CLEVEA. 569 
absentia involucrorum et perianthiorum completa; capsule cellulis 
fibra annulata vel perfecte spirali farctis; antheridiis in cost 
marginibus seriatis (nec in receptaculum collectis). 
Hab. et Distr. Specierum perpaucarum adhue cognitarum duas 
Seandinavicas descripsit cl. Lindberg. Altera species, Andina, sine 
dubio Europzis congener, infra descripta erit. Ommes ad terram in 
rupium fissuris crescunt, 
1. CLEVEA ANDINA, Spruce. 
Hab. Andes Quitenses, in terra rupium umbrosa humida juxta pontem 
fluvii Pustasa “de Banos” dictum, etiam loco simili prope Ambato, 
alt. 2000-2800", rarissime. 
Frondes 6-10 x 6™™ ; squame 153; ped 15-30; recept 2°0; caps 1:25: 
elat ‘25 ; spore 3™™. 
Frondes prostratee subimbricate tenerrimee pellucide, cuneato-subrotunde, 
emarginate furcateeve, margine crenulato siccando lenissime incur- 
vulo, pallidee purpurascentesve, pulchre viridi-reticulatz, areolis 
elongatis, poris obscuris, subtus squamosve et parce radicellosze, medio 
sub 6 cellulas crassee, intus cavernose. Squamee sparse, pauce 
margini proxime, ad axin plures et magis confertz, ex albido rose, 
anguste oblique triangulares, acuminate. Cellule frondis parvulee 
leptodermes pellucidee. 
Flores dioici (?): Q e frondis media facie superiore orti. Pedunculus 
perbrevis levis nudus. Receptacula epaleacea biloba; lobis sub- 
globosis dimidio supero carnosis cavernosis papulosis, inferne sensim 
attenuatis, ipso margine submembranaceis, fructum unicum in- 
cludentibus. Involucrum et perianthium omnino nulla. Calyptra 
subglobosa tenuissima, basi ipsa tamen in collum cupuliforme con- 
stricta et subincrassata, demum irregulariter bivalvis. Pedicellus 
brevissime cylindricus, basi in calceolum obconicum dilatatus. 
Capsula globosa viridi-badia fragilis, ineequaliter 7-8-fida, cellulis 
unistratis elongatis fibra spirali perfecta repletis conflata. Elateres 
mediocres trispiri, fibra tenui, folliculo seepe dissoluto. 
Cl. hyalina Lindberg, differt fronde angustiore, paleis serratis ; pedunculo 
apice paleaceo, capsula subsessili, 3—-5-valvi, cellulis fibra annulata farctis 
conflata. 
Subordo II]. Riccracres. 
“‘ Vegetatio frondosa cellulosa crassiuscula, epidermide distincta 
stratoque cavitatum aérearum epidermidi in quibusdam subjecto 
predita. Mructus evalvis, frondi vel impositus pedicellatus sessi- 
lisve, vel immersus, Jnvolucrum commune nullum ; proprium 
aliis utriculiforme apice perforatum, aliis nullum, Perzanthium 
nullum. Calyptra stylo evanescente coronata. Capsula vel libera 
vel calyptre connata, globosa, irregulariterrumpens. lateres uulli. 
Spore angulose. Anthercdia frondi immersa, orificio excretorio in 
