Lophocolea. franzstepiiani. species hepaticarum (Vol.VI, 19^2) 



csespitans. Caulis ad 2 cm. longus, parum longeque ramosus, ramis 

 femincis innovatis et repetito innovatis. Folia caiilina parum im- 

 bricata, oblique patula, plana, lingulata, symmetrica (Imm.longa, 

 0,58 mm. lata) apice late rotundata, integerrima vel retusa vel emar- 

 ginato-biloba vel bidentula. Cellulx superse 18 x 18 [i, basales 

 18 X 27 [j, trigonis majusculis, marginales papuloso-prominulse. 

 Amphigastria caulina parva, caule duplo latiora disco basali integro 

 late obcuneato, utrinque unispino, apice ad medium emarginato- 

 bifida, laciniis e lata basi attenuatis, apice setaceis, porrectis. Perian- 

 thia cupulata, (3 mm. longa, 1,5 mm. lata) profunde trilobata, lobis 

 grosse lanceolatis, cuspidatis varieque tortis. Folia floralia intima 

 perianthio duplo breviora, subrotunda, integerrima. Amphigastrium 

 florale intimum oblongum (1,33 mm. longum, inferne 0,50 mm. latum) 

 apice apiculatum, marginibus sparsim irregulariterque ciliatis. An- 

 droecia in foliis subfloralibus spicata, bracteis parvis, basi saccatis, 

 inflatis, superne squarrose patulis, integerrimis monandris. 

 Hab. Nova Caledonia. (Lerat legit). 



341. Lophocolea parva St. n. sp. 



Autoica minor flaccida, flavo-rufescens, corticola. Caulis ad 15 mm. 

 longus, valde ramosus, ramis ssepe fasciculatim aggregatis. Folia 

 caulina conferta, recte patula, ovata, plana, apice diversiformia, 

 rotundata vel retusa, vel emarginato-biapiculata vel breviter inciso- 

 biloba. Cellulae superse 27 x 27 [x, basales 27 x 36 [i, trigonis 

 majusculis , marginales crenatim prominulse. Amphigastria caulina 

 parva, caule parum latiora, folio proximo anguste connata, disco 

 basali integro duplo latiore quam longo, utrinque spinula armato, 

 apice late emarginato, angulis longe setaceis lateque divergentibus. 

 Perianthia cylindrica, alte triplicata, apice grosse lacerata, laciniis 

 ad 1,25 mm. longis, ssepe profunde furcatis maximeque irregulari- 

 bus. Folia floralia intima caulinis vix majora, acuta, bracteis sub- 

 floralibus masculis 3-4 jugis, saccatis, vix minoribus. 



Hab. Nova Caledonia. (Franc legit). 



342. Lophocolea parvistipula St, n. sp. 



Sterilis mediocris, gracillima, flaccida, flavescens, in cortice dense 

 depresso-intricata. Caulis ad 2 cm. longus, simplex vel sparsim 

 breviterque ramosus. Folia caulina contigua, oblique patula, plana, 

 ovata (1,17 mm. longa, inferne 0,75 mm. lata) symmetrica, apice 

 maxima variabilia, vulgo late emarginato-bidentata, saepe inse- 



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