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2. Lophocolea cuspidata, JJntpr. 



Lophocolea hidentata, var. cuspidata, Nees Nat. Eur. Leb. 11, p. 327 (1836). 

 Lophocolea cuspidata, Limpricht in Cohn Krypt. Fl. Schles. p. 303 (187(;). 



Moiioicous, loosely csespitose, of medium size, pale yellowish- 

 green in colour. Stems branched, branches spreading, lateral sub- 

 postical ; radiculose, rootlets few. Leaves imbricate, spreading, 

 horizontal or patent-divergent, antical margin decurrent, ovate, 

 bifid to about \, segments cuspidate, divergent or connivent, sinus 

 lunate; texture thin, cells medium size, 5- and 6- sided, walls 

 thin, trigones minute. Stipules oblong, bifid to below the middle, 

 with a shorter tooth on one or both of the outer margins, segments 

 subulate. Bracts oblong-subquadrate or semi-oval, bifid or trifid 

 from 1 to the middle, margin plane. Perianth projecting about 

 half beyond the bracts, cylindrical, acutely trigonous, third angle 

 antical, third face postical, mouth dentate. Pistillidia long. 

 Capsule oval, dark brown. Spores reddish -brown, about as broad 

 again as the dark brown elaters. 



Androecia on long or short branches on the $ plant ; perigonial 

 bracts 5-8 pairs, smaller than the stem leaves, erecto-patent, 

 closely imbricate, ventricose at the base, trifid, the third antical 

 segment smaller incurved, enclosing 1 or 2, rarely 3, almost 

 spherical antheridia. 

 Fruits March, April. 



Dimensions. — Stems 1 to 2 inches long, diameter "3 mm,, with 

 leaves 3" mm. wide; leaves 1'6 mm. x 11 mm., segments '4 mm. ; 

 cells "04 mm. x '05 mm., "035 mm. x "04 mm., "03 mm. x 03 mm., 

 •04 mm. X '03 mm. ; stipules 1*25 mm. x '75 ram., seg. "5 mm., 

 •6 mm. X '4 mm., seg. "3 mm. ; bracts 2* mm. x "9 mm., seg. 

 1" mm. and 7 mm., 1*7 mm. x 9 mm,, seg. "Go mm. and '5 mm., 

 3' mm. X 1*4 mm., seg. "G mm. and "3 mm. ; sub-bracteole 2" mm. 



X '9 mm.,seg."8 mm. and 7 mm.; bracteole 3' mm. x 1*25 mm., seg. 

 "8 mm. and "7 mm. ; perianth 5* mm. x 125 mm. ; pistillidia "2 mm. 



X '075 mm,, "225 mm. x '06 mm. ; perigonial bracts 1'2 mm. 



X '6 mm., seg. •(> mm ; antheridia "11 mm. x "1 mm. 



