sensim breviter subulatis, integris; seta 2,5 — 3cm alta, flexuosa, rubra, laevissima; 

 theca horizontalis, asymmetrica, oblonga, brevicoUis, sicca deoperculata sub ore 

 haud constricta, pallide fusca, laevis; annulus latus, in partibus secedens; peri- 

 stomium duplex; exostomii dentes lanceolato-subulati, lutei, dense striolati, 

 apice M^alini, papillosi, dense lamellati; endostomium hj^alinum, minute papil- 

 losum; processus carinati, rimosi; cilia 2 — 3, tenera, nodosa; spori 0,012 — 0,015 m, 

 lutescenti-fusciduli, sublaeves; operculum e basi conica acuminatum. 



Planta mascula gracilior, pi. femineis immixta. (Taf. XV, Fig. 40.) 



Vulkan - Gebiet: Karisimbi, Hagenia-Gmtelwald, ca. 3000 m ii. M. 

 (fruchtend im Sept. 1907 — n. 2059). 



Ruwenzori: Butagu-Tal, 3300 — 3500 m ii. M. (fruchtend nn Febr. 1908 — 

 n. 2625). 



Species pulcherrima, PI. neckeroideo Bryol. eur. affinis, sed colore pallido, 

 moUitie foliisque laevibus, anguste acuminatis dignoscenda. 



Vesicularia sphaerocarpa (C. Miill.) Broth. — Beni: Bei Muera, Urvvald NW. 

 Beni, an morschen Stammen (fruchtend im Jan. 1908 — n. 2165/66). 

 Bisher bekannt von den ostafrikanischen Inseln. 



Vesicularia oreadelpha C. Miill. — Bukoba - Bezirk: Buddu-Wald, an einem 

 morschen Stamm (fruchtend im Juni 1907 — n. 247). 

 Bisher bekannt von Kamerun. 



Vesicularia latiramea Broth, n. spec. — Autoica; caespitosa, caespitibus laxius- 

 culis, viridissimis, nitidis; caulis elongatus, repens, per totam longitudinem fusco- 

 radiculosus, dense pinnatim ramosus, ramis subhorizontalibus, vix ultra 5 mm 

 longis, complanatis, densiuscule foliosis, cum foliis c. 2 mm latis, obtusis; folia 

 disticha, sicca contractula, faciliter emollita, patula, concaviuscula, caulina ovata, 

 breviter acuminata, marginibus erectis, apice minutissime serrulatis, enervia, 

 cellulis laxe oblongo-hexagonis (c. 4:1), leptodermibus, chlorophyllosis, ramea 

 brevius acuminata; bracteaeperichaetii internae e basi vaginante raptim subulatae, 

 filiformi-acuminatae, subula recurvula, Integra; seta c. 1,5 cm alta, flexuosula, 

 tenuissima, lutescenti-rubra ; theca subnutans, ovalis, fusca, laevis; operculum 

 convexo-conicum, apiculatum. (Taf. XV, Fig. 4I;) 



Bukoba - Bezirk: Buddu-Wald, an modernden Asten (fruchtend im Juni 

 1907— n. 236). 



Species V. sphacrocarpae affinis, sed ramis duplo latioribus jam dignoscenda. 



