Tylimanthus. franz stepiiani. species hepaticarum (Vol.VI, 1922) 



Caulis ad 15 mm. longus, simplex vel parum longeque, ramosus. 

 Folia caulina remota, valde concava, squarrose patula, in plano 

 ovata (1,17 mm. longa, medio 0,75 mm. lata) asymmetrica, margine 

 supero longe arcuato, infero substricto, lata basi inserta, apice ad 

 1/3 inciso-biloba, sinu recto, lobis late triangulatis porrectis acutis, 

 integerrimis ; adsunt folia apice triloba. Cellulae superse 18 x 18 [x 

 basales 18 x36 [x parietibus tenuibus, trigonis nullis, cuticula aspera. 

 Hab. India orientalis : Ghates meridionales (Andre legit). 



40. Tylimanthus limbatus St. n. sp. 



Sterilis minor rigida flavescens, in cortice gregarie crescens, 

 muscis consociata. Caulis ad 2 cm. longus, simplex vel breviter 

 ramosus, validus. Folia caulina conferta, oblique patula, parum 

 concava, in plano oblonga (4,25 mm, longa, 2,75 mm. lata) asym- 

 metrica, margine supero longe arcuato, infero stricto, brevi basi 

 inserta, apice oblique truncata, 1,5 mm. lata, tridentata, dentibus 

 brevibus, oblique patulis, parallelis, obtusiusculis. Cellulx superse 

 36 \L trigonis majusculis, basales 54 x 72 [x trigonis magnis, acutis, 

 cuticula minute aspera, cellulse marginales vix majores, cuticula 

 marginali grosse incrassata, quasi limbata (unde nomen plantse). 



Hab. Patagonia occidentalis (Skottsberg legit). 



41 . Tylimanthus maximus St. 



Sterilis, magna robusta, flavo-rufescens. Caulis ad 10 cm. longus, 

 rigidus fuscus simplex vel parum ramosus. Foliac aulina conferta, 

 recte patula, concava, in plano late trigona apice obtusa pauciden- 

 ticulato. Cellulse foliorum superae 10 x 10 jx, basales 10 x 40 [x 

 parietibus validis. 



Hab. Nova Guinea (Ledermann legit). 



42. Tylimanthus Merrillanus St. n. sp. 



Sterilis mediocris viridis rigidus, in cortice dense depresso- 

 caespitans, aliis hepaticis corticolis consociatus. Caulis ad 5 cm, 

 longus, simplex vel furcatus, validus, fuscus. Folia caulina contigua, 

 oblique patula, parum concava, in plano late oblongo-elliptica 

 (2,67 mm. longa, medio 1,67 mm. lata) asymmetrica, margine 

 supero longe arcuato, irregulariter breviterque denticulato, margine 

 infero stricto, similiter armato, apice 0,67 mm. lata, truncata 

 regulariter denticulata. Cellulse superEe 18 x 18 ji. basales 18 x 36 (x 

 trigonis parvis cuticula aspera. 



Hab. Philippinse Insulse (Merrill legit). 



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