202 TASMANIAN BRYOPHYTA, 



R.S. TAS. 



the cycle may be quite absent; endostome a short basal 

 membrane and 16 slender processes. 



The genus may be readily divided into two sub-genera. 



EntOSthodon. Capsule erect, with a fairly distinct neck ; 

 peristome none, or of short incurved teeth. 

 Peristome none. 



LeavfS broadly ovate opopJiysata 



Leaves lanceolate prodtwia 



Peristome present. 



Nerve lost below the apiculus ... (jracUf 

 Nerve excurrent cnspldata 



Eufunaria. Capsule inclined ; peristome double. 

 Capsule smooth. 

 Mouth broad. 



Leaves not crisping when dry ... glabra 



Leaves crisping wlien dry crisptda 



Mouth rather narrow tasmanica 



Capsule furrowed; seta curved ... ... hy<jvomet7nca 



Fanaria apophysata (Tavl.) 



Very small, simple, 1-2 mm. Leaves in a terminal tuft, 

 patent, imbricate, broadly o<vate, acuminate, 0.5 mm. ; 

 margin plain ; nerve slender eixcurrent in a fine point. 

 Seta seldom much longer than the capsule ; capsule linear- 

 pyriform, 2 mm., half of which is barren neck, slightly 

 constricted below the mouth ; annulus thin dark red ; peri- 

 stome none. 



Macquarie Plains, Kingston. 



Funaria 2^roducta (Miti.) 



Very small, 1 mm. Leaves erect in a. cluster, lanceolate, 

 base broad but much attenuated above, very acute, 1 

 mm, ; margin plain ; nei'v© excurrent. Seta 5 mm. ; cap- 

 sule from nearly globose with a short neck tO' more slender 

 with a loing tapering neck, 1 mm. ; mouth slightly con- 

 stricted ; peristome non©. 



Blackman's Bay, East Coast, Western Tiers, Mt. Nelson, 

 etc. 



Funnria graclJe H.f. et W. 



Stems very short. Leaves ovatei-acuminate, sometimes 

 with a strong apiculus, 1 mm. ; nerve red usually lost in or 

 below the apex, but in lower leaves often continuous, or 

 again in some specimens dissolves just below the apex, 

 the apiculus again indurated. Seta slender, 1-2 cm.; cap- 



