FruUania] iiepatics (Stephani). 317 



very chlorophyllose. Auricle very large, almost I'eaching the 

 apex of the leaf, almost touching the stem, compresso-semiglobose, 

 at apex shortly acuminate falcato-decurved, with the mouth very 

 wide, gaping, and with the lips not truncate, but mox'e or less 

 curved. Amphigastria very large, contiguous or imbricate, more 

 than thrice the width of the stem, transversely inserted, cuneately 

 narrowed at base, angulato at the sides, incised to one-third at 

 apex, w'ith the sinus straight acute, and the lobules bi'oadly 

 ti-iangular acute. The rest is wanting. 



GoLUXGO Alto. — On the bark of tree-trunks in exceedingly shaded 

 spots on the mountains of Alta Queta ; Oct. 1854. No. 299. 



Very like F. aquarroMi. in habit and size, but differing from that 

 species in its leaves, which are not squarrose, and in its very large 

 auricles. 



To this genus belongs the following imperfect specimens : — 

 PuNGO AxDOXGO. — Creeping, pulvinately interwoven, densely cloth- 

 ing stems and branches of Velloaicc, in the living state fuscous-green 

 •or golden-green, Pedra de Casamba ; beginning of May 1857. No. 240. 

 HuiLLA. — Very small, with stem and leaves fuscous-purple ; on the 

 bark of Sapotacece, on the tree called in the vernacular " Mutambote " 

 (^ChrysophiiHum arf/i/rojjjy/lltim), interwoven with Brachymeniam 

 nngolense, etc., in the more elevated parts of Morro de Lopollo ; end 

 of March 1860. No. 251. 



17. LEJEUNEA Lib. in Ann. Gen. Sc. Phys. vi. p. 372 (1820). 



1. L. (Acrolejeunea) confertissima Steph. in Hedwigia xxxi. 

 p. 165, t. xiii. f. 25-28 (1892). 



PuNGO AxDONGO. — Sparingly on old trunks of palms {Elceis 

 guineenais in cultivation) near Candumba in the valley of the river 

 Cuanza ; March 1857. No. 231. Growing among Phy»cia leucomeluis, 

 on volcanic rocks near Cazella within the presidium ; Feb. 1857. No.249. 



A.MBRiz. — In company with mosses, etc., among tufts of Collema in 

 rocky woods between Ambriz aud Quisembo, on the right bank of the 

 river Loge ; Nov. 1853. No. 261. 



2. L. (Acrolejeunea) Pappeana Nees in G. L. et N. 8ynops. 

 Hep. p. 296 (1845). 



Acrolejeunea Pappeana Steph. in Hedw. xxviii. p. 16G (1889). 



GoLUNGO Alto. — On living trunks of trees in elevated parts of 

 Cungulungulo : Feb. 1855. No. 281. In the woods of Sobado 

 Quilombo ; July 185G. No. 287. 



3. L. (Cololejeunea) crenatiflora. 



Cololejeunea crenatiflora 8teph. in Iledw. x.xx. }>. 270, t. xxxiii. 

 xxxiv. f. 11, 12 (189i). 



Island of St. Thomas.— On the fronds of ferns : Dec. 1860. No. 265. 



4. L. (Eulejeunea) Breutelii. 



Etdejeunea Breutelii Steph. in Hedw. xxxv. p. 85 (1896). 

 GoLUNGO Alto. — On trunks of trees in the woods of central Queta 

 (Serra do Alta Queta) ; July 1855. No. 220. 



5. L. (Eulejeunea) Eckloniana G. L. et N. Synops. Hep. p. 381 

 (1845). 



