98 TASMANIAN BRYOPHYTA, 



straight, lobes triangular acute, unequal, anterior com- 

 monly the larger ; cells 27 ^., trigones nodulose. Under- 

 leaves twice as broad as the stem, reniform, broadly con- 

 nate on each side, armed with 4 spinous teeth. Bracts 

 large, perianth partially immersed, oblong, strongly tri- 

 quetrous, angles with dentate wings. 



Very close to L. trialata, G. 



Mt. Wellington. 



New Zealand. 



LophocoJea hiciUata, Tayl. — Robust, pale. Leaves 

 opposite, crowded, erect towards the apex, plane when 

 mature ; broadly triangular-truncate with slightly curved 

 margins, 2 mm. long or shorter in starved j^lants, apex 

 with 2 short acute diverging lobes, generally 4-5 cells 

 broad at the base 8-9 cells long, sinus broad straight; cells 

 27-43 ^., trigones none. Underleaves rotund, broader 

 than the stem, base deeply sinuate, broadly connate on 

 both sides, margin usually with 6 acute spines and no 

 apical fissure. 



Near L. 'trialata, but lobes smaller and margins more 

 curved. 



Mt. Wellington. West Coast. 



New Zealand. 



Loiihocolea trialata, G. — Medium size, pale. Leaves 

 rather rigid, opposite, crowded, piano-distichous with a 

 tendency to decurve, broadly triangular- truncate, 1.5 mm., 

 apex with two short or long acute diverging lobes, sinus 

 straight, margins straight; cells 18 ^., walls thick, trigones 

 minute acute. Underleaves rotund with a sinuous base, 

 broadly connate on both sides, 4-8 spined sometimes with 

 an apical fissure. Perianth narrow-oblong, 5 mm., strongly 

 triquetrous, angles extended into narrow dentate wings. 



Vei^y common. 



Australia. New Zealand. 



Lophocolea macroloha, St. — Rather small, seldom ex- 

 ceeding 1 cm., pale. Leaves erect then plane, nearly sym- 

 metric, subrectangular-truncate, 1 mm., bidentate lobes 

 bold, broad obtuse, sometimes acute, erect, sinus narrow 

 and deep, margins equally curved, insertion abrupt; cells 

 27 fx., walls thin, trigones minute. Underleaves as broad 

 or rather broader than the stem, deeply bifid, lobes erect 

 acute, margin with one small tooth. Perianth campanu- 

 late triquetrous, mouth broad. 



Close to Tj. lenta. 



Mt. Wellington. 



