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Lindavia Nom. Nov. 
Scopularia Preuss, not Lindley (1834). 
Lindavia venusta (Preuss). 
Scopularia venusta Preuss. 
SCUTULA 
The name Scutula for a fungus can not remain as there was 
a plant of that name used by Loureiro.' For the plant in the Patel- 
lariaceous family Spilodium Mass. should be used. 
Spilodium epiblastimaticum (Wallr.) 
Scutula epiblastimatica (Wallr.) Rehm. 
Spilodium Stereocaulorum (Th. Fr.) 
Scutula Stereocaulorum (Th. Fr.) Korb. 
SPHAEROCEPHALUM 
Sphaerocephala Hill.? is an older application than Sphaeroce- 
phalum Wiggers. The genus of Lichens may be designated 
Descemetia in honor of the author of a medical flora of the 18th 
century, Jean Descemet. 
SPHAEROTHECA 
Sphaerotheca Lev. should give way because of the older 
Sphaerotheca Cham & Schecht.i Leveillé’s plant may be called 
Destangsia after Stanislaus Desetangs, author of a work on popular 
names of plants. 
Desetangsia Nom. Nov. 
Spaerotheca Lév. not Chan & Schecht. 1. c. 
Desetangsia Humuli (DC.). 
Sphaerotheca Humuli DC. Schrot. 
Desetangsia Epilobii (Link) Sacc. 
Sphaerotheca Epilobit (Link) Sacc. 
Destangsia Mors Uvae (Schwein). 
Sphaerotheca Mors—uvae (Schwein) Berk. & Cort. 
Desetangsia Drabae (Juel). 
Sphaerotheca Drabae Juel. 
TONINIA 
Toninia (Mass.) Th. Fr. is really the same name as J onina 
t Loureiro, Fl. Cochin Chin., 235 (1790). 
? Hill. J.. Veg. Syst. IV, 48 (1762). 
3 Wiggers (Weber G. H.) F. H., Pr. Fl. Holsat., 87 (1780). 
4 Chamisso A. v. Schechtendal D. F. L., Linnaea II, 605 (1827). 
