Bacopilum] mosses (Gepp). 291 



Catombe rill on the Queta mountains ; with fr. middle of June 1857. 

 No. 166. 



Cazengo. — Among Hepatics on old trunks, Serra de Muxaula ; with 

 fr. June 1858. No. 199. 



2. R. africanum Mitt, in Journ. Linn. See, VII. p. 162 (1864). 



PuNGO Andongo. — Frequent by shaded springs on the elevated 

 rocks of Pedra Cazella ; with scanty fr. beginning of May 1857. 

 No. 60. At the base of old tree-trunks and on moist ground in 

 wooded places near Catete, frequent but sterile ; Barranco de Catete ; 

 without fr. Dec. 1856. No. 96. 



GoLUNGO Alto. — On the bark of old trees and on rocks in the 

 vicinity, near Quilombo-Quiacafeubia ; with fr. March 1855. No. 150. 



To this genus the following numbers belong : — • 



GoLUNGO Alto. — On half-dried mud on the banks of the Cuango 

 stream (also occurring on lime-kilns), very seldom with fr. ; middle of 

 June 1856. No. 149. By the Cuango ; Feb. 1856. No. 212, in part. 

 On the bark of the tree " Musubiri " {^Myrianthus arboreus), Queta 

 (Zengas) ; March 1856. No. 213. 



Cazp:ngo. — On rocks usually inundated along the banks of the 

 Luinha river, at an elevation of about 1800 ft. ; without fr. Jan. 

 1855. No. 183. 



23. BRAUNIA Br. et Sch. Bry. Eur. III. (1836-51). 



1. B. diaphana Jaeg. Gen. et Spec. Muse. II. p. 88 (1876). 

 Neckera diapiana 0. Muell. Synops. II. p. 105 (1851). 



Leucodonsehistos Welw. et Duby in Geneve, Mem. Soc. Phys. XXI. 

 ii. p. 427 (1872). 



HuiLLA. — On the older trunks, especially of Tarchonanthiis and 

 Xeropetaluin, on the summit of Serra de Xella ; with old fr. June 1860. 

 No. 31. On rocks and trunks on the summits of the mountains of 

 Mumpulla ; without fr. Oct. 1859. No. 33. 



Our specimens appear to differ from the type only by the longer 

 seta, which is 8 to 10 mm. in length. 



2. B. arbuscula. 



Leucodon arbuscula Welw, et Duby in Geneve, Mem. Soc. Phys 

 XXI. ii. p. 427. t. i. fig. 4 (1872). 



HuiLLA. — Frequent on the older trunks and branches of Tarchoii- 

 anthiis and various other trees in rocky parts of the high peaks of 

 Serra de Xella and towards Mumpulla ; at an elevation of 4000 ft. in 

 company with MacromUrium hjcopodioides and Physcia leucomela ; 

 with fr. June 1860. No. 32. 



Our specimens of this plant approach B. Schimperiana Br. et Sch., 

 but are abundantly distinct in the following characters. Leaves from 

 an erecto-patent base recurved so as to become horizontal ; not 

 imbricate ; apices of the older leaves hyaline ; capsules longly elliptical 

 (not cylindric), irregularly plicate, with mouth rather contracted ; 

 cells of the capsule brown, distinct (not yellow, inconspicuous, as 

 in B. Schiinptr'tana). 



24. CRYPH^A Weber, Tab. Exhib. Calyptr. Operc. (1813) ; 

 Brid. Mant. Muse. p. 139 (1819). 



1. C. Welwitschii Duby in Geneve, Mem. Soc. Phys. XXI. ii. 

 p. 426. t. ii. tig. 1 (1872). 



