CHONANTHELIA | FRULLANIA. 1 
Sonth African congener, and differs only slightly from it. Very few 
species of Chonantheliz are known to exist in Asia and Africa ; in strong 
contrast with their abundance in tropical America. 
One of the smaller mountain species, Fr. semiconnata, L. et L., may 
almost be considered a weed in the Quitenian Andes, for it prefers to 
grow in orchards, and especially on apple-trees, in lax tufts, along with 
Orthotricha and other mosses, in the uppermost cultivated region. A 
small form grows on old trees of Buddleva, &c., in groves frequented by 
cattle and sheep, up to 11,000 E. feet. 
I. Cuapocarpica.—Rami 9 brevissimt, bracteas solas (folia normalia 
nulla) gerentes. 
1. Fr. brachyclada.—Elata laxe subbipinnata dioica. F. laxe imbricata 
cordato-orbiculato-ovata rotundata; lobulus vix 2plo brevior ob- 
longus apice galeatus, basi explanata lobum parum transiens. Foliola 
foliis } breviora cordato-orbiculata breviter bifidula, segmentis suba- 
cuminatis. Br. 4~5-jugze acuminate subinciso-dentate ; bracteola 
utrinque alte connata perangusta ad $4 bifida sublaciniata. 
II. Acrocarpica.—Rami 9 breves longioresve apice solo florifert. 
A. Folia lobulo elongato, dimidio supero galeato cucullatove, infero expla- 
nato. Foliola sepius magna—interdum mazima—basi pro more cordatu. 
a. Perianthia 10-12-plicata, sepe invmersa. 
* Flores dioict. 
2. Fr. megalostipa.—Elata flaccida pinnata, pinnis perbrevibus. F. con- 
ferta cordato-orbiculato-oblonga ; lobulus magnus ligulatus apice 
galeatus, inferne in laminam basi rotundatam ultra lobum longe 
protractus ; cellule mediocres. Foliola foliis paulo minora oblato- 
cordato-orbiculata emarginata, dentibus acuminulatis, auriculis baseos 
maximis late imbricantibus (Pl. ¢ sola). 
3. Fr. Campanensis.—Elata dissite pinata. F. imbricata semicordato- 
ovato-rotunda, margine plicam versus sinuato-crispa interdumque 
subincisa ; lobulus plus duplo brevior angustus semioblongus infra 
galeam margine sinuato-incisus basi acuminatus lobum transiens. 
Foliola duplo breviora, preelata, cordato-reniformia integra, *raro 
brevissime bidentula, auriculis baseos dissitis. Br. 3-4-Jugze alte 
connate apice decurvee, intime foliis multo longiores, lobis omnibus 
acuminatis, anticis spinoso-ciliatis, posticis bracteolaque longilacini- 
atis. Perianthia anguste ovato-oblonga, prope basin excepta, tota 
longitudine 12-plicata. 
4. Fr. spherocephala.—Elata laxe pinnata. F. subdissita semicordato- 
oblongo-rotunda; lobulus angustus apice galeatus; c. parvee. Foliola 
4 minora orbieulata brevissime acute emarginata, basi profunde 
cordata, auriculis subcontiguis. Involucra maxima subglobosa ; br. 
3-juge arcte imbricate paleaceze concave, intime alte connatz, lobis 
acuminatis subdentatis, lobulis bracteoleeque segmentis acuminatis 
incisis, lacinulis 1-3 inter bracteas et bracteolam utrinque sepe inter- 
positis. Per. obovato-pyriformia supra medium 10-12-plicata. 
5. Fr. ringens.—Elata cuprea vel rufescens vage divisa, dein laxe pinnata. 
F. subcontigua late semicordato-ovato-orbiculata apice subcucullato 
obtusata, lobulus duplo brevior infra apicem galeatum in laminam 
rectangulari-oblongam basi 2-3-dentatam deorsum longe productus; 
