142 TASMANIAN BRVOPIIYTA. 



Anflioceros loufjispiriis, Carr. et Pears. — Large, fleshy, 

 dark green, forming a flat, irregular plate, often 5-10 cm. 

 diameter, irregularly lobed, lobes mostly flabelliform with 

 thin irregular margins; in the middle 8-12 cells thick, 

 margin 1-2 cells; surface sometimes with few prominent 

 glands, otherwise smooth. Involucre 8-15 mm. long, 

 1 mm. diam., fleshy, mouth irregularly lobed. Capsule 

 2.5-4 cm. long, Spoi-es 30 ^.., green, verruculose; elators 

 flat, spirally coiled, 300 fx., not septate. Wall of capsule- 

 without stomata- 



Slopes of Mt. AVellington. 



Anthoceros carnosus, >S7.— Large, fleshy, livid to dark 

 green. Lobes flabelliform, numerous,, imbricate on sur- 

 face and margin, 2-6 mm. diam., margin obtuse, very 

 irregular, younger portions covered with prominent irre- 

 gular glands; 8-10 cells thick. Involucre about 3 mm. 

 long, very thick and glandular below, tapering to an 

 irregularly oblique apex. Capsule 1-2 cm. Spores and 

 elators as in J. lonyi.spiru.<i. 



On rotten wood in forests. 



Anthoceros hrotheriy St. — Large, often extending tO' 

 5 cm., thin, margin divided into numerous small rotund 

 lobes, upper surface with numerous erect plates, surface 

 smooth ; middle about 5 cells thick, lobes 2-3 cells, cells 

 large, surface smooth. Involucre about 3 mm. long, mem- 

 branous; mouth truncate; cajasule 1-3 cm., bearing sto- 

 inata ; spores black, coarsely echinulate, 48 /x. ; elators 

 1-3 celled, 50-150^., geniculate, but not spiral. 



Kingston. Colebrook. Patrick's Head. 



Mt. Field, etc. 



Anthoceros laevis, L. — Dark green, 5-15 mm. diam.. 

 smooth, divided into broad obovate lobes, margin crenu- 

 late; about 8 cells thick in the middle; margin acute. 

 Involucre about 3 mm. long, tapering from a rather broad 

 base; capsule 1-3 cm., bearing stomata ; spores greenish- 

 yellow, 48 PL., surface papillate; elators 1-3 cellecl, 50-150' 

 ^., geniculate not spiral. 



Stephani considers our form to be distinct and names 

 it A. crassux. 



Kingston. Iluon-road. 



Cosmopolitan. 



