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cuspidata, marginibus ultra medium angusle revolutis, in- 

 ferne ob papillas maximas denticulatis, nervö rufescente, in 

 cuspidem piliformem plus minusvc elongatam producto, cel- 

 lulis rhomboideis, incrassatis, laevibus. basilaribus linearibus 

 papillis grossis, siibaculeiformibus praeditis; hracteae pe- 

 richaetii longe exsertae, erectae, plicatae, in aristam longis- 

 simam, flexuosam sensim angustatae, cellulis omnibus elon- 

 gatis, lumioe angustissimo, laevissimis; seta 6 — 7 mm älta, 

 strictiuscula, rubra; theca erecta, cylindrica, sicca sublaevis, 

 collo plicato, demum fusca; peristomluui duplex; exostomii 

 dentes earnosi, 0,7 5 mm longi, obtusi, densissime papillosi, 

 endostomium pallidius, c. 0,5 mm altum; operculuni e basi 

 conica subulatum; calyptra fuscidula, basi longe fimbriata, 

 apice scabriuscula. 



Patria. British New Gruinea, in regione inferiore (Sir 

 W. Mac Gregor), Mt Dayman (W. Armit junior). 



Species pulcherrima, S. Camphellianae C-Miill. affmis, 

 sed foliis reflexis, cellulis inferioribus grosse papillosis, seta 

 brevi nec non iheca sublaevi facillime dignoscenda. 



109. Funaria (Eufunaria) subcuspidata Broth. n. sp. 



Autoica; gregaria, pallida; caulis 2 — 3 mm altus, erec- 

 tus, infima basi radiculosus, simplex; folia inferiora per- 

 pauca, minuta, comalia multo majora, erecto-patentia, con- 

 caviuscula, subelliptica vel obovato-elliptica, cuspidata, mar- 

 ginibus erectis, superne ob cellulas paulum prominentes 

 valde indistincte obtuse serralatis, nervö tenui, rufescente, 

 infra apicem evanido, cellulis basilaribus breviter rectangu- 

 laribus, superioribus ovali-hexagonis, marginalibus limbum 

 indistinctum, hyalinum, e serie unica cellularam composito 

 efformantibus ; seta 5 mm älta, stricta, tennis, pallide rubra ; 

 theca erecta, symmetrica, cum collo sporangio aequilongo cla- 

 vato-pyriformis, sublaevis, collo ruguloso, pallida; annuhis 

 0; peristomlum duplex; é^icos^o/;/^ dentes 16, rubri, lanceolalo- 

 subulati, c. 0,3 mm longi et c. O, o 5 mm lati, obliqui, alte 

 lamellati, lamellis c. 10, longitudinaliter striolati; endostomi- 

 um sordide luteum, papillosum; processus dentibus brevio- 



