]22 TASMANIAN BRYOPHYTA, 



often thrown to one side by a robust innovation, cam- 

 panulate, deeply plicate, mouth slightly contracted 

 coarsely dentate. 



Chanrlonanfhiis stqiiarrosus (Hook.), Mitt. — E-obust^ 

 reddish-yellow often 5 cm. long, more or less covered with 

 paraphylls. Leaves broad undulate, squarrose, bilobed to- 

 tiie middle, lobes very broad, apex acute, 2.5 mm. long, 

 margin generally entire; cells 21 ^., walls sinuous, tri- 

 gones as large as the cells. Perianth 5 mm., mouth strongly 

 ciliate-dentatei. 



Slender cri^eping forms often have leaves only 1 mm. 

 long and underleaves xery reduced. 



Mt. Wellington. Ifartz Mt. Adamson Peak. Cradle 

 Mt. Blue Tier, Etc. 



New Zealand. 



Herberta, S. F. Gray. 



Stems long slender simple' or with sub-floral innova- 

 tions generally depressed amongst undergrowth. Leaves- 

 transverse divided below the middle into two equal acute 

 lobes, secund ; cells rotund about 21 /x., walls sinuoiis, 

 trigones about as largei as cells; cells of the middle base 

 and lobes much larger; underleaves as large as and similai' 

 to the leaves. Perianth teiininal usually in the fork of 

 branches, immersed in the bracts, slender, 3-keeled, mouth 

 plicate and deeply laciniate. 



E-eferred by Stephani to Scliisma. By Nees ta 

 Sendtncra. 



Herherfa oldf iehJinna (St.). — Stems long slender, wiry 

 rigid. Leaves narrow oblong, 1.5 mm. long, divided below 

 the middle into two lanceolate acute lobes, margins mostly 

 entire, sometimes a few irregular dentitions present. 



Also known as Scliiwia juniperina, etc. 



Mt. Wellington. Mt. Field, Etc. 



Lepicolea, Dum. 

 Robust erect to pendulous, yellowish, pinnate, the 

 branches with flagellate tips. Leaves closely imbricate 

 bisbifid, lobes narrow with long slender tips; underleaves 

 as large as and similar to the leaves: cells oblong 15 x 27 

 fx., basal centre cells much larger, apical cells very long 

 single series, trigones huge confluent. Perianth generally 

 terminating lateral branches oblong densely covered with 

 paraphylls. 



Leaves divided below middle scolnpendrn 



Leaves l-3rd divided ocliroleura 



