196 TASMANIAN BRYOPHYTA, 



U.S. TAS. 



Breutelia affinis H.f. et W. 



Medium sized, procumbent in rather dense mats, the 

 stems covered with brown radicles except at the tijDs, fas- 

 ciculately branched above, usually 3-5 cm. Leaves squar- 

 rose, ovate-lanceolate, tapering to a slender apex, imbricate 

 when dry, plaits shallow, only towards the base, 3-5 mm., 

 surface rather roughly papillate; margin revolute, serrulat-3 

 to serrate above, rough from the i^apillae below; nerve 

 slender excurrent ; cells shortly linear above, longer towards 

 the base, with a broad band of quadrates on the lower 

 margin. Seta 2-3 cm- ; capsule broadly oblong, pendulous, 

 2 mm. 



Very common on ground. 



Breutelia commntata Hpe. 



Habit of B. offinis, but usually smaller, seldom exceeding 

 2.5 cm. Leaves patent, only slightly imbricate when dry, 

 ovate-lanceolate, with a, slender apex, 2 mm., roughly 

 papillate, margin recurved, serrate above ; nerve long ex- 

 current; cells oblong above, linear below, a well marked 

 band of broad quadrate cells on the lower margin. Seta 

 pale 2 cm. ; capsule oblong, pendulous. 



Very cloise to B. afjinis and not differing materially in any 

 detail. Doubtful species. 



Very common on ground. 



Breutelia pendala Hook. 



Decumbent, vaguely branched, mostly 3-5 cm., clothed 

 with brown radicles. Leaves patent, ovate-lanceolate, 



tapering to a very slender apex, 3-4 mm. ; margin recurved, 

 serrate, surface rather roughly joapillate ; nerve slender, 

 excurrent in a rather long point; cells linear to oblong 

 above, longer below, those of the lower margin rectangular 

 to quadrate, but these chara,cters vai-y much in degree in 

 different specimens. Seta slender, capsule narrow-oblong, 

 pendulous. 



The spreading leaves, less pronounced border of quadrate 

 cells and longer upper cells depart from the striicture of 

 B. coj?imutata, and approach in some specimens very close 

 to B. Sieberi. 



Kingston, Knocklofty, slopes of Mt. Wellington. 



Breutelia Sieberi Hornscli. 



Decumbent, about 3 cm., with few dichotomous branchess, 



covered, except the apex, with black radicles. Leaves 



squarrose, yellow, glossy, usually secund, not imbricating 



when dry, ovate-lanoeolate, with a slender acute apex, 



