532 SCALIA. 
vel uno latere, dehiscens. Capsula alte exserta fusiformi-cylindrica 
unistrata, cellulis vacuis conflata, 4-valvis, incomplete dehiscens, 
valvulis inter se (apice precipue) diu coherentibus. Llateres 
tenues arcte dispiri, pauci apicales autem monospiri ceteris diutius 
persistentes, omnes demum decidui. Spore minutule asperule. 
Antheridia in toto fere caule masculo bracteis dissitis apice incicis 
laxe vel vix operta, 3-5na, globosa aurantiaca brevistipitata. 
Hab. et Distr. Species unica Europea (in Anglia, Scandinavia et 
Germania boreali inventa) terram arenosam in ericetis habitat; species 
2 Americe tropic, altera Andina, altera Antillana (anne revera 
diversze ?) in arboribus putrescentibus vigent. 
1. Scania ANDINA, Spruce. 
Hab. Andes Peruvianos, in monte Pingullu dicto, supra pagum Tava- 
losos, alt. circiter 1500™, ubi ad ligna putrida in locis cavis umbrosis 
humidis, sociis Anewris Muscisque viget ; Andes Quitenses, in sylva 
Canelos, ad truncos cariosos, alt. 1300". 
Caulis sectio ‘9x °65 ; folia lateralia 3°3 x 2°3, 35 x 3:0, f. postica 4:0 x 2:1, 
3°0*1:35 3 cpp 3 cal 90x12; ped 30-35 ; caps 45x10; elateres 
“6-75 ; spore gy ; cell. capsule zy X gy X gy™™. 
Caudex repens, ad 2 pollices longus, virens, validus flexuosus intricato- 
ramosus, aphyllus, arhizus, caules paucos pluresve, pollicares vel 
altiores, suberectos, plerumque simplices, raro subramosos—ad foli- 
orum insertionem obconico-incrassatos, necnon flagella breviuscula 
valida aphylla arhiza, apice mucoso matricem penetrantia eidemque 
arcte adhwrentia, edens. Cellulee caulis in diametro sub 18, omnes 
sectione fere equilate et eequilatero-hexagone, parce chlorophyllose, 
extimee 1-3plo longiores quam late, interne multo magis elongate 
pellucidioresque. 
Folia inferiora ad squamulas parvas semicirculares dissitas redacta, supe- 
riora sensim increscentia, viridia, patentia vel suberecta, insertione 
subtransversa, tristicha, subverticillata val saltem per tria collater- 
alia, sc. 2 opposita, magna, obovato-oblonga, rotundata, margine 
undulato vel subeequali integerrima, subplana pellucida ; cellule 
magne leptodermes hexagone subeequilateree, superiores paulo 
minores subquadratee. 
Foliola (s. folia postica) f. lateralibus paulo altius inserta—raro basi cum 
altero eorum connata—angustiora, interdum sublongiora, ligulato- 
oblonga rotundata.—Subinde folia dislocata evadunt et inter se fere 
eequidistantia (nec verticillata) ; plerumque autem intervenit spatium 
sat longum inter foliorum triada consecutiva. 
Flores dioici: Q in receptaculo terminali subnudi, foliis (vix bracteis 
appellandis) ceteris paulo majoribus latioribusque, interdum grosse 
angulato-dentatis, intermedio ligulato hine basi connato, laxe in- 
volucrati. Pistillidia plura. 
Calyptra nuda longissima, folia triplo fere excedens, clavato-cylindrica, 
apice in cupulam parvam corrugatam clausam (e eujus centro exseri- 
tur stylus brevis) dilatata, mollis, ad speciem carnosula, revera 
